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America is the debut studio album by America, released in 1971. It was initially released without "A Horse with No Name", which was released as a single in late 1971. When "A Horse with No Name" became a worldwide hit in early 1972, the album was re-released with that track.

America
Studio album by America
Released	December 24,1971 (UK); January 10,1972 (US)
Recorded	March 1971
Studio	Trident, London Morgan, London
Genre	Folk rock, folk-pop[1]
Length	46:14
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Ian Samwell, Jeff Dexter
America chronology
America (1971) Homecoming (1972)
Singles from America
"A Horse with No Name" Released: January 12, 1972 "I Need You" Released: April 26, 1972

The album went to No. 1 on the Billboard album chart in the United States and stayed there for five weeks.[2] It produced two hit singles; "A Horse with No Name" spent three weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard singles chart in 1972 (it peaked at No. 3 on the Adult Contemporary chart), and "I Need You" hit No. 9 on the Billboard singles chart and No. 7 on the AC chart.[3] Several other songs received radio airplay on FM stations playing album tracks, including "Sandman" (long-rumored to be about the United States Navy VQ-2 air squadron formerly based in Rota, Spain)^{[citation needed]} and "Three Roses". The album was certified platinum by the RIAA for sales in excess of one million units in the U.S.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[4]

In his AllMusic review, music critic David Cleary called the band's debut album a "folk-pop classic" and concluded, "In spite of its flaws, this platter is very highly recommended."[1]

Track listing

Personnel

Credits are per back cover of 1972 vinyl issue.[5]

America

• Dewey Bunnell – lead and backing vocals, 6-string acoustic guitar (except on "Here" and "Never Found the Time")
• Gerry Beckley – bass (except on "Three Roses" and "A Horse with No Name"), 6 and 12-string acoustic guitars (except on "Sandman", "I Need You" and "Pigeon Song"), lead and backing vocals (except on "Pigeon Song"), electric guitar and chimes on "Clarice", piano on "I Need You" and "Clarice"
• Dan Peek – 6 and 12-string acoustic guitars (except on "A Horse with No Name", "I Need You", "Clarice" and "Pigeon Song"), lead and backing vocals (except on "Pigeon Song"), electric guitar (on "Sandman", "Donkey Jaw" and "I Need You"), piano on "Never Found the Time", bass on "A Horse with No Name" and "Three Roses"

with:

• Ray Cooper – percussion
• Dave Atwood – drums on "Sandman", "Here", "I Need You" and "Donkey Jaw"
• Kim Haworth – drums on "A Horse with No Name"
• David Lindley – electric guitar on "Children", steel guitar on "Rainy Day"

Technical

• Ian Samwell – producer
• Jeff Dexter – executive producer
• Ken Scott – engineering
• Nigel Waymouth – cover photos and design
• Flash Fox – logo and graphics

Charts

Chart (1971-1972)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[6]	3
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[7]	1
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[8]	9
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[9]	22
Spain (AFYVE)[10]	6
UK Albums (OCC)[11]	14
US Billboard 200[12]	1

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[13]	Platinum	100,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[14]	Gold	100,000^
United States (RIAA)[15]	Platinum	1,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

На других языках

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[de] America (America-Album)

America ist das Debütalbum der gleichnamigen Folk-Rock-Band America, das 1971 veröffentlicht wurde. Die Erstauflage des Albums war zunächst kein kommerzieller Erfolg, jedoch ging man kurze Zeit später wieder ins Studio um das Stück A Horse with No Name aufzunehmen und als Single herauszubringen. Ende 1971 und Anfang 1972 wurde es zu einem der größten Hits der Band, woraufhin auch das erste Album mit Platin ausgezeichnet wurde, das um die Hit-Single ergänzt worden war. Mit Sandman und I Need You enthielt das Album zudem zwei weitere Stücke, die sich bis heute großer Beliebtheit erfreuen und regelmäßig im Live-Programm der Band vertreten sind.

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- [en] America (America album)

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