Earth to America is the ninth studio album by the Athens, Georgia-based band Widespread Panic. It was recorded in January 2006 with Terry Manning producing in Nassau, Bahamas at the Compass Point Studios. The album is being offered in three variations; a regular CD release, a digipak release, and a vinyl record release. The digipak release includes free song downloads through the band's concert album web page, Live Widespread Panic.com. The vinyl release includes two extra bonus tracks not found on the regular CD release.
| Earth to America | ||||
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| Released | June 13, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | January 2006 | |||
| Genre | Rock, southern rock, jam | |||
| Length | 61:18 | |||
| Label | Widespread Sanctuary | |||
| Producer | Terry Manning Widespread Panic | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
Track listing
edit- "Second Skin" (Widespread Panic, Joseph) – 11:18
- "Goodpeople" (Widespread Panic) – 6:04
- "From the Cradle" (Widespread Panic, Tonks) – 4:22
- "Solid Rock" (Dylan) – 5:02
- "Time Zones" (Widespread Panic, Joseph) – 5:15
- "When the Clowns Come Home" (Widespread Panic) – 4:26
- "Ribs and Whiskey" (Widespread Panic) – 4:53
- "Crazy" (Widespread Panic) – 4:19
- "You Should Be Glad" (Widespread Panic) – 10:11
- "May Your Glass Be Filled" (Widespread Panic) – 6:08
Personnel
edit- John Bell - guitar, vocals
- George McConnell - guitar, vocals
- Todd Nance - percussion, drums, vocals
- Domingo S. Ortiz - percussion
- Dave Schools - bass, percussion, vocals
- John Hermann - keyboards
Guest performers
- Jawara Adams - The Compass Point Horns
- Tino Richardson - The Compass Point Horns
- The Phuket Chamber Orchestra
- Chris Melchior - conductor and first chair violin
Personnel
- Terry Manning - Producer, Engineer, Mastering
- Billy Field - recording assistant
- Osie Bowe - assistant engineer
- Alex Dixon - assistant engineer
- Chris Bilheimer - art and package design
Charts
edit| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[2] | 48 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[3] | 19 |
| US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[4] | 8 |