1972 America – Homecoming
Homecoming is the second studio album by America, released on November 15, 1972 through Warner Bros. Records. Acoustic guitar-based, with a more pronounced electric guitar and keyboard section than their first album, their second effort helped continue the band’s success, and includes one of their best known hits, “Ventura Highway.”
Homecoming peaked at number 9 on Billboard’s Pop Albums Chart and was certified platinum by the RIAA. It produced three hit singles: “Ventura Highway”, which peaked at number 8 on the Billboard singles chart and number 3 on the adult contemporary chart; “Don’t Cross the River”, which hit number 35 on Billboard and 23 on the AC chart; and “Only in Your Heart” peaked at number 62 on Billboard’s Pop singles chart. Several other songs received radio airplay on FM stations playing album tracks, including “To Each His Own”, “California Revisited”, and “Cornwall Blank”.
For this album and the next six throughout the next five years, the group traditionally chose titles beginning with the letter “H” (the self-titled debut album became unofficially included in this distinction when fans started referring to it as the “Horse with No Name” album when that track was added to later pressings).
Tracks
1 Ventura Highway (Dewey Bunnell) 03:33
2 To Each His Own (Gerry Beckley) 03:15
3 Don’t Cross The River (Dan Peek) 02:31
4 Moon Song (Dewey Bunnell) 03:41
5 Only In Your Heart (Gerry Beckley) 03:18
6 Till The Sun Comes Up Again (Gerry Beckley) 02:12
7 Cornwall Blank (Dewey Bunnell) 04:19
8 Head And Heart (John Martyn) 03:49
9 California Revisited (Dan Peek) 03:05
10 Saturn Nights (Dan Peek) 03:32
Biography
Musicians
Guitar | Dan Peek |
Guitar | Gerry Beckley |
Guitar | Dewey Bunnell |
Keyboards | Dan Peek |
Keyboards | Gerry Beckley |
Vocals | Dan Peek |
Vocals | Gerry Beckley |
Vocals | Dewey Bunnell |
Other Musicians
1 Ventura Highway
Bass | Joe Osborn |
Drums | Hal Blaine |
Percussion | Hal Blaine |
2 To Each His Own
Bass | Joe Osborn |
Drums | Hal Blaine |
Percussion | Hal Blaine |
3 Don’t Cross The River
Bass | Joe Osborn |
Drums | Hal Blaine |
Banjo | Henry Diltz |
Percussion | Hal Blaine |
4 Moon Song
Bass | Joe Osborn |
Drums | Hal Blaine |
Percussion | Hal Blaine |
5 Only In Your Heart
Bass | Joe Osborn |
Drums | Hal Blaine |
6 Till The Sun Comes Up Again
Bass | Gerry Beckley |
Drums | Gary Mallaber |
Percussion | Gary Mallaber |
7 Cornwall Blank
Bass | Joe Osborn |
Drums | Hal Blaine |
8 Head And Heart
Bass | Gerry Beckley |
Drums | Dewey Bunnell |
Percussion | Dewey Bunnell |
9 California Revisited
Bass | Joe Osborn |
Drums | Hal Blaine |
10 Saturn Nights
Bass | Joe Osborn |
Drums | Hal Blaine |
Liner Notes
Engineer – Mike Stone (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10)
Engineer – Bill Halverson (Track 6)
Engineer (Assistant) – Chuck Leary (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10)
Mastered By – Ray Staff
Photography – Henry Diltz
Mastered At Customatrix
Phonographic Copyright Warner Bros Records Inc
Copyright Warner Bros Records Inc