A clean and bright effort that delivers some heavy themes, America Town is a very American-sounding album: drifting from song to song is like driving through the Midwest from town to town, each town offering its own stories, not all of which are happy.
Singer/songwriter John Ondrasik tackles topics like suicide on "Easy Tonight" and the desire to belong ("Superman", which became an anthem for post-9/11 Americans one year after the album's release) but still manages to see the silver lining in the areas of family ("Easy Tonight") and idolatry ("Michael Jordan").
The songs are sung in a fragile growl, a little like Eddie Vedder singing a lullaby, and backed with some very straightforward acoustic guitar and piano-led rock.
The focus is clearly on the lyrics, which are well written and effectively sung.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Superman (It's Not Easy)John Ondrasik | Five for Fighting | Play | 03:41 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Easy Tonight (Album Version) | Five for Fighting | Play | 04:06 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Bloody Mary (A note on Apathy) (Album Version) | Five for Fighting | Play | 03:46 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | America Town (Album Version) | Five for Fighting | Play | 03:51 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Something About You (Album Version) | Five for Fighting | Play | 04:00 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Jainy (Album Version) | Five for Fighting | Play | 03:53 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Michael Jordan (Album Version) | Five for Fighting | Play | 03:04 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Out Of Love (Album Version) | Five for Fighting | Play | 03:53 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | The Last Great American (Album Version) | Five for Fighting | Play | 02:59 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | Love Song (Album Version) | Five for Fighting | Play | 03:38 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | Boat Parade (Album Version) | Five for Fighting | Play | 02:50 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | Alright (Album Version) | Five for Fighting | Play | 05:37 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 45 mins | 104 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Anderson | Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant |
| 2 | David Boucher | Engineer |
| 3 | Steve Byram | Design |
| 4 | Greg Calbi | Mastering |
| 5 | Bob Clearmountain | Mixing |
| 6 | Dorian Crozier | Drums, Percussion |
| 7 | Chris Cuffaro | Photography |
| 8 | Frank Filipetti | Mixing |
| 9 | Five for Fighting | Primary Artist |
| 10 | Sheldon Gomberg | Bass, Bass (Upright) |
| 11 | Jim Grant | Management |
| 12 | John Halpern | Photography |
| 13 | Nikki Harris | Vocals |
| 14 | Seth Atkins Horan | Assistant Engineer, Engineer |
| 15 | Jack Joseph | Mixing |
| 16 | Shane Keister | Organ (Hammond), Piano, Wurlitzer |
| 17 | Evan Lamberg | Executive Producer |
| 18 | Greg Latterman | Executive Producer |
| 19 | Victor Lawrence | Cello |
| 20 | Bob Ludwig | Mastering |
| 21 | Robert Medici | Drums |
| 22 | John Ondrasik | Composer, Guitar (Acoustic), Organ (Hammond), Piano, String Arrangements, Vocals, Wurlitzer |
| 23 | Jack Joseph Puig | Mixing |
| 24 | Brian Scheuble | Engineer, Mixing |
| 25 | Bobby Schneck | Guitar (Electric) |
| 26 | Rafael Serrano | Assistant Engineer |
| 27 | Gregg Wattenberg | Bass, Composer, Engineer, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Producer, Vocals |
| 28 | Jen Wyler | Authoring |
| 29 | Joe Zook | Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |