America - Homecoming
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Dan Peek – guitar, keyboards, vocals
Gerry Beckley – guitar, keyboards, vocals, bass guitar on "Till the Sun Comes Up Again" and "Head and Heart"
Dewey Bunnell – guitar, vocals, percussion on "Head & Heart"
Joe Osborn – bass guitar
Hal Blaine – drums, percussion
Gary Mallaber – drums and percussion on "Till the Sun Comes Up Again"
1 LP, Gatefold Jacket
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Quality Record Pressings
Label : Friday Music
Original Label : Warner Bros Records
Recorded in 1972 at The Record Plant, Los Angeles
Produced by America
Engineered by Bill Halverson, Mike D. Stone of the Record Plant
Remastered by Joe Reagoso at Friday Music Studios in Huntington Beach, California and at Capitol Records, Hollywood, California
Originally released in 1972
Reissued in 2009
Tracks:
Side A :
- Ventura Highway
- To Each His Own
- Don’t Cross The River
- Moon Song
- Only In Your Heart
Side B:
- Till The Sun Comes Up Again
- Cornwall Blank
- Head & Heart
- California Revisited
- Saturn Nights
Reviews:
“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.” AllMusic Review by David Cleary
Ratings :
AllMusic : 4 / 5 , Discogs : 3,92 / 5