American Rock 'n' Roll

American Rock 'n' Roll
Studio album by Don Felder
Released	April 5, 2019 (2019-04-05)
Studio	EastWest Studios (Hollywood, California) The Village Recorder (Los Angeles, California) The Seance Room (Sherman Oaks, California) Top Ten Studios (Glenolden, Pennsylvania)
Length	43:14
Label	BMG Rights Management
Producer	Don Felder
Don Felder chronology
Road to Forever (2012) American Rock 'n' Roll (2019)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

American Rock 'n' Roll is the third solo studio album by American musician Don Felder, best known as a longtime member of Eagles. It was released April 5, 2019 through BMG Rights Management.^[2]

The front cover features a Gibson EDS-1275 double-neck guitar.

The album features many musicians such as Slash, Joe Satriani, Mick Fleetwood, Sammy Hagar, and Chad Smith.^[3]

Track listing

All songs by Don Felder, except where noted.

1. "American Rock 'N' Roll" (feat. Slash, Mick Fleetwood and Chad Smith) - 3:41
2. "Charmed" (feat. Alex Lifeson) - 3:17
3. "Falling in Love" - 4:25
4. "Hearts on Fire" (Don Felder and David Paich) - 4:32
5. "Limelight" (feat. Orianthi and Richie Sambora) - 3:47
6. "Little Latin Lover" - 3:34
7. "Rock You" (feat. Bob Weir, Joe Satriani and Sammy Hagar - 3:42
8. "She Doesn't Get It" - 3:35
9. "Sun" - 4:32
10. "The Way Things Have to Be" (feat. Peter Frampton) - 4:21
11. "You're My World" - 3:48

Personnel

• Don Felder – lead vocals, lead guitar (1), rhythm guitar (1), electric guitars (2-5, 7-11), backing vocals (2, 9), acoustic guitars (3, 6, 9-11), guitar solo (5)
• Mike Finnigan – Hammond B3 organ (2, 5, 7, 10, 11)
• Steve Porcaro – keyboards (3), synthesizers (3)
• David Paich – keyboards (4), acoustic piano (10)
• Alex Alessandroni – acoustic piano (6), additional keyboards (10)
• Christophe Lampidécchia – accordion (6)
• Kenneth Crouch – keyboards (11)
• Slash – special guest guitar (1)
• Alex Lifeson – acoustic rhythm guitar on bridge (2), electric guitar solo ending (2)
• Orianthi – guitars (5), vocal solo (5)
• Richie Sambora – guitars (5), vocal solo (5)
• Joe Satriani – guitar solo (7)
• Greg Leisz – pedal steel guitar (9)
• Peter Frampton – Fender Telecaster guitar (10), special guest backing vocals (10)
• Nathan East – bass (1-3, 9)
• Alex Al – bass (4), Moog bass (4)
• Chris Chaney – bass (5, 7, 10, 11)
• Abraham Laboriel – bass (6)
• Ben White – bass (8)
• Mick Fleetwood – drums (1)
• Chad Smith – drums (1)
• Robin DiMaggio – drums (2-4, 7, 11), percussion (3, 9), drum programming (4, 8), additional percussion (6), handclaps (6)
• Todd Sucherman – drums (8)
• Steve Gadd – drums (9)
• Jim Keltner – drums (10, 11)
• Lenny Castro – percussion (1, 2, 5-8, 10, 11)
• Joe Williams – additional programming (4), backing vocals (4)
• Monét Owens – backing vocals (1, 3, 6, 8, 11)
• Timothy Drury – backing vocals (2, 9)
• Sammy Hagar – special guest vocals (7)
• Bob Weir – chorus backing vocals (7)
• Leah Felder – backing vocals (10)

Production

• Don Felder – producer
• Julian Chan – engineer
• Ed Cherney – engineer
• Brett Cookingham – engineer
• Lynn Peterson – engineer
• J.R. Taylor – engineer
• Bob Clearmountain – mixing at Mix This! (Pacific Palisades, California)
• Bernie Grundman – mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California)
• Michael Helms – photography
• Bernie Taupin – cover artwork
• Bill Young – layout, additional artwork

Charts

Chart	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[4]	139
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[5]	83
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[6]	18

References

1. Thomas Erlewine, Stephen. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
2. Munro, Scott (February 19, 2019). "Don Felder Announces new album American Rock N' Roll". Louder Sound. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
3. Greene, Andy (January 24, 2019). "Don Felder's New Solo LP Features Slash, Bob Weir and Sammy Hagar". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
4. "Ultratop.be – Don Felder – American Rock 'N' Roll" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
5. "Offiziellecharts.de – Don Felder – American Rock 'N' Roll" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
6. "Don Felder Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 17, 2019.