Lee Greenwood Celebrates the 40th Anniversary of "God Bless The U.S.A."

By Timothy Yap May 18, 2024 12:13 AM EDT

Lee Greenwood is celebrating the 40th anniversary of his timeless patriotic anthem "God Bless The U.S.A." with the first-ever vinyl release of his iconic album, 'American Patriot.' The record, which comprises his most popular patriotic songs in a single LP collection, will be pressed on red, white, and blue 'fireworks' splatter vinyl and is available for pre-order in time for July 4th.

This remastered American Patriot album, initially released in 1992, features Greenwood's fan favorites and hits, like "Dixie," "The Great Defenders," and his timeless anthem, "God Bless The U.S.A." It also includes spectacular renditions of American standards, including "The Pledge of Allegiance," "America," "This Land Is Your Land," "The Battle Hymn Of The Republic," "God Bless America," "America The Beautiful," and our Nation's Anthem, "The Star Spangled Banner."

"I'm honored to have such a fantastic relationship with Universal Music and am truly grateful for their efforts to release my anthemic patriotic album on vinyl in time for the 4th of July," shares Greenwood. "It's beautiful and is an impressive display of the creative products that our fans can enjoy!"

'AMERICAN PATRIOT' LP TRACKLIST

SIDE A
1) THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
2) AMERICA
3) GOD BLESS THE U.S.A
4) THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND
5) THE BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC

SIDE B
6) GOD BLESS AMERICA
7) DIXIE
8) THE GREAT DEFENDER
9) AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL
10) STAR SPANGLED BANNER

The album celebrates our nation's spirit and is available for pre-order now at leegreenwood.com. Signed copies are now available to order from Universal Music Group Nashville's online store, as well as udiscovermusic. and The Sound of Vinyl at leegreenwood.lnk.to/AmericanPatriotVinyl. The LP will also be found nationwide on June 28, 2024, at physical retailers nationwide.

Fans can cue up 'American Patriot' wherever streaming music is found, including Amazon Music, Apple / iTunes, Spotify, TIDAL, YouTube, and many more!

'An All-Star Salute To Lee Greenwood' was released on DVD and Blu-Ray on Friday, May 3rd, in partnership with Lee Greenwood Music and StarVista Music. The 21-song concert event pays tribute to Greenwood, including performances by Dustin Lynch, Lee Brice, Michael Ray, Michael W. Smith + The Isaacs, The Oak Ridge Boys, Tracy Lawrence, Big & Rich, Jamey Johnson, Gavin DeGraw, Scott Stapp of Creed, Crystal Gayle, Sam Moore + T. Graham Brown, Larry Gatlin + Debby Boone, Mark Wills, Home Free, The Frontmen, Ty Herndon + Janie Fricke, and more! A companion album of the same name is also available on all major streaming services.

Order the DVD or Blu-Ray now:
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Stream/Listen: lnk.to/SalutetoLeeGreenwoodLIVE

The enduring country star continues to tour coast to coast and continues to share his top hits and some of these patriotic anthems on his '40th Anniversary of God Bless The U.S.A.' tour, performing soon in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, Texas, Oregon, Ohio, Illinois and more.

Greenwood has also partnered with Global Coin to release the commemorative 'God Bless The U.S.A.' 40th Anniversary silver coin, which features the Statue of Liberty and the Bald Eagle. For more information on the beautiful collector's item, visit shopglobalcoin.com.

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