America Live (album)

Live
Live album by
ReleasedDecember 1977[1]
RecordedJuly 24, 1977
VenuesGreek Theater, Los Angeles
Genres
Length46:28
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerGeorge Martin
America chronology
Harbor
(1977)
Live
(1977)
Silent Letter
(1979)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar[2]
The Rolling Stone Album GuideStarHalf star[3]

America Live is the first official live album by American folk rock duo America, released in December of 1977 by Warner Bros. Records. The concert featured on the album was recorded on July 14, 1977, at the Greek Theatre in Griffith Park, Los Angeles, California. It was the first record to feature America as a duo, as Dan Peek had left the group to pursue a solo career just two months prior. The record was produced by George Martin, his sole live album credit alongside the six consecutive studio LPs he produced for America.

Commercially, the album performed poorly when compared with America's studio albums, peaking at No. 127 on the Billboard 200.[4] No singles were released from the album.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Tin Man"Dewey Bunnell3:38
2."Muskrat Love"Willis Alan Ramsey3:07
3."I Need You"Gerry Beckley2:41
4."Old Man Took"Bunnell3:29
5."Daisy Jane"Beckley3:04
6."Company"Bunnell3:21
7."Hollywood"Bunnell3:51
8."Sergeant Darkness"Beckley2:56
9."Amber Cascades"Bunnell2:47
10."To Each His Own"Beckley3:16
11."Another Try"Beckley2:59
12."Ventura Highway"Bunnell3:28
13."Sister Golden Hair"Beckley3:26
14."A Horse with No Name"Bunnell4:18

References

  1. ↑ "Great Rock Discography". p. 16.
  2. ↑ America Live at AllMusic
  3. ↑ Cross, Charles R. (2004). "America". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 16. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  4. ↑ "America Live – America". AllMusic (Rovi Corporation). Retrieved 13 August 2013.