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Of the tracks included on the album, "The People" received the most airplay and was released as a single. Wayne cited "The People" and "Why I Love Her" as his favorite tracks. "The People" asserts that the greatness of
America is found in its people and provides examples of such greatness, including
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In an interview upon the album's release, Wayne explained his attraction to the material: "John
Mitchum thinks like I think and writes like I wish I could". Wayne added that he hoped that the album would cause "a little bit of rapport between everybody in our country".
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wrote that the album was "tastefully done, not over-produced, and the poems don't sound like the work of an amateur". She chose "My Roots Are Buried Here" as the album's best track.
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sold more than 100,000 copies. It was on the pop album chart for 16 weeks and peaked at No. 66 on April 27, 1973.
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272:"Why Are You Marching, Son?"
269:"The Pledge of Allegiance"
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399:"Grammy Awards 1974"
225:September 11 attacks
767:American patriotism
762:Works by John Wayne
772:RCA Records albums
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