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Americana (song)

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"Americana"
Single by Moe Bandy
from the album No Regrets
B-side"What Goes Around"
ReleasedJanuary 1988
GenreCountry
Length4:23
LabelCurb
Songwriter(s)Larry Alderman
Richard Fagan
Pat Ryan
Producer(s)Jerry Kennedy
Moe Bandy singles chronology
"You Haven't Heard the Last of Me"
(1987)
"Americana"
(1988)
"Ashes in the Wind"
(1988)

"Americana" is a song recorded by American country music artist Moe Bandy. It was released in January 1988 as the first single from his album No Regrets. The song peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart,[1] and to date is his last top 10 single.

Content

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The song is a salute to small-town America and a celebration of its values and camaraderie. Various observations – elderly men playing checkers, children playing hopscotch and teenagers going on a date at a local soda fountain – are observed first-person style from a traveling performer, whose vehicle had pulled off of a four-lane highway for a short break. The song was written by Larry Alderman, Richard Fagan and Patti Ryan noted Nashville songwriters.

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1988) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] 8

Year-end charts

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Chart (1988) Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 94

References

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  1. ^ "Moe Bandy singles". Allmusic. Retrieved November 29, 2011.
  2. ^ "Moe Bandy Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  3. ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1988". Billboard. Retrieved July 1, 2021.