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Track List: America
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- RiversideDownload & Buy
- SandmanDownload & Buy
- Three RosesDownload & Buy
- ChildrenDownload & Buy
- A Horse With No NameDownload & Buy
- HereDownload & Buy
- I Need YouDownload & Buy
- Rainy DayDownload & Buy
- Never Found The TimeDownload & Buy
- ClariceDownload & Buy
- Donkey JawDownload & Buy
- Pigeon SongDownload & Buy
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Album Details: America
- Release Date:
- 10/27/1987
- Label:
- Warner Bros / Wea
- UPC:
- 075992725729
User Reviews: America
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, August 11, 2003Reviewer: docyit - See all docyit's reviewsWrong tracks listed on this item -
Re: ventura highway & sister goldenhair
, June 12, 2001Reviewer: janice b - See all janice b's reviewsi love this songs has meaningful & good guitars
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Pro Reviews: America
| EXPERT RATING: From AMG Reviews America's debut album is a folkpop 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 CSN's "You Don't Have to Cry" and "Guinevere") and the prominent use of active strummed acoustic guitar arrangements (contrast "Riverside" to CSN'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, All Music Guide |
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America Biography
America was a light folk-rock act of the early '70s who had several Top Ten hits, including the number ones "A Horse With No Name" and "Sister Golden Hair." Vocalists/guitarists Dewey Bunnell, Dan Peek, and Gerry Beckley met while they were still in ...Full America Biography
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