| American Son | ||||
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| Released | 1980 | |||
| Studio | Bradley's Barn, Mount Juliet, Tennessee | |||
| Genre | Country rock | |||
| Length | 35:20 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Producer | Fred Carter, Jr. | |||
| Levon Helm chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Rolling Stone | favorable[2] |
American Son is a studio album by American country rock musician Levon Helm, who is most famous for his work as drummer for the rock group the Band. It was released in October 1980 on MCA Records and was Helm's third studio album. It had generally been considered Levon Helm's best solo work until the release of Dirt Farmer in 2007.