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. The album is sometimes referred to as simply ''American Blues'' or ''Is Here''.

Track listing

# "If I Were a Carpenter" – 5:26 # "All I Saw Was You" – 3:46 # "She'll Be Mine" – 1:51 # "Fugue for Lady Cheriff" – 2:14 # "It's Gone" – 2:00 # "Keep My Heart in a Rage" – 2:40 # "Mercury Blues" – 4:15 # "Melted Like Snow" – 3:15 # "Mellow" – 2:08

Personnel

* Rocky Hill – guitar, vocals *Doug Davis – keyboards *

– bass * Frank Beard – drums 1968 debut albums American Blues albums {{1960s-rock-album-stub