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America
History
Warner Bros. Records
BSK 3110
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From the original vinyl LP
Side One:
1. A Horse With No Name
(Bunnell) (C) 1971 Warner Bros. Music Limited (ASCAP)
Dewey Bunnell: 6-string acoustic guitar and lead vocal
Gerry Beckley: 12-string acoustic guitar
Dan Peek: Bass
Kim Haworth: Drums
Ray Cooper: Percussion
Produced by Ian Samwell with Jeff Dexter and America
Recorded at Morgan Studios, London
Engineer: Robin Black
Remixed by George Martin
2. I Need You
(Beckley) (C) 1971 Warner Bros. Music Limited (ASCAP)
Gerry Beckley: Piano, bass and lead vocal
Dan Peek: Electric, 12-string guitar
Dewey Bunnell: 6-string acoustic guitar
Dave Atwood: Drums
Produced by Ian Samwell with Jeff Dexter and America
Recorded at Trident Studios, London
Engineer: Ken Scott
Remixed by George Martin
3. Sandman
(Bunnell) (C) 1971 Warner Bros. Music Limited (ASCAP)
By Special Request
Dewey Bunnell: 6-string acoustic guitar (rhythm and lead) and lead vocal
Dan Peek: 12-string acoustic guitar and 6-string lead guitar
Gerry Beckley: Bass
Dave Atwood: Drums
Produced by Ian Samwell with Jeff Dexter and America
Recorded at Trident Studios, London
Engineer: Ken Scott
Remixed by George Martin
4. Ventura Highway
(Bunnell) (C) 1972 Warner Bros. Music Limited (ASCAP)
Hal Blaine: Percussion and drums
Joe Osborne: Bass
Gerry Beckley, Dan Peek and Dewey Bunnell: Guitars and piano
Produced by America
Engineer: Mike Stone
Assistant Engineer: Chuck Leary
Remixed by George Martin
5. Don’t Cross The River
(Peeks) (C) 1972 Warner Bros. Music Limited (ASCAP)
Henry Diltz: Banjo
Joe Osborne: Bass
Gerry Beckley, Dan Peek and Dewey Bunnell: Guitars and piano
Produced by America
Engineer: Mike Stone
Assistant Engineer: Chuck Leary
Remixed by George Martin
6. Only In Your Heart
(Beckley) (C) 1972 Warner Bros. Music Limited (ASCAP)
Hal Blaine: Percussion and drums;
Joe Osborne: Bass
Gerry Beckley, Dan Peek and Dewey Bunnell: Guitars and piano
Produced by America
Engineer: Mike Stone
Assistant Engineer: Chuck Leary
Remixed by George Martin
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Side Two:
1. Muskrat Love
(Ramsey) (C) 1971 Wishbone Music (ASCAP)
David Dickey: Bass
Chester McCracken: Congas
AMERICA: All other instruments and vocals
Recorded at The Record Plant
Produced by America
Engineer: Mike Stone
Assistant Engineer: Lee Kiefer
Remixed by George Martin
2. Tin Man
(Bunnell) (C) 1974 Music Corp. (ASCAP)
Willie Leacox: Drums and percussion
America: Bass, keyboards and guitars
Produced and arranged by George Martin
Engineer: Geoff Emerick
Tape operator: Peter Henderson
Recorded at Air Studios, London
3. Lonely People
(Peek & Peek) (C) 1974 WB Music Corp. (ASCAP)
Willie Leacox: Drums and percussion
America: Bass, keyboards and guitars
Produced and arranged by George Martin
Engineer: Geoff Emerick
Tape operator: Peter Henderson
Recorded at Air Studios, London
4. Sister Golden Hair
(Beckley) (C) 1975 WB Music Corp. (ASCAP)
David Dickey: Bass
Willie Leacox: Drums and percussion
America: All other instruments and vocals
Recorded at Record Plants, San Francisco and Los Angeles
Mixed at Air Studios, London
Produced and arranged by George Martin
Engineer: Geoff Emerick
Assistant Engineer: Tom Anderson
5. Daisy Jane
(Beckley) (C) 1975 WB Music Corp. (ASCAP)
David Dickey: Bass
Willie Leacox: Drums and percussion
America: All other instruments and vocals
Recorded at The Record Plants, San Francisco and Los Angeles
Mixed at Air Studios, London
Produced and arranged by George Martin
Engineer: Geoff Emerick
Assistant engineer: Tom Anderson
6. Woman Tonight
(Peek) (C) 1975 WB Music Corp. (ASCAP)
David Dickey: Bass
Willie Leacox: Drums and percussion
Female Singers: Venetta Fields, Clydie King, Jessica Smith
America: All other instruments and vocals
Recorded at The Record Plants, San Francisco and Los Angeles
Mixed at Air Studios, London
Produced and arranged by George Martin
Engineer: Geoff Emerick
Assistant engineer: Tom Anderson
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Dirt Pit Manor
America is Dewey Bunnell, Dan Peek and Gerry Beckley
Produced by George Martin
A very special thank you to David Dickey and Willie Leacox
Thank you:
Vivian Bunnell, Malcolm Cecil, Ray Cooper, Scott Harder, Kim
Haworth, Margaret Holmes, Craig Hull, Jim Hoskins, Doug Kenny, Robert
Margouleff, Cassie Peek, Larry Penny, Ian Ralfini, Ken Warnick, Ed
Wynne.
Venetta Fields appears courtesy of A&M Records
Cover Design: Phil Hartmann
Art Direction: Ed Thrasher
Direction: Hartmann and Goodman
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All Lyrics Reprinted by Kind Permission of Warner Bros. Music. All Rights Reserved.
(C) 1975 Warner Bros. Records Inc. Printed in U.S.A.
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