AMERICA

America é uma banda americana de folk rock muito popular no início e meio dos anos 1970 e ficou conhecida por seus sucessos como "A Horse With No Name" e "Sister Golden Hair". Embora não fosse muito aceita pelos críticos, a banda teve excepcional sucesso comercial na venda de seus dois singles e álbuns. Apesar de cantores consagrados como James Taylor e Rod Stewart fazerem parte da Warner Brothers Records, a America foi que mais vendeu discos nos anos 70. Gerry Beckley, Dan Peek e Dewey Bunnel eram três americanos muito jovens, que na época em que foram descobertos (por Jerry Lordan), em 1970, viviam em Londres. Seu som acústico, causou surpresa e fascínio. O America teve dois grandes hits internacionais seguidos, 'A Horse With No Name' e 'I Need You', ambos tirados de America, seu primeiro álbum, de 1971. A música do America, então, era uma versão refinada (não melhor, porém) do folk anglo-americano de Crosby, Stills & Nash. Beckley, Peek e Bunnel tocavam e cantavam imitando (talvez não intencionalmente) Neil Young. Até meados dos anos 70, pelo menos, America foi um nome sólido, com álbuns acima da média e hits de médio impacto, como 'Tin Man' e 'Sister Golden Hair'. No Final dos anos 90, o America, com a mesma formação, ainda estava ativo, vivendo de suas antigas glórias.

Formação original:
Gerry Beckley (1970-presente) – vocal, teclados, guitarras, baixo, harmônica
Dewey Bunnell (1970-presente) – vocal, guitarras
Dan Peek (1970-1977) – vocal, guitarras, baixo, teclados, harmônica

America (1972)

01. Riverside
02. Sandman
03. Three Roses
04. Children
05. A Horse With No Name
06. Here
07. I Need You
08. Rainy Day
09. Never Found The Time
10. Clarice
11. Donkey Jaw
12. Pigeon Song

Homecoming (1973)

01. Ventura Highway
02. To Each His Own
03. Don't Cross The River
04. Moon Song

05. Only In Your Heart
06. 'Till The Sun Comes Up Again
07. Cornwall Blank
08. Head And Heart
09. Saturn Nights
10. California Revisited

Hat Trick (1974)

01. Muskrat Love
02. Wind Wave
03. Shes Gonna Let You Down
04. Rainbow Song
05. Submarine Ladies
06. Its Life
07. Hat Trick
08. Molten Love
09. Green Monkey
10. Willow Tree Lullaby
11. Goodbye

Holiday (1974)

01. Miniature
02. Tin Man
03. Another Try
04. Lonely People
05. Glad To See You
06. Mad Dog
07. Hollywood
08. Baby Its Up To You
09. You
10. Old Man Took
11. What Does It Matter
12. In The Country

Hearts (1975)01. Daisy Jane
02. Half A Man
03. Midnight
04. Bell Tree
05. Old Virginia
06. People In The Valley
07. Company
08. Woman Tonight
09. The Story Of A Teenager
10. Sister Golden Hair
11. Tomorrow
12. Seasons

Hideaway (1976)01. Lovely Night
02. Amber Cascades
03. Dont Let It Get You Down
04. Cant You See
05. Watership Down
06. Shes Beside You
07. Hideaway Part I
08. Shes A Liar
09. Letter
10. Todays The Day
11. Jet Boy Blue
12. Who Loves You
13. Hideaway Part II

America's Greatest Hits History (1976)01. A Horse With No Name
02. I Need You
03. Sandman
04. Ventura Highway
05. Dont Cross The River
06. Only In Your Heart
07. Muskrat Love
08. Tin Man
09. Lonely People
10. Sister Golden Hair
11. Daisy Jane
12. Woman Tonight

Harbor (1977)01. God Of The Sun
02. Slow Down
03. Dont Cry Baby
04. Now Shes Gone
05. Political Poachers
06. Sarah
07. Sergeant Darkness
08. Are You There
09. These Brown Eyes
10. Monster
11. Hurricane
12. Down To The Water

America Live (1977)

01. Tin Man
02. Muskrat Love
03. I Need You
04. Old Man Took
05. Daisy Jane
06. Company
07. Hollywood
08. Sergeant Darkness
09. Amber Cascades
10. To Each His Own
11. Another Day
12. Ventura Highway
13. Sister Golden Hair
14. A Horse With No Name

Silent Letter (1979)01. Only Game In Town
02. All Around
03. Tall Treasures
04. 1960
05. And Forever
06. Foolin
07. All Night
08. No Fortune
09. All My Life
10. One Morning
11. High In The City

Alibi (1980)
America - 1980 - Alibi

01. Survival
02. Might Be Your Love
03. Catch That Train
04. You Couldve Been The One
05. I Dont Believe In Miracles
06. I Do Believe In You
07. Hangover
08. Right Back To Me
09. Coastline
10. Valentine
11. One In A Million

America - 1982 - A View The Groung01. You Can Do Magic
02. Never Be Lonely
03. You Girl
04. Inspector Mills
05. Love On The Vine
06. Desperate Love
07. Right Before Your Eyes
08. Jody
09. Sometimes Lovers
10. Even The Score

The Last Unicorn (1982)01. The Last Unicorn
02. Mans Road
03. In The Sea
04. Now That Im A Woman
05. Thats All Ive Got To Say
06. The Last Unicorn Part 2
07. Forest Awakens
08. Red Soup
09. Red Bull Attacks
10. The Cat
11. The Tree
12. Haggards Unicorns
13. Bullunicornwoman
14. Unicorns In The Sea
15. Unicorn And Lear

Your Move (1983)01. My Kinda Woman
02. Shes A Runaway
03. Cast The Spirit
04. Loves Worn Out Again
05. The Border
06. Your Move
07. Honey
08. My Dear
09. Tonight Is For Dreamers
10. Dont Let Me Be Lonely
11. Someday Woman

Perspective (1984)01. We Got All Night
02. See How The Love Goes
03. Cant Fall Asleep To A Lullabye
04. Special Girl
05. 5th Avenue
06. Its Like You Never Left At All
07. Stereo
08. Lady With A Bluebird
09. Cinderella
10. Unconditional Love
11. Fallin Off The World

Hourglass (1994)

01. Young Moon
02. Hope
03. Sleep Train
04. Mirror To Mirror
05. Garden Of Peace
06. Call The Wind
07. Whole Wide World
08. Close To The Wind
09. Greenhouse
10. Ports Of Call
11. Everyone I Meet Is From California
12. You Can Do Magic

Human Nature (1998)

01. From A Moving Train
02. Wednesday Morning
03. Town And Country
04. Moment To Moment
05. Hidden Talent
06. Wheels Are Turning
07. World Alone
08. Overwhelming World Suite
09. Pages
10. Hot Town
11. Whispering
12. Oloololo

Holiday Harmony (2002)

01. Winter Wonderland

02. Let It Snow
03. White Christmas
04. A Christmas To Remember
05. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
06. Sleigh Ride
07. Silver Bells
08. Christmas In California
09. It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas
10. Winter Holidays
11. Frosty The Snowman
12. Silent Night
13. The First Noel



Here & Now (2007)01. Chasing The Rainbow
02. Indian Summer
03. One Chance
04. Golden
05. Always Love
06. Ride On
07. Love Leaving
08. Look At Me Now
09. This Time
10. Work To Do
11. All I Think About Is You
12. Walk In The Woods
13. Ventura Highway
14. Dont Cross The River
15. Daisy Jane
16. I Need You
17. Tin Man
18. Muskrat Love
19. Woman Tonight
20. Only In Your Heart
21. Lonely People
22. Sandman
23. Sister Golden Hair
24. A Horse With No Name