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America cancelled a string of shows in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [20] [21] Thus, America's 50th Anniversary Tour was postponed and then went ahead in the summer of 2021 going forward. [22] 2020 also saw the release of the book America, the Band, An Authorized Biography by journalist Jude Warne. [22]
"Lonely People" and "Today's the Day" also hit No. 1 on the Billboard AC charts. [4] Peek abused alcohol and other drugs during his time touring with the band and elected to leave shortly after America's February 1977 release of the Harbor album, disenchanted with the travel, recreational drug use, and female groupies. [7]
America's best-known song is their 1972 debut single, "A Horse with No Name". It was the lead-off single to their self-titled debut album and became their first number one on the Billboard Hot 100 . The song was also a Top 5 hit in the United Kingdom reaching number three on the UK Singles Chart .
The label asked the band if it had any other material, then arranged for America to record four more songs at Morgan Studios, in Willesden, London. [9] "A Horse with No Name" was released as the featured song on a three-track single in the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Italy and the Netherlands in late 1971.
Ricky Martin got a taste of fame early -- he was just 10 when he joined the Latin boyband Menudo. After performing as the group's lead singer for five years, he left in 1991 to launch his solo career.
After Dan Peek left America in 1977, he recalled performing "Lonely People" to close his concerts, introducing the song with words to the effect "that Jesus is the answer to loneliness". On the advice of a fan, Peek rewrote the lyrics of the song to convey a pro-Christian message and he recorded a revised version of "Lonely People" for his 1986 ...
In 1967, Beckley's father became the commander at the United States Air Force base at RAF West Ruislip, near London.Gerry attended London Central High School in Bushey Hall in north west London, where he played in various school bands and met his soon-to-be bandmates, Dewey Bunnell and Dan Peek.
"Today's the Day" was released as the album's lead single in April 1976 and it peaked at #23 on the Billboard Hot 100, [3] making it the most successful single from the album. The final Top 40 hit for America as a trio, "Today's the Day" was also America's third and final #1 on the Billboard Easy Listening chart which it topped for two weeks. [ 4 ]