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"A Horse with No Name" is a song by American folk rock trio America. Written by Dewey Bunnell , it was released on the Warner Bros. label in late 1971 in Europe and early 1972 in the United States. The song was met with commercial success and topped charts in Canada, Finland, and on the US Billboard Hot 100 . [ 5 ]
America is the debut studio album by America, released in January 1972. It was initially released without "A Horse with No Name", which was released as a single in Europe in late 1971 and in the US in January 1972. When "A Horse with No Name" became a worldwide hit in early 1972, the album was re-released with that track.
After several performances and a TV show, it was retitled "A Horse with No Name". The song became a major worldwide hit in early 1972. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc by the RIAA in March 1972. [3] America's debut album was released in the U.S. that same month, with the hit song added, and quickly went platinum.
Bunnell has explained that "A Horse with No Name" was "a metaphor for a vehicle to get away from life's confusion into a quiet, peaceful place", while "Sandman" was inspired by his casual talks with returning Vietnam veterans. Afraid that they might be attacked and killed in their sleep, many of them chose to stay awake as long as possible ...
"Daisy Jane" is a song written by Gerry Beckley of the band America, included on the band's 1975 album Hearts. Issued as that album's second single — following up the #1 hit "Sister Golden Hair" — "Daisy Jane" reached #20 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the final Top 20 hit by the original three-member incarnation of America.
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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 ...
Henry the Horse, the waltzing horse from The Beatles' "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite" (based on a real horse called Zanthus, from Pablo Fanque's Circus Royal) The Horse With No Name, the horse in the eponymous song by America; Leroy, the cowboy's horse in Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy) by Big & Rich