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America: Gerry Beckley (vocals, 6- & 12-string acoustic & electric guitars, piano, bass, chimes); Dewey Bunnell (vocals, 6- & 12-string acoustic guitars); Dan Peek (vocals, 12-string acoustic & 6-string electric guitars, piano).
Additional personnel: Dave Lindley (electric & steel guitars); Dave Atwood, Kim Haworth (drums); Ray Cooper (percussion).
Producers: Ian Samwell, Jeff Dexter, America.
Recorded at Trident Studios & Morgan Studios, London, England.
America's debut album is a folk-pop classic, a stellar collection of memorable songs that would prove influential on such acts as the Eagles and Dan Fogelberg. Crosby, Stills & Nash are the group's obvious stylistic touchstone here, especially in the vocal harmonies used (compare the thick chordal singing of "Sandman" and "Children" to CS&N's "You Don't Have to Cry" and "Guinevere") and the prominent use of active strummed acoustic guitar arrangements (contrast "Riverside" to CS&N's "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes"). America's intricate interplay of acoustic guitar textures is more ambitious than that of their influences, however. Performance quality is usually good, though on occasion sloppily executed or out of tune (especially on the openings to "Donkey Jaw" and "I Never Found the Time"). Lengthy instrumental introductions ("Donkey Jaw"), middle improvisatory interludes ("Here"), and closings ("Clarice") are frequently encountered. Most of these selections boast highly unusual and inventive chord progressions that work well without drawing undue attention to themselves. Lyrics are sometimes trite ("I need you/Like the flower needs the rain") or obscure ("He flies the sky/Like an eagle in the eye/Of a hurricane that's abandoned"), but the music more than makes up for any verse problems; only the odd "Pigeon Song" seems an unsalvageable misstep. Sound quality here has a covered, intimate feel that lends a ghostly aura to this release. Chart hits from this album include the spectrally loping "A Horse with No Name," the squarishly tuneful "I Need You," and the nervously dour "Sandman." Other highlights include the buoyantly charming "Three Roses," the yearningly lovely "Rainy Day," and the quietly ringing "Clarice." In spite of its flaws, this platter is very highly recommended. ~ David Cleary
America's debut album is a classic case of being in the right place at the right time--a world where the noisier sounds of '60s rock had given way to the gentler strains of James Taylor and Crosby, Stills and Nash. America's particular gift was to combine Taylor's singer/songwriter esthetic with CSN's ripe harmonies, and their own unerring ear for a commercial hook.
Which is why this album's "A Horse with No Name," and to a lesser degree "Sandman," despite a certain lyrical incoherence, were all over the radio in 1972. Though AMERICA's overall air of pastoral hippiedom ensures that it remains very much of its time, it's still well crafted enough to remain a good listen.Rolling Stone (4/27/72, p.49) - "...AMERICA is definitely worth hearing, if not listening to..." America Music | List Price | $9.97 (You save $0.68) | | Category | Rock Albums, Pop CDs, Rock/Pop | | Label | Warner Bros. (Record Label) | | Orig Year | 1972 | | All Time Sales Rank |  2469  | | CD Universe Part number | 1099096 | | Catalog number | 2576 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Oct 25, 1990 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Engineer | Ken Scott | | Personnel | Gerry Beckley - vocals, 6- & 12-string acoustic & electric guitars, piano, bass, chimes
Dan Peek - vocals, 12-string acoustic & 6-string electric guitars, piano
Dewey Bunnell - vocals, 6- & 12-string acoustic guitars
Also: Ray Cooper, Dave Atwood, Kim Haworth, Dave Lindley |
America Music Review Average Rating: (4.4 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews By Far The Best
This will always be my favorite of all of the America CD's that were ever released. They got bashed in the beginning of their careers as Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young copycats. It is my opinion that CSN & Y were the copycats.
America's vocals were much tighter than CSN & Y's any day of the week. And much better writing talent by far. This CD is so "organic" and it just appeals year after year with me along side their "Homecoming" CD that finally after quite a time got released out of the Warner archives. Buy this CD and you will want to play it over and over again. It will grow on you. I rest my case.
Submitted by Johnny (I Live In A Van Down By The River)
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 Not bad for a trio of Air Force Brats
One of the best albums to come out of 1972. For three Air Force Brats out of the UK, they made the summer of 72'. Their best album, and a tribute to great American songwriting and British sound crafting. This album should be in everyone's collection.
Submitted by Doug F. (Virginia Beach, VA) 
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Very Surprising!
It's hard to believe this is the band responsible for SISTER GOLDEN HAIR and YOU CAN DO MAGIC-This album shows off their musicianship and songwriting,and has some heavy songs like SANDMAN and DONKEY JAW as well-Other standouts include RIVERSIDE,THREE ROSES and RAINY DAY-This is a very unique and worthwhile album to listen to.
Submitted by Dale (Independence,MO)
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If you enjoy acoustic guitar music and wonderful harmonies, then this album is the best of the best. I have been a fan of America since their beginnings and never tire of their music. I haven't heard this album in many years and now that I have purchased it realize what made me fall in love with their music to begin with. Don't buy another America CD until you try this one first.
Submitted by edcathey (Anderson, SC, USA)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No A GREAT COLLECTION OF SONGS!
AMERICA's first album is filled with wonderful songs from start to finish. You also get such hits as SANDMAN,A HORSE WITH NO NAME and I NEED YOU. You can't go wrong with this album.
Submitted by Joel (Miami Fla.)
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Purchase America CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | America Homecoming CD (2001)
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America: Dewey Bunnell (vocals, guitar, percussion); Dan Peek (vocals, guitar); Gerry Beckley (vocals, bass).
Additional personnel: Henry Diltz (banjo); Joe Osbourne (bass); Hal Blaine, Gary Mallaber (drums, percussion).
Digitally remastered by Lee Herschberg.
Personnel: America (guitar, piano); Dewey Bunnell (vocals, guitar, piano, drums, percussion); Dan Peek, Gerry Beckley (vocals, guitar, piano); Henry Diltz (banjo); Gary Mallaber, Hal Blaine (drums, percussion).
Liner Note Author: Yoshiro Nagato.
Photographer: Henry Diltz.
Homecoming, America's finest album, refines and focuses the folk-pop approach found on their debut release. The songs here are tighter and more forthright, with fewer extended solo instrumental sections than before. The sound quality is clear and bright; the colorful arrangements, while still acoustic guitar-based, feature more electric guitar and keyboards. The performance quality is more assured, among the most urgently committed the group would ever put on vinyl. Verses are still sometimes banal and clunky ("You can't disregard your friends/But life gets so hard when you reach the end") or cryptic ("Sorry, boy, but I've been hit by purple rain"), but a number of the song subjects here exhibit a yearning sense of wanderlust and love of the outdoors that proves to be highly evocative and compelling (particularly on "Moon Song," "Ventura Highway," "California Revisited," and "Cornwall Blank"). Chordal progressions are sophisticated and contain many subtle surprises. A few new style wrinkles can be seen in the country-influenced "Don't Cross the River," the drivingly gutsy "California Revisited" (perhaps the hardest-rocking song the group would ever produce), and the hushed yet mildly funky "Head & Heart." Chart hits from this release include "Ventura Highway," "Only in Your Heart," and "Don't Cross the River," but each song here has something to recommend it. This top-flight album is a very rewarding listen. ~ David Cleary
| | VH1 Presents The Corrs Live In Dublin CD (2002)
America
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The Corrs: Jim Corr (vocals, guitar, keyboards); Sharon Corr (vocals, violin); Andrea Corr (vocals, tin whistle); Caroline Corr (vocals, drums, bodhran, percussion).
Recorded at Ardmore Studios in Dublin, Ireland in January 2002.
You knew the Corrs had made it when they played the final JFK Awards ceremony of the Clinton administration. Playing it would have been achievement enough, but their status as a happening thing was cemented at the end of the ceremony, during the encores, when everybody was taking their final bows. Bill moseyed up over to Andrea, put his arm around her, and when she was looking away, sized her up -- at precisely the same moment Chuck Berry was checking her out. If that doesn't mean that you've broken America, entering its pop culture, I don't know what does, expect for maybe a VH1-endorsed piece of product like Live in Dublin. Lo and behold, that's exactly what the Corrs received in the spring of 2002, a year and a half after "In Blue" and its accompanying single "Breathless" broke down the doors in America for the U.S. Only two songs on this set list are shared with In Blue, but that doesn't mean that the group returns to their slightly more traditional Celtic roots on the remainder of the songs. Sure, there are hints of that, but there are also four pop covers, two of them ("Little Wing" and "Ruby Tuesday") featuring Ron Wood, with another ...
| | America Hearts CD (1975)
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| | America Hat Trick CD (1973)
America
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America: Dan Peek, Dewey Bunnell, Gerry Beckley.
Additional personnel: Joe Walsh (guitar); Henry Diltz (banjo); Tom Scott (saxophone); David Dickey (bass guitar); Hal Blaine (drums, percussion); Chester McCrackin (congas).
America's Hat Trick has the distinction of being the album that contained the first song that the band sang that wasn't theirs. Written by Willis Ramsey, the syrupy "Muskrat Love" only went as high as number 67 on the singles chart for America, but the Captain & Tennille managed to take it all the way to number four only three years later. The rest of Hat Trick failed to garner any hits and is a slight disappointment after the success of their self-titled debut in 1972, which harbored the band's first number one hit in "A Horse With No Name," and after Homecoming, their satisfying follow-up. Hat Trick peaked at number 28 on the album charts, faltering mainly because the songs lacked the cordial folk-rock melodies and mindful songwriting that prevailed on the earlier releases. "She's Gonna Let You Down" and "Rainbow Song" are the album's ...
| | America Holiday CD (1974)
America
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America: Dan Peek, Dewey Bunnell, Gerry Beckley.
America fully recovered from Hat Trick's dismal results with 1974's Holiday, with producer George Martin's influence rubbing off on both of the album's Top Five singles. With "Tin Man"'s wonderfully polished soft pop ease and the wispiness of "Lonely People," the band was able to recapture the same formula that put early hits like "A Horse with No Name," "I Need You," and "Ventura Highway" in the Top Ten. The difference with "Holiday" is that their light and breezy melodies and attractive folk-rock sound filtered through more than just the two hit tracks on the album. "Another Try," "Old Man Took," "In the Country," and even the cliché-sounding "Baby It's Up to You" contain a sturdy enough mixture of guitar and harmony to rise them above inessential filler, at least as far as America's material is concerned. Cuts like "Mad Dog" and "Hollywood" ...
| | Kingsway Come Join The Dance CD (1998)
America
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Kingsway: Dave Clifton (guitar, mandolin, mandola); Nick Fletcher (guitar); Chris Haigh (fiddle); Dave Fitzgerald (flute, whistle, piccolo); Troy Donockley (whistles, ...
| | Jump Around: Hip-Hop Classics CD (2002)
America
$7.49
Audio Remasterers: Allen Steelgrave; Bob Fisher .
Liner Note Author: DJ Crunch.
Identical to the first disc of the 2006 Madacy collection, Hip Hop ...
| | Michael Leonhart Slow CD (2002)
America
$13.89
Personnel: Michael Leonhart (vocals, trumpet, guitar); Jon Herington (acoustic & electric guitars, dobro).
Recorded at Avatar Studios and Candyland, New York, New York in March 2001.
This is the perfect CD for the morning after a party: soothing and thoughtful, with a touch of whimsy and enough rhythm to help you clean up. It's quiet but not formless, with empathic interplay between two Steely Dan bandmates on trumpet, guitar, and vocals. Slow transcends the usual musical categories, rendering Monk, Mancini, and Miles as well as music associated with rock groups like Black Sabbath. Michael Leonhart is a prodigious, precocious talent who won a Grammy while still in high school. His ethereal vocalizing on his own "Beautiful Drelo" and the standout "Slow" is reminiscent of Sting; his muted trumpet shines up the old classic "Baubles, Bangles and Beads," evoking both Chet Baker and Miles Davis, but without any of their darkness. Leonhart is clearly an original: see his wistful cowboy take on "Azure, the rarely covered Ellington tune, which features Jon Herington's lazy slide ...
| | Jill Sobule Underdog Victorious CD (2004) Bonus Track
America
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Incl.Songs She Played In The Film "Mind The Gap".
Personnel: Jill Sobule (vocals, guitar, keyboards, Moog synthesizer, drums); Brad Jones (guitar, piano, organ, bass instrument); Pat Buchanan (guitar); Will Kimbrough (slide guitar); Al Perkins (pedal steel guitar); Jim Hoke (flute, clarinet); Robin Eaton (harmonica, bass instrument, background vocals); Neil Rosengarden (trumpet); Rob Burger (piano, keyboards); Ross Rice (piano); Bill DeMain (keyboards, background vocals); Michael Rhodes (bass instrument); Mickey Grimm (drums, percussion).
Singer/songwriter Jill Sobule's quirky tales of love, loss, and human frivolity would seem precious and cloying in the hands of a lesser interpreter. Underdog Victorious, her first release of all-new material since 2000's Pink Pearl -- she put out a retrospective the following year -- features all of the sarcasm, wit, keen observation, and big-sister charm that fans have come to expect from the tenacious New Yorker. Sobule inhabits each of her characters with an equal amount of empathy and motherly whimsy, whether it be Third World prostitutes ("Tel Aviv"), "Strawberry Gloss"-wearing teen princesses, or closeted boys wilting beneath the Bible-clenched fists of intolerant fathers ("Under the Disco Ball") -- the latter, with its refrain of "they have a scheme/they have a plan/to take the children of our land/turn them into stylists and women who play golf," is like 1995's "I Kissed a Girl"'s younger sibling. Sobule is a true pop aficionado, and her melodies have never suffered from the run-of-the-mill, singer/songwriter trappings of the genre, so when she builds an entire song off of the piano riff from Chicago's "Saturday in the Park" -- the ludicrously catchy first single, "Cinnamon Park" -- it never feels calculated. The title track is the real gem here; with its Mott the Hoople-like chorus and Mick Ronson-era Bowie guitar lick, it captures all of the sunshine, self-deprecation, and joy of simply being allowed to be a musician with a big burning heart. Sobule's voice lacks the sometimes icy pretension of oft-compared, hip contemporaries like Aimee Mann. In fact, a better comparison would be the perpetually underrated Cyndi Lauper, another mischievous pixie whose "New Yahk" accent and spirited irreverence often overshadowed her more somber and challenging offerings. It's this homegrown accessibility that provides much of the aptly titled Underdog Victorious' engaging warmth, and besides, it's hard not to root for an artist who closes her record with a surprisingly heartfelt and genuine ode to misery without sounding the least bit whiny. ~ James Christopher Monger
Witty, satirical, and charming, Jill Sobule brings a refreshing twist to the confessional singer/songwriter style, a fact readily apparent on 2004's UNDERDOG VICTORIOUS. In part, Sobule builds her appeal with a knack for breezy, infectious hooks, like the one on the album's first single, "Cinnamon Park," or the anthemic, sing-along chorus ...
| | Deeper Trance CDs (2005) 2 CD
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| | Jason Collett Idols Of Exile CD (2006) (Import) Canada
America
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"Idols of Exile" marks a powerful move forward for Jason Collett. The album was written during the two years spent touring with Broken Social Scene and produced by Howie Beck. It features performances from most of Broken Social Scene (Kevin Drew, Brendan Canning, Justin Peroff) and extended member of Broken Social Scene's musical family; Metric's Emily Haines and James Shaw; Stars' Amy Millan and Evan Cranley; Apostle Of Hustle's Andrew Whiteman and Julian Brown; Do Make Say Think's Charles Spearin and Feist.
Personnel: Jason Collett (vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Jason Collett; Emily Haines (vocals); Andrew Whiteman (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, tres); Afie Jurvanen, Tony Scherr (electric guitar); Charles Spearin (banjo); Howie Beck (mandolin, harmonica, piano, glockenspiel, drums, guiro, shaker, tambourine, triangle); Julie Penner (violin); James Shaw (trumpet, background vocals); Evan Cranley (trombone, background vocals); Chris Brown (Clavinet, organ); Liam O'Neil (synthesizer); Kersti McLeod (hand claps, background vocals); Leslie Feist, Amy Millan (background vocals); Brendan Canning (electric guitar, piano, background vocals); Kevin Drew (electric guitar, hand claps, background vocals); Justin Peroff (drums, tom tom); Andrew Cash (hand claps, background vocals).
Audio Mixer: Howie Beck.
Recording information: 4 Walls Studios, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Hallamusic, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Photographer: Victor Tavares.
Since the release of his second album, 2003's Motor Motel Love Songs, singer/songwriter Jason Collett has kept himself busy writing and recording with his music family in Broken Social Scene. In the midst of completing and releasing their self-titled masterpiece in 2005, Collett resumed his solo career. Idols of Exile picks up where the bittersweet melodies of Motor Motel Love Songs left off. Album opener "Fire" sets the mood with its laid-back acoustic guitars and golden-toned harmonies. Collett sweetly sings, "The good morning comes like a hit and run." Despite his words packing such a punch from the start, these songs are much more relaxed and inviting. Having his friends in tow -- singer/songwriter Leslie Feist, Emily Haines, and James Shaw (Metric), Evan Cranley and Amy Millan (Stars), Andrew Whiteman (Apostle of Hustle), Kevin Drew and Brendan Canning (Broken Social Scene), and Charles Spearin (Do Make Say Think) -- adds to the warm ...
| | Ware Bach Set CD (2005)
America
$17.09
This CD presents a bouquet of musical forms and styles, seamlessly juxtaposed. With special guest vocalists David Cale, making his CD debut on the Mexican folk style "Hojas" by Sara Wollan, and sultry DK Dyson on the classic ...
| | Voicedancer Bonn Heartaches & Other Pleasures CD (2005)
America
$15.19
This album, "Heartaches and Other Pleasures", was released in 2005. The songs on the CD (as the title already hints) are about love, life, relationships - about the different facets like falling in love, disappointment, anger, sadness, letting go and being at peace - and loving again. Ute has used the songs as her way to process her own experiences. She surprises with her honesty and her sense of humor that are reflected in these songs. The CD is for everyone who is experiencing a hurtful break-up and wants to work through, and for those who have been through this in the past and have some 'leftover' feelings...Ute Bonn, also known as Voicedancer, was born and raised in Germany and lives in the US since 1992.Raised in a musical family, she was exposed to and explored music from a very early age. Growing up, classical and church choir music became her first musical exposure. She remembers singing herself to sleep every night, making up melodies and words on the spot, not knowing what a rare talent she had.In 2002 her own songs started to manifest. She has written over 50 songs since and started recording in 2003. Ute is a songwriter, a recording and performing A Cappella artist. She created her own style of music, a uniqueness that colors each song. Her vocal range is from high to low and all in between, which she uses, to make her songs come to life.Using multi-tracks on her albums to create a rich and engaging sound - all one voice, she uses the looping technique to multiply her voice during her stage-performance. TESTIMONY:"Listening to Ute Bonn sing I was transported to deep inner realms, as well as lifted into places of spirited laughter. Her voice is a kaleidoscope of textures and tones, and with her talent for creating vocal rhythms, ...
| | In Vein Strangled Voices CD (2009)
America
$15.95
If you fancy hard beats combined with catchy melodies,- In Vein is your band!Since it all began in 2002, In Vein has been doing concerts regularly for a growing crowd.Concert highlights so far are; by:Larm, supporting Nitzer Ebb, Öyafestivalen (biggest festival in Oslo), Musikkfest and Elektrostat (electronic music festival in Oslo).But then again, ...
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