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America are a British-American rock band formed in London in 1970 by English-born American Dewey Bunnell and Americans Dan Peek and Gerry Beckley.The trio met as sons of US Air Force personnel stationed in London, where they began performing live.
"I Need You" is the second single by the band America from their eponymous debut album America, released in 1972. The song was written by Gerry Beckley. Cash Box described it as "a gentle, 'Something'-ish ballad." [1] It appears on the live albums Live (1977), In Concert (1985), In Concert (King Biscuit), Horse with No Name – Live!
"Tin Man" is a 1974 song by the pop rock band America. It was written by band member Dewey Bunnell and produced by George Martin, who also plays the piano part on the recorded version. The song was included on the band's album Holiday, also from 1974.
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.
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 ...
Beckley says "There was no actual Sister Gold Hair." [6] The lyrics were largely inspired by the works of Jackson Browne.Beckley commented, "[Jackson Browne] has a knack, an ability to put words to music, that is much more like the L.A. approach to just genuine observation as opposed to simplifying it down to its bare essentials...
The success of "You Can Do Magic" led to America recording their 1983 album Your Move with Russ Ballard as producer. A re-recording of the song later appeared on the band's 1994 album, Hourglass . In popular culture, it was used as an opening theme song to regionally-televised Baltimore Orioles games in 1982, a year before their World Series ...
Hat Trick is the third studio album by the American folk rock trio America, released on Warner Bros. Records in 1973. [5] It peaked at number 28 on the Billboard album chart; it failed to go gold, whereas the group's first two releases had platinum sales.