America - History / America's Greatest Hits album flac
Performer: America Title: History / America's Greatest Hits
Style: Pop Rock, Soft Rock
Country: US
MP3 album: 1885 mb
FLAC album: 1740 mb
Rating: 4.3
Other formats: MP3 VOX MOD MMF XM RA MPC
Genre: Rock
History: America's Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits album by American folk rock trio America, released by Warner Bros. It was a success in the United States, reaching number 3 on the Billboard album chart and being certified multi-platinum by the RIAA. It has also been certified 6 times platinum by ARIA for shipments of 420,000 copies in Australia.
History is America’s greatest hits album, in which all the tracks prior to George Martin’s involvement with the band get a remix in his style. The album title is because the band at the time always named their records starting the letter H. Fun fact: the album cover was done by a then-unknown artist named Phil Hartman, later famous as an actor and comedian, and brother of the group’s then-manager, John Hartmann. History: America’s Greatest Hits Q&A.
History: America’s Greatest Hits is the first compilation album by American folk rock trio America, released by Warner Bros. Additional Info:, Recorded Date: 1971-75, Released Date: October 24, 1975, Producer: George Martin, More info.
Mirroring the cover art depiction of America's dual life in England and the . History: Greatest Hits perfectly spotlights both the polished and layered production of British studio legend George Martin and the West Coast tones of the band's folk-pop style. Featuring the group's many chart toppers from the first half of the '70s, this definitive roundup includes Neil Young-style acoustic sides like "Lonely People," the hippie MOR of "Muskrat Love," and breezy acid rock like "Sandman.
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Listen free to America – History: America's Greatest Hits (A Horse With No Name, I Need You and more). A light folk-rock act of the early '70s, America had several Top Ten hits, including the number ones "A Horse with No Name" and "Sister Golden Hair. Dewey Bunnell, Dan Peek, and Gerry Beckley met while they were still in high school in the late '60s; all three were sons of . Air Force officers who were stationed in the .
Early America hits like "A Horse with No Name" and "Ventura Freeway" sound even more evocatively intimate after George Martin remixed them for this 1975 singles collection. The Beatles' studio guru added strength and presence to mid-'70s America hits like "Sister Golden Hair" and "Lonely People" (the trio's answer track to "Eleanor Rigby"), and he facilitated such touches as the Brazilian tinge of "Tin Man. America's Greatest Hits: History America. Early America hits like "A Horse with No Name" and "Ventura Freeway" sound even more evocatively intimate after George Martin remixed them for this 1975 singles collection.
America - Dewey, Dan, Gerry. America's status in their namesake nation quickly changed when "A Horse With No Name" reached the top of the charts. It eventually sold more than a million copies and garnered the group a Grammy for Best New Artists of 1972. Their self-titled debut album, containing both their first hit and its Top 10 follow-up, "I Need You" topped the Stateside charts for more than a month
Live At The Ventura Theather.
Tracklist Hide Credits
| A1 | A Horse With No Name | 4:07 |
| A2 | I Need You | 3:05 |
| A3 | Sandman | 3:58 |
| A4 | Ventura Highway | 3:32 |
| A5 | Don't Cross The River | 2:30 |
| A6 | Only In Your Heart | 2:14 |
| B1 | Muskrat LoveWritten-By – Ramsey* |
3:05 |
| B2 | Tin Man | 3:26 |
| B3 | Lonely PeopleWritten By – Peek & PeekWritten-By – Peek* |
2:27 |
| B4 | Sister Golden Hair | 3:20 |
| B5 | Daisy Jane | 3:07 |
| B6 | Woman Tonight | 2:25 |
Companies, etc.
- Lacquer Cut At – The Lacquer Channel Limited
- Pressed By – Quality Records Limited
- Manufactured By – WEA Music Of Canada, Ltd.
- Distributed By – WEA Music Of Canada, Ltd.
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
- Copyright (c) – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
- Published By – WB Music Corp.
- Published By – Wishbone Music
Credits
- Art Direction – Ed Thrasher
- Creative Director [Direction] – Hartmann & Goodman
- Design [Cover], Illustration – Phil Hartmann*
- Lacquer Cut By – nc.*
- Producer – George Martin
- Written-By – Peek* (tracks: A5, B3, B6), Bunnell* (tracks: A1, A3, A4, B2), Beckley* (tracks: A2, A6, B4, B5)
Notes
There are 5 different Canadian versions of KBS 3110 which can be identified by differences on labels as follows:r448600 America - History / America's Greatest Hits has no pressing letter code under Category on tan labels
r6499389 America - History • America's Greatest Hits has "C" pressing code under Category on palm tree labels
r6792831 America - History / America's Greatest Hits has "CRC" and "CI" pressing codes under Category on tan labels
r8337729 America - History / America's Greatest Hits has "C" pressing code under Category on tan labels
r9024002 (this version) has "Q" pressing code under Category on tan labels
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Side 1 label matrix): S41,182
- Matrix / Runout (Side 2 label matrix): S41,183
- Matrix / Runout (Side 1 runout etched): KBS-3110A TLC.-T. Q
- Matrix / Runout (Side 2 runout etched, "Q" below "T."): KBS-3110B TLC.-T. Q nc.
- Rights Society: ASCAP
- Pressing Plant ID: Q
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BS 2894 | America | History · America's Greatest Hits (LP, Comp) | Warner Bros. Records | BS 2894 | US | 1975 |
| W 56169 | America | History · America's Greatest Hits (LP, Comp, RE) | Warner Bros. Records | W 56169 | Italy | Unknown |
| SB-3140 | America | History - America's Greatest Hits (LP, Comp) | 山水 | SB-3140 | Taiwan | Unknown |
| W2 3110, 540823T | America | History - America's Greatest Hits (CD, Comp, Club) | Warner Bros. Records, Warner Bros. Records | W2 3110, 540823T | Canada | 1996 |
| K456169 | America | History - America's Greatest Hits (Cass, Comp) | Warner Bros. Records | K456169 | UK | 1975 |









