America - Homecoming

Title: Homecoming Artist: America Release Date: 1973 Re-Released On: 8/25/2009 Label: Warner Archives, Warner Bros. Records Duration: 33:06 Album Type(s): lyrics/libretto UPCs: 075992669528, 4943674072699, 075992669542 Genre: Rock Styles: Adult Contemporary, Psychedelic, Soft Rock, Folk-Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, AM Pop Moods: Melancholy, Reflective, Romantic, Searching, Sentimental, Smooth, Soothing, Summery, Warm, Wistful, Autumnal, Gentle, Intimate, Pastoral, Poignant, Earnest, Laid-Back/Mellow, Relaxed, Soft, Sweet, Amiable/Good-Natured, Calm/Peaceful, Springlike, Organic Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 3 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Ventura Highway
2. To Each His Own
3. Don't Cross the River
4. Moon Song
5. Only in Your Heart
6. Till the Sun Comes Up Again
7. Cornwall Blank
8. Head and Heart
9. California Revisited
10. Saturn Nights

Year Type Label Catalog # 2007 CD Warner Bros. Records WPCR-12679 1995 CD Warner Archives 2655

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Homecoming, America's finest album, refines and focuses the folk-pop approach found on their debut release. The songs here are tighter and more forthright, with fewer extended solo instrumental sections than before. The sound quality is clear and bright; the colorful arrangements, while still acoustic guitar-based, feature more electric guitar and keyboards. The performance quality is more assured, among the most urgently committed the group would ever put on vinyl. Verses are still sometimes banal and clunky ("You can't disregard your friends/But life gets so hard when you reach the end") or cryptic ("Sorry, boy, but I've been hit by purple rain"), but a number of the song subjects here exhibit a yearning sense of wanderlust and love of the outdoors that proves to be highly evocative and compelling (particularly on "Moon Song," "Ventura Highway," "California Revisited," and "Cornwall Blank"). Chordal progressions are sophisticated and contain many subtle surprises. A few new style wrinkles can be seen in the country-influenced "Don't Cross the River," the drivingly gutsy "California Revisited" (perhaps the hardest-rocking song the group would ever produce), and the hushed yet mildly funky "Head & Heart." Chart hits from this release include "Ventura Highway," "Only in Your Heart," and "Don't Cross the River," but each song here has something to recommend it. This top-flight album is a very rewarding listen. ~ David Cleary, All Music Guide

Name Credits America Piano, Guitar, Producer Bill Halverson Engineer Chuck Leary Assistant Engineer Dan Peek Vocals, Piano, Guitar Dewey Bunnell Guitar, Drums, Piano, Vocals, Percussion Gary Burden Design, Art Direction Gary Mallaber Drums, Percussion Gerry Beckley Piano, Bass, Vocals, Guitar Hal Blaine Drums, Percussion Henry Diltz Banjo, Photography Isao Kikuchi Digital Remastering Joe Osborne Bass Lee Herschberg Mastering Mike "Clay" Stone Engineer Mike Stone Engineer Yoshiro Nagato Liner Notes