All American Boy (Steve Grand album)

All American Boy
Studio album by Steve Grand
Released	March 23, 2015
Studio	Audio Design, San Diego Band House Studios, Hollywood Beaird Music Group, Nashville Harmony Studios, West Hollywood Mission Sound Recording, Brooklyn Parents' Basement, Lemont Signature Sound, San Diego The Bank, Burbank Vibeland Studios, New York[1]
Genre	Country, pop, pop rock[2]
Length	53:16
Label	Grand Nation, Brody, Sony RED
Producer	Danny Wells The Elev3n Itaal Shur Aaron Johnson
Steve Grand chronology
All American Boy (2015) Not the End of Me (2018)
Singles from All American Boy
"All-American Boy" Released: August 4, 2013 "Stay" Released: September 4, 2013 "Back to California" Released: February 26, 2014 "Time" Released: November 4, 2014

All American Boy is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Steve Grand. It was released on March 23, 2015 independently by his imprint Grand Nation Music and was disseminated through Brody Distribution Group via Sony RED Distribution. The album's tracks feature genres spanning from mostly country to pop music, as well as rock music. In the making of the album, Grand took his musical influences such as Lady Gaga, Bruce Springsteen, and Sum 41 onto the album. Some tracks on the album express a celebration of a person's sexuality or identity, predominantly aimed to the gay community and also represents and reminiscences his younger life.

The album garnered mostly mild commendations from critics who lauded the album's content and production, many noting Grand's talent, also some tracks for its "radio-friendliness", and that some songs could relate to anybody no matter what sexual orientation. For such an independent release, the album was a moderate success, making its debut on the US Billboard 200 at No. 47 and its components charts Digital and Independent Albums charts at No. 19 and No. 3, respectively.

Grand financed his album with a Kickstarter online campaign, surpassing an expectation of USD $81,000 with $326,593 donated, making it the third most funded music project never to be affiliated with a major label in Kickstarter history. Prior to the release, Grand had released a total of four singles: "All-American Boy", "Stay", "Back to California", and "Time". He went on a promotion campaign for the album throughout 2012 to 2015 on TV talk shows, Gay Pride Parades, and numerous interviews.