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America was a bigger 1970's band than an 80's band, but
as you will read, the band did have some early 80's hits. America
was actually formed in London by sons of American servicemen in the UK.
By the early 1970's, the band hand garnered the attention of radio
execs, and their debut hit shelves in 1971. After meeting with
early success, the band decided to relocate themselves to Los Angeles.
America may be best known for their first hit song, "A
Horse With No Name", which was released as a single and then re-released
on a re-release of their first release (sound confusing?). Of
course America had several other notable 70's songs: "I Need You"
from America (1971), "Don't Cross the River", "Only in Your
Heart", and "Ventura Highway" from Homecoming (1972), "Tin
Man" and "Lonely People" from Holiday (1974), "Sister Golden
Hair" and "Daisy Jane" from Hearts (1975), and "Today's the Day"
from Holiday (1976).
In the 80's, America
released 4 albums:
Alibi (1980),
View From the Ground
(1982),
Your Move (1983), and
Perspective
(1984). Many of you may remember the songs "Right Before Your
Eyes" & "You Can Do Magic" from 1982, and even "The
Border" from 1983. As the 80's rolled on, America began
popularizing their music to more closely match the music of the day,
which essentially caused fewer album sales. Although the band did
not produce again until the mid 1990's, they continued to tour. At
the time of this writing in early 2013, America was still active on the
tour circuit with a new studio release as late as 2011. The
current America Discography is as follows:1971: America
1972: Homecoming
1973: Hat Trick
1974: Holiday
1975: Hearts
1975: History: America's Greatest Hits
1976: Hideaway
1977: Harbor
1977: Live
1979: Silent Letter
1980: Alibi
1982: View from the Ground
1983: Your Move
1984: Perspective
1985: In Concert
1991: Encore: More Greatest Hits
1994: Hourglass
1995: In Concert King Biscuit Live
1996: King Biscuit Flower Hour
1998: Human Nature
2000: Highway
2001: The Definitive America
2001: The Complete Greatest Hits
2002: The Grand Cayman Concert
2002: Holiday Harmony
2007: Here & Now
2008: Live in Concert: Wildwood Springs
2011: Back Pages |
