Tracklist
| Hurts So Good | 3:35 | ||
| Jack & Diane | 4:16 | ||
| Hand To Hold On To | 3:24 | ||
| Danger List | 4:30 | ||
| Can You Take It | 3:30 | ||
| Thundering Hearts | 3:40 | ||
| China Girl | 3:32 | ||
| Close Enough | 3:37 | ||
| Weakest Moments | 4:07 |
Credits (15)
Bill LevyArt Direction
John Van HamersveldDesign
Ken Aronoff*Drums
Don GehmanEngineer
George TutkoEngineer
Versions
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| Image | , | – | In Your Collection, Wantlist, or Inventory | Version Details | Data Quality | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | American Fool LP, Album, 53 - Hauppauge Pressing, Plaid Label | Riva (2) – RVL 7501 | US | 1982 | US — 1982 | Recently Edited | |||
 | American Fool LP, Album, Stereo | WEA – K 57 004, Riva (2) – WEA 57 004 | Germany | 1982 | Germany — 1982 | ||||
 | American Fool LP, Album, Stereo | Riva (2) – RVL 7501 | Canada | 1982 | Canada — 1982 | ||||
 | American Fool LP, Album | Riva (2) – P-11217, WEA – P-11217 | Japan | 1982 | Japan — 1982 | Recently Edited | |||
 | American Fool LP, Album | WEA – WEA K 57 004, Riva (2) – WEA 57 004 | Scandinavia | 1982 | Scandinavia — 1982 | Recently Edited | |||
 | American Fool LP, Album | Riva (2) – RVLP 16 | UK | 1982 | UK — 1982 | Recently Edited | |||
 | American Fool Cassette, Album, Club Edition, White Tape | PolyGram – RVC4 7501 | US | 1982 | US — 1982 | New Submission | |||
 | American Fool Cassette, Album, Unofficial Release | Contessa – P-604 | Indonesia | 1982 | Indonesia — 1982 | New Submission | |||
 | American Fool LP, Album | Riva (2) – WEA U 57004, WEA – WEA U 57004 | Portugal | 1982 | Portugal — 1982 | New Submission | |||
 | American Fool LP, Album | WEA – 57004 | New Zealand | 1982 | New Zealand — 1982 | New Submission | |||
 | American Fool LP, Album | WEA – 57004 | Spain | 1982 | Spain — 1982 | New Submission | |||
 | American Fool LP, Album | WEA – 57004, Riva (2) – 57004 | Australia | 1982 | Australia — 1982 | Recently Edited | |||
 | American Fool LP, Album, Club Edition, Columbia House | Riva (2) – RVL 7501 | US | 1982 | US — 1982 | ||||
 | American Fool LP, Album, 26-Compton Pressing, Phonogram Text | Riva (2) – RVL 7501, Riva (2) – RVL-7501 | US | 1982 | US — 1982 | Recently Edited | |||
 | American Fool LP, Album, Club Edition, Columbia House, Carrollton Pressing, Striped label | Riva (2) – RVL 7501 | US | 1982 | US — 1982 | Recently Edited | |||
 | American Fool LP, Album, 26-Compton Pressing | Riva (2) – RVL 7501, Riva (2) – RVL-7501 | US | 1982 | US — 1982 | ||||
 | American Fool LP, Album, Stereo, 18 - Presswell Pressing | Riva (2) – RVL 7501, Riva (2) – 6337 219 | US | 1982 | US — 1982 | Recently Edited | |||
 | American Fool 8-Track Cartridge, Album, Club Edition, Stereo | Riva (2) – RV8-7501 | Canada | 1982 | Canada — 1982 | New Submission | |||
 | American Fool Cassette, Album, 72 | PolyGram – RVC-4-7501 | US | 1982 | US — 1982 | New Submission | |||
 | American Fool LP, Album, Club Edition, RCA Music Service | Riva (2) – RVL-7501 | US | 1982 | US — 1982 | Recently Edited | |||
 | American Fool LP, Album | WEA – WEA 57 004, WEA – WEA K 57 004 | Benelux | 1982 | Benelux — 1982 | Recently Edited | |||
 | American Fool LP, Album | WEA – 57004 | Greece | 1982 | Greece — 1982 | New Submission | |||
 | American Fool 8-Track Cartridge, Album | Riva (2) – RV 8-7501 | US | 1982 | US — 1982 | New Submission | |||
 | American Fool 8-Track Cartridge, Album, Club Edition | Riva (2) – RV8 7501 | US | 1982 | US — 1982 | ||||
 | American Fool 8-Track Cartridge, Album, Club Edition | Riva (2) – RV8 7501 | US | 1982 | US — 1982 | New Submission | |||
 | American Fool LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo | Riva (2) – RVL 7501 | Canada | 1982 | Canada — 1982 | New Submission | |||
 | American Fool Cassette, Album, Club Edition | Riva (2) – RVC4-7501 | Canada | 1982 | Canada — 1982 | New Submission | |||
 | American Fool Cassette, Album, Dolby | Riva (2) – RVL4 7501 | Canada | 1982 | Canada — 1982 | New Submission | |||
 | American Fool Cassette, Album, Club Edition, CRC, Dolby "B' | Riva (2) – RVC4 7501, Riva (2) – RVC 7501 | US | 1982 | US — 1982 | New Submission | |||
 | American Fool LP, Album, 72-Richmond Pressing | Riva (2) – RVL 7501 | US | 1982 | US — 1982 | Recently Edited | |||
 | American Fool LP, Album | WEA – WEA 57004, WEA – 57004 | Greece | 1982 | Greece — 1982 | New Submission | |||
 | American Fool LP, Album, Club Edition, Columbia House, Plaid Label | Riva (2) – RVL 7501 | US | 1982 | US — 1982 | New Submission | |||
 | American Fool LP, Album | Mercury – 20PP-84 | Japan | 1982 | Japan — 1982 | New Submission | |||
 | American Fool LP, Album | WEA – K 57004, WEA – WEA 57004 | France | 1982 | France — 1982 | New Submission | |||
 | American Fool LP, Promo, Test Pressing | Hauppauge Record Manufacturing Ltd. – none | US | 1982 | US — 1982 | ||||
 | American Fool Cassette, Album, Dolby | Riva (2) – RVL4 7501 | Canada | 1982 | Canada — 1982 | ||||
 | American Fool LP, Album | WEA – 23(0131)00310, Riva (2) – 23(0131)00310 | Colombia | 1982 | Colombia — 1982 | New Submission | |||
 | American Fool LP, Album | WEA – WIC 5041, Riva (2) – WIC 5041 | South Africa | 1982 | South Africa — 1982 | New Submission | |||
 | American Fool LP, Album | Riva (2) – 57004, WEA – 57004 | Iceland | 1982 | Iceland — 1982 | New Submission | |||
 | American Fool LP, Album | WEA Latina – LP-91006, Wea Records Germany – 57004 | Ecuador | 1982 | Ecuador — 1982 | New Submission |
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Released1984 — USVinyl —LP, Album, Stereo
Reviews
Edited 4 months agoFantastic album and fantastic pressing. Super punchy, clear and dynamic. Talk about an undervalued record! $17 bucks near mint?! Scratching my head over that. I’ll never forget being 11 years old and wanting this album so bad, and then getting the cassette for Christmas. I was So excited and I wore that tape out! I’m spinning this pressing now and looked here and see only one review. So I’m adding mine cuz this definitely deserves it. All Killer No Filler on this record!- Sounds pretty great to me! Very enjoyable pressing. Guitars are punchy and vocals are very true , warm.
referencing American Fool (LP, Album, Club Edition, Columbia House, Carrollton Pressing, Striped label) RVL 7501
AMERICAN FOOL is front-loaded, with the first three songs reaching the Billboard Top 20. There are a couple of other solid rockers in "Close Enough" and "Weakest Moments", the final two tracks. No issues with this pressing, it's got a raw, live in the studio vibe, with great sound to Aronoff's drums, crisp vocals and guitars, and good range from top to bottom. My copy plays cleanly throughout, free of any noticeable surface noise.referencing American Fool (LP, Album) RVL 7501
Why does this only get 3.77 stars? This is a great pressing of a great album. Nuff said.- This is the closest example to my copy, with the following differences:
Matrix / Runout (A Side Etch): (Etched) RVL-7501-AS-HRM7 G-2 ↔️ (Stamped) Sterling
Matrix / Runout (B Side Etch): (Etched) RVL 7501-BS-HRM6 F-4 ↔️ (Stamped) Sterling - Edited 2 years ago
referencing American Fool (LP, Album) P-11217
Wow-The sound is great on this! I highly recommend this version for fans. - This remaster sounds great but record looked like they tossed it around the plant before sealing. Shocking to see RTI manufacturing a product so poorly.
Edited 2 years agoThis is a great album, no question. JCM, I mean JC, created a winner.
Recording is dynamic with punchy drums and wide sound stage. Delightful to listen.
I can easily recommend this version; there are some mint copies reasonably priced
What's the "26" in "26-Compton" mean? (26th St. in Compton, maybe?)
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