Americana (song)

"Americana"
Single by Moe Bandy
from the album No Regrets
B-side	"What Goes Around"
Released	January 1988
Genre	Country
Length	4:23
Label	Curb
Songwriter(s)	Larry Alderman Richard Fagan Pat Ryan
Producer(s)	Jerry Kennedy
Moe Bandy singles chronology
"You Haven't Heard the Last of Me" (1987) "Americana" (1988) "Ashes in the Wind" (1988)

"Americana" is a song recorded by American country music artist Moe Bandy. It was released in January 1988 as the first single from his album No Regrets. The song peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart,[1] and to date is his last top 10 single.

Content

The song is a salute to small-town America and a celebration of its values and camaraderie. Various observations – elderly men playing checkers, children playing hopscotch and teenagers going on a date at a local soda fountain – are observed first-person style from a traveling performer, whose vehicle had pulled off of a four-lane highway for a short break. The song was written by Larry Alderman, Richard Fagan and Patti Ryan noted Nashville songwriters.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1988)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2]	8

Year-end charts

Chart (1988)	Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3]	94

References

1. "Moe Bandy singles". Allmusic. Retrieved November 29, 2011.
2. "Moe Bandy Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
3. "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1988". Billboard. Retrieved July 1, 2021.