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50th Anniversary:
The Collection

Rhino 2019

Disc 1
A Horse With No Name
I Need You
Sandman
Here
Rainy Day
Three Roses
Riverside (Live On BBC) **
Children (Live On BBC) **
Everyone I Meet Is From California
Ventura Highway
To Each His Own
Don't Cross the River
Only In Your Heart
Cornwall Blank
Till The Sun Comes Up Again
Head And Heart

Disc 2
Hat Trick
Muskrat Love
Green Monkey
Submarine Ladies
Molten Love
It's Life
Rainbow Song
She's Gonna Let You Down
Tin Man
Another Try
Lonely People
Hollywood
Baby It's Up to You
Old Man Took
Mad Dog (Demo) **

Disc 3
Midnight
Sister Golden Hair
Daisy Jane
Woman Tonight
Old Virginia
Company
Today's The Day
Amber Cascades
Watership Down
Letter
God Of The Sun
Political Poachers
Sarah
Are You There
You Can Do Magic
Sergeant Darkness (Demo) **
Ventura Highway (Early Take 4)
Sister Golden Hair (Demo) **
A Horse With No Name (Live)

** Previously unreleased


America 50th Anniversary: The Collection was released in July of 2019 and this is what JamBandNews.net had to say about it:

America celebrates its half-centennial this year with a trio of compilations that follow the iconic Grammy-winning band to the top of the pop charts, across musical eras, and deep into the hearts of innumerable fans. The multi-platinum-selling group–led by founding members Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell and known for their memorable and dynamic live performances–have also announced a series of live dates celebrating the anniversary and are on tour now.

Gerry Beckley, Dewey Bunnell and Dan Peek began in 1970 as a young, wide-eyed trio that parlayed the runaway success of their #1 single "A Horse With No Name" into a string of hits in partnership with legendary producer George Martin.

Fans embraced the group for simply being themselves: three gifted singer-songwriters with a love of soaring melodies, close harmonies, and honest expression. In the collection's liner notes, Bunnell says: "There wasn’t any contrivance in what we did." Beckley adds: "We didn’t start out with some grand plan – it just turned into a soundtrack for so many people’s lives. That's something that I treat with great respect."

The three-disc version of 50th ANNIVERSARY: THE COLLECTION brings the core of America's recorded legacy together with choice rarities like an early studio recording of "Ventura Highway," a live performance of "Riverside," and an unreleased demo for the #1 hit "Sister Golden Hair." All of the band's Top 10 singles are included here: "Horse With No Name," "Ventura Highway," "Tin Man," "Lonely People" and more.

All seven albums that America recorded in the '70s with Warner Bros. Records are represented in the set with tracks from America (1971), Homecoming (1972), Hat Trick (1973), Holiday (1974), Hearts (1975), Hideaway (1976), and Harbor (1977). The set also includes "You Can Do Magic," a Top 10 hit from the album View From The Ground released by Capitol Records in 1982.

Two other versions of America's anniversary collection will also be available on July 12. The single-disc version has 16 tracks that focus mainly on the band's biggest radio hits. The double-LP and CD versions dive deeper into the band's catalog with a total of 25 tracks. All versions are available for pre-sale now.

AMERICA has influenced generations of musicians with their distinctive brand of acoustic-driven, harmony-rich rock, mixed with pop smarts, in soul-searching classic songs that reflected the times they were living in.

The band's huge radio success throughout the '70s and early '80s at times overshadowed the lyrical depth of their songs such as the questing "Horse With No Name" (with its environmental message at the end); the frank romantic politics of "Sister Golden Hair"; the war paranoia of "Sandman" (written in part from conversations with returning airmen from Vietnam); and the cautionary life advice of "Don't Cross The River."

As further testament to the band's staying power and influence, AMERICA's recordings have been licensed for a multitude of placements in films (including American Hustle, The Nice Guys, The Last Unicorn and Girl Most Likely), television shows (among them The Sopranos, Friends, Breaking Bad and Saturday Night Live) and video games (including Grand Theft Auto). See their soundtrack credits on IMDB here: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2085638/.


Last Revised: 2 September 2019