The
members of America met on a US Air force base in England, where their
parents were stationed. They first formed the trio in 1971. Playing acoustic
music they decided to name the band after their homeland, America. The
sound of America is often compared to Crosby, Stills, and Nash.
They
landed a contract with Warner Bros records in the UK, and released their
first single Horse with no name which hit #3 in the UK charts. Due
to the success of the single, Warner decided to release it in the
US where it quickly claimed the top spot on the charts. Horse
with no name was followed up with two consecutive top 10 hits in the
US. I need you and Ventura Highway.
1972
seemed to be their year, they never again reached the success of their
debut. They did however have a number 1 hit with Sister Golden Hair
in
1975. A country rock love song. Five years after their debut Dan Peek left
the band to pursue a solo career. America hit the U.S. top 10 once
again in 1982 With the single You Can Do Magic off of their View
From The Ground Album. America continues releasing albums, and touring
in the 90's.
Important
Facts submitted by fans.
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The legendary
producer of the Beatles, George Martin, produced all AMERICA's albums from
1974 to 1979 (beginning with HOLIDAY and the last being SILENT LETTER).
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AMERICA
won a Grammy Award in 1972 for Best New Artist.
Written
by Keavin Wiggins (Managing Editor) please E-Mail your remarks or
questions to Keavin@rocknworld.com
Thanks to Mark Cole for correcting some factual
errors we obtained during our research
