America - A Horse With No Name

America - America Friday Music FRM 9001 180 Gram Vinyl 24-bit / 96 kHz Vinyl Rip Studio album by America Released December 29, 1971 Recorded Trident Studios & Morgan Studios, London, England, 1971 Genre Rock, folk rock Length 46:14 Label Warner Bros. Records Producer Ian Samwell & Jeff Dexter Professional reviews * Allmusic 4/5 stars link America is the eponymous debut album released by America in 1971. The album was initially released without "A Horse With No Name," which had not yet been recorded. When "Horse" became a worldwide hit in early 1972, the album was re-released with that track. The album went to number 1 on the Billboard album chart in the US and stayed there for 5 weeks. It produced two hit singles, "A Horse With No Name" spent three weeks at number 1 on the Billboard singles chart in 1972 (it peaked at number 3 on the Adult Contemporary chart), and "I Need You" hit number 9 on the Billboard singles chart and number 7 on the Adult Contemporary chart. Several other songs received radio airplay on FM stations playing album tracks, including "Sandman" (long rumored in the US Navy to be about the VQ-2 air squadron formerly based in Rota, Spain) and "Three Roses". The album was certified platinum by the RIAA for sales in excess of 1 million units in the US. Track listing 1. "Riverside" Ð (Dewey Bunnell) 3:03 2. "Sandman" Ð (Bunnell) 4:08 3. "Three Roses" Ð (Bunnell) 3:54 4. "Children" Ð (Bunnell) 3:07 5. "A Horse with No Name" Ð (Bunnell) 4:10 6. "Here" Ð (Gerry Beckley) 5:30 7. "I Need You" Ð (Beckley) 3:05 8. "Rainy Day" Ð (Dan Peek) 2:55 9. "Never Found the Time" Ð (Peek) 3:50 10. "Clarice" Ð (Beckley) 4:01 11. "Donkey Jaw" Ð (Peek) 5:17 12. "Pigeon Song" Ð (Bunnell) 2:18 Chart positions Year Chart Position 1972 Billboard 200 1 [edit] Personnel * Gerry Beckley Ð Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Chimes, Piano * Dewey Bunnell Ð Vocals, Guitars * Dan Peek Ð Vocals, Guitars, Piano, Bass * Dave Atwood - Drums * Ian Samwell - Producer * Jeff Dexter - Executive producer * Ray Cooper - Percussion * Kim Haworth - Drums * David Lindley - Electric guitar * Ken Scott - Engineering * Nigel Waymouth - Cover photos and design * Flash Fox - Logo & graphics

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