Homecoming (album)
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| Homecoming | ||
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| Studio album by America | ||
| Released | November 1972 | |
| Recorded | 1972 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 33:06 | |
| Label | Warner Bros. Records | |
| Producer(s) | America | |
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| America chronology | ||
| America (1971) |
Homecoming (1972) |
Hat Trick (1973) |
Homecoming is a 1972 (see 1972 in music) album by America. Acoustic guitar-based, with a more pronounced electric guitar and keyboard section than previous releases, Homecoming helped launch the career of America, and includes one of their best known hits, "Ventura Highway".
Homecoming peaked at #9 on Billboard's Pop Albums chart. The singles "Don't Cross the River" and "Only in Your Heart" peaked at #35 and #62, respectively, on Billboard's Pop singles chart.
[edit] Track listing
- Ventura Highway - (Dewey Bunnell) 3:32
- To Each His Own - (Gerry Beckley) 3:13
- Don't Cross The River - (Dan Peek) 2:30
- Moon Song - (Bunnell) 3:41
- Only in Your Heart - (Beckley) 3:16
- Till the Sun Comes Up Again - (Beckley) 2:12
- Cornwall Blank - (Bunnell) 4:19
- Head and Heart - (John Martyn) 3:49
- California Revisited - (Peek) 3:03
- Saturn Nights - (Peek) 3:31
[edit] Personnel
- America - Guitar, Piano, Producer
- Dan Peek - Guitar, Piano, Vocals
- Hal Blaine - Percussion, Drums
- Gerry Beckley - Bass, Guitar, Piano, Vocals
- Dewey Bunnell - Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Drums, Vocals
- Gary Burden - Art Direction, Design
- Henry Diltz - Banjo, Photography
- Bill Halverson - Engineer
- Lee Herschberg - Mastering
- Chuck Leary - Assistant Engineer
- Joe Osborne - Bass
- Mike "Clay" Stone - Engineer
- Gary Mallaber - Percussion, Drums
