America Live is the first official live album by American folk rock duo America, released by Warner Bros. Records in December 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.

Live
Live album by
ReleasedDecember 1977[1]
RecordedJuly 24, 1977
VenueGreek Theater, Los Angeles
Genre
Length46:28
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerGeorge Martin
America chronology
Harbor
(1977)
Live
(1977)
Silent Letter
(1979)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]

Commercially, the album performed poorly compared with America's other albums; it reached number 127 on the Billboard 200.[4] No singles were released from this album.

Track listing edit

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Tin Man"Dewey Bunnell3:38
2."Muskrat Love"Willis Alan Ramsey3:07
3."I Need You"Gerry Beckley2:41
4."Old Man Took"Bunnell3:29
5."Daisy Jane"Beckley3:04
6."Company"Bunnell3:21
7."Hollywood"Bunnell3:51
8."Sergeant Darkness"Beckley2:56
9."Amber Cascades"Bunnell2:47
10."To Each His Own"Beckley3:16
11."Another Try"Beckley2:59
12."Ventura Highway"Bunnell3:28
13."Sister Golden Hair"Beckley3:26
14."A Horse with No Name"Bunnell4:18

References edit

  1. ^ "Great Rock Discography". p. 16.
  2. ^ America Live at AllMusic
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "America Live – America". AllMusic (Rovi Corporation). Retrieved 13 August 2013. [dead link]