American Child is the second studio album by American country music artist Phil Vassar. Released in 2002, the album initially contained twelve tracks, with the title track serving as the lead-off single, reaching top 5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts. Vassar produced the album with Byron Gallimore except for "This Is God", which Vassar produced with Dann Huff instead. Although it was not issued as a single, "Athens Grease" was made into a music video.