- America · 1971
- Hearts · 1975
- Homecoming · 1972
- View from the Ground · 1982
- Holiday · 1974
- Holiday · 1974
- America · 1971
- Hearts · 1975
- Hat Trick · 1973
- Hits (2011 Re-Recordings) [50th Anniversary Edition] · 2011
- America · 1971
- Hideaway · 1976
- Homecoming · 1972
Essential Albums
- Electric guitars and a Wrecking Crew rhythm section help make this young trio's second album a tighter, brighter slice of folk-pop greatness. "Ventura Highway," "California Revisited," and "Saturn Nights" capture the wide-eyed magic of America's relocation to Southern California in 1972. While backward vocals and guitars lend acid-rock cred to "Moon Song" and "Only in Your Heart," John Martyn's "Head and Heart" was a smart borrow from England's best contemporary folk artist.
- Two of these three Air Force brats abroad were still teenagers when they recorded this 1971 folk-pop classic. Close vocal harmonies, intimate production, and inspired melodies characterize the cinematic "A Horse with No Name" and catchingly corny "I Need You." There's room for snazzy guitar soloing amid the existential questioning of "Here," while Dan Peek's "Donkey Jaw" foreshadows both his future Christian-rock career and America's more electric work to come.
- 2019
- 2011
- 1984
Music Videos
- 2010
- 1982
Artist Playlists
- 70s pop craftsmen so tuneful they bagged The Beatles' producer.
Singles & EPs
Live Albums
Compilations
Appears On
About America
The folk-leaning, harmony-favoring rock band America was cofounded in 1970 by Dewey Bunnell and Gerry Beckley in London, England. ∙ America’s 1971 self-titled debut LP spent five weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Pop chart and produced two Top 10 hits, including their most popular song, “A Horse With No Name.” ∙ Nominated for two Grammy Awards, the band won Best New Artist of the Year in 1972. ∙ Their 1975 chart-topper “Sister Golden Hair” was one of seven Top 10 Billboard hits from the group. ∙ “Ventura Highway,” released in 1972, was later sampled in Janet Jackson’s 2001 pop hit “Someone to Call My Lover.” ∙ In 2007, they released Here & Now, which was coproduced by Fountains of Wayne’s Adam Schlesinger and featured contributions from Nada Surf and Jim James. ∙ The band received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2012, six years after their induction into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame.
- ORIGIN
- London, England
- FORMED
- 1970
- GENRE
- Rock