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1990 single by the Highwaymen
"American Remains"
1990 single cover, b/w 'Texas'
Single by The Highwaymen
from the album Highwayman 2
A-side"Silver Stallion", "Texas"
Released1990 (1990)
GenreCountry
Length4:06
LabelColumbia 38-73233, 38-73572
Songwriter(s)R. Rutherford
Producer(s)Chips Moman
Music video
"American Remains" on YouTube

"American Remains" is a song written by Rivers Rutherford and originally recorded by the Highwaymen (Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson, and Willie Nelson) for their 1990 album Highwayman 2. The song follows the stories of 4 historically fictional men (a shotgun rider for the fictional "San Jacinto Line", a card shark, a Midwest farmer, and a Cherokee American Indian) in a similar vein to their cover of "Highwayman". Unlike in Highwayman, however, none of the characters are implied dead; their legacies are instead emphasized.

The song was chosen as the fifth track of the album and as a flip side to the lead single from it ("Silver Stallion" / "American Remains", Columbia 38-73233). In October of the same year, it was again released as a single, this time coupled with "Texas".

Track listing

7" single (Columbia 38-73233, January 1990)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Silver Stallion"L. Clayton3:12
2."American Remains"R. Rutherford4:06
7" single (Columbia 38-73572, October 1990)
No.TitleLength
1."American Remains"4:07
2."Texas"2:42

References

  1. Dunkerley, Beville (July 7, 2014). "Songwriter Spotlight: Rivers Rutherford". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  2. The Highwaymen (September 22, 2014). "American Remains". YouTube. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  3. "Highwayman 2". Johnny Cash official site. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
  4. ^ "Silver Stallion / American Remains". Discogs. Retrieved 2022-05-12. WAYLON JENNINGS, WILLIE NELSON, JOHNNY CASH, KRIS KRISTOFFERSON SILVER STALLION -L. Clayton- Produced by Chips Moman, Taken from the forthcoming Columbia Lp: "HIGHWAYMAN II" 45240. // WAYLON JENNINGS, WILLIE NELSON, JOHNNY CASH, KRIS KRISTOFFERSON AMERICAN REMAINS -R. Rutherford- Produced by Chips Moman, Taken from the forthcoming Columbia Lp: "HIGHWAYMAN II" 45240.
  5. ^ "Waylon Jennings / Willie Nelson / Johnny Cash / Kris Kristofferson - American Remains". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
  6. "lescharts.com - Waylon Jennings / Willie Nelson / Johnny Cash / Kris Kristofferson - Silver Stallion". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
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