American Child is the second studio album by American country music

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 artist Phil Vassar

Phil Vassar

Phil Vassar is an American country music artist. Vassar made his debut on the country music scene in the late 1990s, co-writing singles for several country artists, including Tim McGraw , Jo Dee Messina , Collin Raye , and Alan Jackson Phil Vassar (born May 28, 1964 in Lynchburg, Virginia) is an...

. Released in 2002, the album initiailly contained twelve tracks, with the title track serving as the lead-off single, reaching Top Five on the Billboard

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Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs

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) charts.

After the lead-off single fell from the charts, Arista tested another song entitled "This Is God". This song received such positive feedback from its test audience that the album was recalled and re-released in 2003 with "This Is God" (and a cover of Huey Lewis and the News

Huey Lewis and the News

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' "Workin' for a Livin'

Workin' for a Livin'

"Workin' for a Livin" is a single by American rock band Huey Lewis and the News, released in 1982. Included on their 1982 album Picture This, the song peaked at number 20 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks charts, and number 41 on the Billboard Hot 100.In 2007, Huey Lewis himself recorded the...

") added to the track listing. The former was also released as a single, reaching Top 20 on the country charts, while the third single ("Ultimate Love") peaked at #41, becoming the first single of Vassar's career to miss Top 40 entirely.

Original album

1. "American Child
   American Child (song)
   "American Child" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Phil Vassar. It was released in April 2002 as the lead-off single to the album of the same name...
   
   " (Phil Vassar, Craig Wiseman
   Craig Wiseman
   Craig Michael Wiseman is an American country music songwriter. Active since the late 1980s as a songwriter, he has had his songs recorded by Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Kenny Chesney, LeAnn Rimes, and several other acts....
   
   ) - 3:14
2. "Forgettin's So Long" (Robert Byrne, Vassar) - 3:43
3. "Time's Wastin'" (Freddy Myles, Vassar) - 3:54
4. "I'm Already Gone" (Annie Roboff, Vassar) - 3:33
5. "Athens Grease" (Steve Mandile, Jerry Vandiver, Vassar) - 3:59
6. "Baby, You're Right" (Brett James
   Brett James
   Brett James Cornelius is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. Signed to Career Records as a solo artist in 1995, James charted three singles and released a self-titled debut album that year...
   
   , Vassar) - 3:34
7. "Ultimate Love" (Rodney Clawson, Vassar, Julie Wood-Vassar) - 3:06
8. "Stand Still" (Connie Harrington, Vassar, Wood-Vassar) - 4:12
9. "Someone You Love" (Thomas, Vassar) - 3:35
10. "Houston" (Vassar, Wood-Vassar) - 3:29
11. "I Thought I Never Would Forget" (Tim Nichols
    Tim Nichols
    Tim Nichols Tim Nichols Tim Nichols (born in Portsmouth, Virginia is an American country music singer and songwriter. Active since the late 1980s, Nichols has written for several country music singers, including Keith Whitley, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Jo Dee Messina, and Alan Jackson...
    
    , Vassar) - 4:14
12. "I'll Be the One" (Vassar, Wood-Vassar, Jeff Wood
    Jeff Wood (singer)
    -Track listing:#"You Call That a Mountain" - 3:26#"Too Late to Turn It Around" - 3:52#"There's No Place Like You" - 4:11...
    
    ) - 3:38

2003 re-issue

1. "American Child" - 3:14
2. "Forgettin's So Long" - 3:43
3. "Time's Wastin'" - 3:54
4. "I'm Already Gone" - 3:33
5. "Athens Grease" - 3:59
6. "Baby, You're Right" - 3:34
7. "Ultimate Love" - 3:06
8. "Stand Still" - 4:12
9. "Someone You Love" - 3:35
10. "Houston" - 3:29
11. "I Thought I Never Would Forget" - 4:14
12. "Workin' for a Livin'
    Workin' for a Livin'
    "Workin' for a Livin" is a single by American rock band Huey Lewis and the News, released in 1982. Included on their 1982 album Picture This, the song peaked at number 20 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks charts, and number 41 on the Billboard Hot 100.In 2007, Huey Lewis himself recorded the...
    
    " (Huey Lewis
    Huey Lewis
    Huey Lewis is an American musician, songwriter and occasional actor.Lewis sings lead and plays harmonica for his band Huey Lewis and the News, in addition to writing or co-writing many of the band's songs...
    
    , Chris Hayes) - 3:15
    • featuring Huey Lewis
13. "I'll Be the One" - 3:38
14. "This Is God
    This Is God
    "This Is God" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music artist Phil Vassar. It was released in January 2003 as the second single to the album, American Child. It peaked at #17 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, and #9 on the U.S...
    
    " (Vassar) - 3:31

Chart performance

Chart (2002)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	4
U.S. Billboard 200	44