America: A 200-Year Salute in Story and Song is the culmination of all of Johnny Cash's Americana albums: an attempt to tell the entire history of America over the course of a 40-minute album. Of course, America's history is a bit too convoluted to be adequately told with one album, but there's no denying there's a certain kitsch value in hearing songs like "Come Take a Trip on My Airship" and "The Gettysburg Address." Cash doesn't just sing the history, he tells it with narratives that tie the tracks together. On the whole, the album doesn't amount to much more than a curiosity, but it is an entertaining -- if campy -- one. Just don't expect to learn anything from America.
Tracklist:
01 Opening Dialogue (00:24)
02 Paul Revere (02:18)
03 Begin West Movement (00:27)
04 The Road To Kaintuck (01:22)
05 To The Shining Mountains (00:49)
06 The Battle Of New Orleans (02:21)
07 Southwestward (00:38)
08 Remember The Alamo (02:27)
09 Opening The West (00:56)
10 Lorena (01:50)
11 The Gettysburg Address (02:38)
12 The West (00:58)
13 Big Foot (03:02)
14 Like A Young Colt (00:38)
15 Mister Garfield (03:54)
16 A Proud Land (00:25)
17 The Big Battle (03:05)
18 On Wheels And Wings (00:31)
19 Come Take A Trip In My Airship (01:06)
20 Reaching For The Stars (00:43)
21 These Are My People (02:39)
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