AMERICA. " HOMECOMING " WARNER BROS, USA 1972 LP. TRI-FOLD COVER. ORIG.
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America (2) ?– Homecoming Label: Warner Bros. Records ?– BS 2655 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Tri-Fold Sleeve Country: US Released: 1972 Genre: Rock, Pop Style: Folk Rock, Soft Rock, Classic Rock Tracklist A1 Ventura Highway Written-By – Bunnell* 3:32 A2 To Each His Own Written-By – Beckley* 3:13 A3 Don't Cross The River Written-By – Peek* 2:30 A4 Moon Song Written-By – Bunnell* 3:41 A5 Only In Your Heart Written-By – Beckley* 3:16 B1 Till The Sun Comes Up Again Bass – Gerry Beckley Engineer – Bill Halverson Percussion, Drums – Gary Mallaber Written-By – Beckley* 2:12 B2 Cornwall Blank Written-By – Bunnell* 4:19 B3 Head & Heart Bass – Gerry Beckley Percussion, Drums – Dewey Bunnell Written-By – Martyn* 3:49 B4 California Revisited Written-By – Peek* 3:03 B5 Saturn Nights Written-By – Peek* 3:31 Companies, etc. Distributed By – WEA Records Ltd. Pressed By – Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Winchester Published By – Warner Bros. Music Credits Art Direction, Design – Gary Burden Banjo – Henry Diltz Bass – Joe Osborne* (tracks: A1 to A5, B2, B4, B5) Engineer – Mike Stone* (tracks: A1 to A5, B2 to B5) Engineer [Assistant] – Chuck Leary (tracks: A1 to A5, B2 to B5) Management [Direction] – The Geffen Roberts Company* Mastered By – Ray* Percussion, Drums – Hal Blaine (tracks: A1 to A5, B2, B4, B5) Photography By – Henry Diltz Producer, Guitar, Piano – America (2) Notes Labels: Produced by America A WEA Records Ltd., U.K Recording
AllMusic Review by David Cleary [-] 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.
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