Homecoming (album)
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| Homecoming | ||
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| Album by America | ||
| Released | 1972 | |
| Recorded | ??? | |
| Genre | rock | |
| Length | 33 min 06 s | |
| Record label | Warner Brothers | |
| Producer | America | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| Allmusic.com | 4 stars out of 5 | link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDMISS70404112128090409&sql=Ar7uvad6kv8w8) |
| America Chronology | ||
| America in Concert Live (1973) | Homecoming (1973) | Hat Trick (album) (1973) |
Homecoming is a 1973 (see 1973 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.
Track listing
- "Ventura Highway" (Bunnell) - 3:32
- "To Each His Own" (Beckley) - 3:13
- "Don't Cross the River" (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" (Martyn) - 3:49
- "California Revisited" (Peek) - 3:03
- "Saturn Nights" (Peek) - 3:31
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