en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_America_(song)
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by Charlie Daniels
The single was credited to the Charlie Daniels Band, not to Charlie Daniels as a solo artist.
Full reasoning
Contemporary trade sources credit "In America" to The Charlie Daniels Band. A Billboard chart listing for the single shows "IN AMERICA — The Charlie Daniels Band" on Epic 9-50888, and a Cash Box ad likewise calls it "The Charlie Daniels Band's smash single". The official Charlie Daniels Band store also describes "In America" as a top-ten hit for the band. So labeling the single as being by Charlie Daniels is inaccurate; the release was credited to the band.
3 sources
- Billboard 1980 chart archive
IN AMERICA-The Charlie Daniels Band ... Epic 9-50888
- Cash Box, July 26, 1980
"In America:' The Charlie Daniels Band's smash single 9-50888 is featured on "Full Moon"
- In America 45th Anniversary Navy Short Sleeve Tee - Charlie Daniels Band Official Store
the CDB celebrates the 45th anniversary of the iconic song "In America!" ... it was a top ten hit for the band
the simultaneous double-digit inflation, unemployment, and prime interest rates
Inflation and prime rates were in double digits around 1980, but U.S. unemployment was not.
Full reasoning
This overstates how bad unemployment was in the late 1970s/around 1980. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports annual average unemployment rates of 5.8% in 1979 and 7.1% in 1980—well below double digits. BLS also shows 9.7% in 1982, which means even the 1982 annual average had not yet reached 10%. So the phrase "double-digit ... unemployment" is inaccurate in this context.
2 sources
- Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population, 1940s to date : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
1979 ... 6,137 ... 5.8 ... 1980 ... 7,637 ... 7.1 ... 1982 ... 10,678 ... 9.7
- Where can I find the unemployment rate for previous years? : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Quick link: Annual unemployment data, 1940 to present