America - America (U.S. Edition)

America - America (U.S. Edition)

Release date:1971

Genre: Rock

In 1971 "America" released their debut album "America" . 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 #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 #1 on the Billboard singles chart in 1972 (it peaked at number 3 on the Adult Contemporary chart), and "I Need You" hit #9 on the Billboard singles chart and #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.

1. Riverside
2. Sandman
3. Three Roses
4. Children
5. A Horse With No Name
6. Here
7. I Need You
8. Rainy Day
9. Never Found The Time
10. Clarice
11. Donkey Jaw
12. Pigeon Song

• Gerry Beckley – Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Chimes, Piano
• Dewey Bunnell – Vocals, Guitars
• Dan Peek – Vocals, Guitars, Piano, Bass
• Dave Atwood - Drums
• Ray Cooper - Percussion
• Kim Haworth - Drums
• David Lindley - Electric Guitar