America Live (album)
America Live is the first official live album by American folk rock duo America, released by Warner Bros. Records in October 1977. The album was recorded in July 1977 at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles, California. It was the first to feature America as a duo, as Dan Peek had left the group for a solo career two months prior to the recording of this album. The album was produced by longtime Beatles producer George Martin, the sixth of seven consecutive albums he produced with America.
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| Released | October 1977 | |||
| Recorded | July 24, 1977 | |||
| Venue | Greek Theater, Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | Pop, rock | |||
| Length | 46:28 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | George Martin | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [2] |
Commercially, the album performed poorly compared with America's other albums; it reached number 127 on the Billboard 200.[3] No singles were released from this album.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tin Man" | Dewey Bunnell | 3:38 |
| 2. | "Muskrat Love" | Willis Alan Ramsey | 3:07 |
| 3. | "I Need You" | Gerry Beckley | 2:41 |
| 4. | "Old Man Took" | Bunnell | 3:29 |
| 5. | "Daisy Jane" | Beckley | 3:04 |
| 6. | "Company" | Bunnell | 3:21 |
| 7. | "Hollywood" | Bunnell | 3:51 |
| 8. | "Sergeant Darkness" | Beckley | 2:56 |
| 9. | "Amber Cascades" | Bunnell | 2:47 |
| 10. | "To Each His Own" | Beckley | 3:16 |
| 11. | "Another Try" | Beckley | 2:59 |
| 12. | "Ventura Highway" | Bunnell | 3:28 |
| 13. | "Sister Golden Hair" | Beckley | 3:26 |
| 14. | "A Horse with No Name" | Bunnell | 4:18 |
References
- America Live at AllMusic
- Cross, Charles R. (2004). "America". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 16. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- "America Live – America". Allmusic (Rovi Corporation). Retrieved 13 August 2013.
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