''American Ghetto'' is the fifth studio album by American
rock
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band
Portugal. The Man, released in March 2010 to coincide with the band's North American tour.
The CD version is limited to 15,000 copies.
''American Ghetto'' was created in just 10 days.
The album cover features a picture of lead singer John Gourley's dad's barn, coinciding with the hometown theme of the album. In an interview with ''
Rolling Stone
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'' magazine, the band said that "It's about places we used to go growing up – it's kind of a fun record in that way."
Track listing
Personnel
* John Baldwin Gourley – vocals, guitar
* Jason Sechrist – drums
* Ryan Neighbors – keyboard, vocals
* Zachary Scott Carothers – bass, vocals
* Zoe Manville – vocals
* Ian Shaw – backing vocals
* Bella Nobu – roadie, kazoo
Release history
References
External links
Portugal. The Man's site on the album
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2010 albums
Portugal. The Man albums
Equal Vision Records albums