America - Warner Bros Years 1971-1977 (8 CD, 2015/FLAC)

  

A practical, no-frills clamshell box set celebrating the soft rock/folk-pop hitmakers' '70s heyday, the Warner Bros. Years 1971-1977 rounds up seven complete studio albums and one live LP. Comprised of America (1971), Homecoming (1972), Hat Trick (1973), Holiday (1974), Hearts (1975), Hideaway (1976), Harbor (1977), and America Live (1977), all of which were remastered in 2014, the collection is aimed squarely at completists. Like their closest sonic contemporaries Seals & Crofts, the trio of Gerry Beckley, Dewey Bunnell, and Dan Peek was an unstoppable FM/AM radio force for the era, securing future classic soft rock staples like "Horse with No Name," "Ventura Highway,' "Muskrat Love," "Tin Man," "Lonely People," and "Sister Golden Hair," many of which were impeccably produced by George Martin. Really the only thing missing here is the group's 1982 comeback hit "You Can Do Magic," which would make Rhino's excellent 2000 Highway: 30 Years of America the better choice for casual fans, but longtime America devotees will appreciate having the new studio masters all in one place, as well as the neatly arranged original album art and inserts.

CD01: America - America

01 Riverside
02 Sandman
03 Three Roses
04 Children
05 A Horse With No Name
06 Here
07 I Need You
08 Rainy Day
09 Never Found The Time
10 Clarice
11 Donkey Jaw
12 Pigeon Song


CD02: America - Homecoming


01 Ventura Highway
02 To Each His Own
03 Don't Cross The River
04 Moon Song
05 Only In Your Heart
06 Till The Sun Comes Up Again
07 Cornwall Blank
08 Head And Heart
09 California Revisited
10 Saturn Nights


CD03: America - Hat Trick


01 Muskrat Love
02 Wind Wave
03 She's Gonna Let You Down
04 Rainbow Song
05 Submarine Ladies
06 It's Life
07 Hat Trick
08 Molten Love
09 Green Monkey
10 Willow Tree Lullaby
11 Goodbye


CD04: America - Holiday

01 Miniature02 Tin Man
03 Another Try
04 Lonely People
05 Glad To See You
06 Mad Dog
07 Hollywood
08 Baby It's Up To You
09 You
10 Old Man Took
11 What Does It Matter
12 In The Country


CD05: America - Hearts


01 Daisy Jane
02 Half A Man
03 Midnight
04 Bell Tree
05 Old Virginia
06 People In The Valley
07 Company
08 Woman Tonight
09 The Story Of A Teenager
10 Sister Golden Hair
11 Tomorrow
12 Seasons


CD06: America - Hideaway


01 Lovely Night
02 Amber Cascades
03 Don't Let It Get You Down
04 Can't You See
05 Watership Down
06 She's Beside You
07 Hideaway Part I
08 She's A Liar
09 Letter
10 Today's The Day
11 Jet Boy Blue
12 Who Loves You
13 Hideaway Part II


CD07: America - Harbor


01 God Of The Sun
02 Slow Down
03 Don't Cry Baby
04 Now She's Gone
05 Political Poachers
06 Sarah
07 Sergeant Darkness
08 Are You There
09 These Brown Eyes
10 Monster
11 Hurricane
12 Down To The Water


CD08: America - Live (1977)


01 Tin Man
02 Muskrat Love
03 I Need You
04 Old Man Took
05 Daisy Jane
06 Company
07 Hollywood
08 Sergeant Darkness
09 Amber Cascades
10 To Each His Own
11 Another Try
12 Ventura Highway
13 Sister Golden Hair
14 Horse With No Name