RIAA Gold Award for Five For Fighting album America Town. Released on Sept. 26, 2000, the album went Gold for 500,000 copies sold on Nov. 1, 2001, which this award celebrates.

The creative vehicle for L.A.-born singer/songwriter/pianist John Ondrasik, Five For Fighting's second album featured the hits "Easy Tonight" and "Superman (It's Not Easy)", which rose to #14 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and also garnered a Grammy award nomination. It also became a song played in tribute to victims, survivors, police, and firefighters after the 9/11 attacks. The album reached #54 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart. By 2004 the album was certified Platinum by the RIAA for one million copies sold.

Item Highlights:

• RIAA Gold Album Award
• First presentation award from 2001
• Presented to record label executive
• All original with manufacturer sticker
• New condition, sealed in original shrink wrap
• Known as a "RIAA bar hologram" award with a serial number, they were made from 1998 to present
• Award measures approx. 21" x 17"
• Great collectors item for any fan of Five For Fighting

Detailed Item Description: This RIAA Gold award is first presentation award that was manufactured in 2001 making it approximately 23 years old. It is presented to Lee Ganz, who was with Columbia Records in promotion when this album was released.

This award is brand new in its' original shrink wrap and is complete with Ill Eagle Enterprises manufacturer sticker on its back.

Notes on the condition of all vintage RIAA awards like this one: Please do not buy this item if you want a brand new piece of memorabilia. These are historical artifacts from the year they were produced. As a result they may show signs of wear. Frankly, if you see a 20 to 50-year-old award purported to be in 100% perfect condition, it might be too good to be true. After all, an antique should have "good' wear. If not, you might want to question the piece.

As to where they came from, they could have been displayed in record label offices, recording studios, artist manager's offices, radio stations, private collector's homes and yes, of course, possibly the artist's or songwriter's home. Typically, we don't know all the places they may have been over the years other than what we've stated in the description.