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The band America was formed in 1970 in London by three young Americans, all sons of U.S. Air Force personnel: Gerry Beckley, Dewey Bunnell, and Dan Peek. They met at the London Central High School and began playing together, blending soft vocal harmonies with folk and pop melodies that quickly captivated audiences.
The trio gained attention with their debut album, America (1971), propelled by the worldwide success of A Horse With No Name. Their light, melodic sound and lyrics evoking landscapes, travel, and freedom became the group’s signature style, often earning them comparisons to folk-rock icons like Crosby, Stills & Nash.
Throughout the 1970s, America released a string of successful albums — including Homecoming (1972), Hat Trick (1973), and Hearts (1975) — produced by none other than George Martin, the legendary producer of The Beatles. Songs like Ventura Highway, Tin Man, Sister Golden Hair, and Daisy Jane helped solidify the band as one of the defining acts of American soft rock.
After Dan Peek departed in 1977, Beckley and Bunnell continued as a duo, keeping the America name and exploring new sounds through the following decades. Despite the shifting tides of the music industry, they maintained a loyal fan base and continued touring around the world.
With over 50 years of career behind them, America remains active, celebrating a legacy built on rich harmonies, nostalgic lyrics, and an enduring spirit of travel and freedom — the true soundtrack of the American road.
America
Riverside
Sandman
Three Roses
Children
A Horse With No Name
Here
I Need You
Rainy Day
Never Found The Time
Clarice
Donkey Jaw
Pigeon Song
Release: December 29, 1971
Label: Warner Bros. Records
Producer: Ian Samwell and Jeff Dexter
Homecoming
Ventura Highway
To Each His Own
Don’t Cross the River
Moon Song
Only in Your Heart
Till the Sun Comes Up Again
Cornwall Blank
Head and Heart
California Revisited
Saturn Nights
Release: November 15, 1972
Label: Warner Bros. Records
Producer: America
Hat Trick
Muskrat Love
Wind Wave
She’s Gonna Let You Down
Rainbow Song
Submarine Ladies
It’s Life
Hat Trick
Molten Love
Green Monkey
Willow Tree Lullaby
Goodbye
Release: October 26, 1973
Label: Warner Bros. Records
Producer: America
Holiday
Miniature
Tin Man
Another Try
Lonely People
Glad to See You
Mad Dog
Hollywood
Baby It’s Up to You
You
Old Man Took
What Does It Matter
In the Country
Release: June 26, 1974
Label: Warner Bros. Records
Producer: George Martin
History: America’s Greatest Hits
A Horse with No Name
I Need You
Sandman
Ventura Highway
Don’t Cross the River
Only in Your Heart
Muskrat Love
Tin Man
Lonely People
Sister Golden Hair
Daisy Jane
Woman
Tonight
Release: November 3, 1975
Label: Warner Bros. Records
Producer: George Martin
Hearts
Daisy Jane
Half A Man
Midnight
Bell Tree
Old Virginia
People in the Valley
Company
Woman Tonight
The Story of a Teenager
Sister Golden Hair
Tomorrow
Seasons
Release: March 19, 1975
Label: Warner Bros. Records
Producer: George Martin
Hideaway
Lovely Night
Amber Cascades
Don’t Let It Get You Down
Can’t You See
Watership Down
She’s Beside You
Hideaway Part I
She’s a Liar
Letter
Today’s the Day
Jet Boy Blue
Who Loves You
Hideaway Part II
Release: April 9, 1976
Label: Warner Bros. Records
Producer: George Martin
Harbor
God of the Sun
Slow Down
Don’t Cry Baby
Now She’s Gone
Political Poachers
Sarah
Sergeant Darkness
Are You There
These Brown Eyes
Monster
Hurricane
Down to the Water
Release: March 1977
Label: Warner Bros.
Producer: George Martin
Silent Letter
Only Game In Town
All Around
Tall Treasures
1960
And Forever
Foolin’
All Night
No Fortune
All My Life
One Morning
High In The City
Release: June 15, 1979
Label: Capitol Records
Producer: George Martin
Alibi
Survival
Might Be Your Love
Catch That Train
You Could’ve Been The One
I Don’t Believe In Miracles
I Do Believe In You
Hangover
Right Back To Me
Coastline
Valentine
One In A Million
Release: August 15, 1980
Label: Capitol Records
Producer: Matthew McCauley, Fred Mollin
View from the Ground
You Can Do Magic
Never Be Lonely
You Girl
Inspector Mills
Love on the Vine
Desperate Love
Right Before Your Eyes
Jody
Sometimes Lovers
Even the Score
Release: July 15, 1982
Label: Capitol Records
Producer: Russ Ballard, Bobby Colomby, Gerry Beckley, Dewey Bunnell
Your Move
My Kinda Woman
She’s A Runaway
Cast The Spirit
Love’s Worn Out Again
The Border
Your Move
Honey
My Dear
Tonight Is For Dreamers
Don’t Let Me Be Lonely
Someday Woman
The Last Unicorn
In The Sea
Release: June 3, 1983
Label: Capitol Records
Producer: Richard Perry, Gerry Beckley, Dewey Bunnell
Perspective
We Got All Night
See How The Love Goes
Can’t Fall Asleep to a Lullaby
Special Girl
5th Avenue
(It’s Like You) Never Left At All
Stereo
Lady with a Bluebird
Cinderella
Unconditional Love
Fallin’ Off the World
Release: September 21, 1984
Label: Capitol Records
Producer: Matthew McCauley, Richie Zito, Richard James Burgess
Ventura Highway & Other Favorites
Ventura Highway (Ao Vivo)
You Could’ve Been the One
I Need You (Ao Vivo)
All Around
All My Life
You Can Do Magic
Only Game In Town
Right Before Your Eyes
The Border
Cast The Spirit
Release: March 21, 1992
Label: Capitol Records
Producer: Not specified
Hourglass
Young Moon
Hope
Sleeper Train
Mirror to Mirror
Garden of Peace
Call of the Wild
Whole Wide World
Close to the Wind
Greenhouse
Ports of Call
Everyone I Meet Is from California
You Can Do Magic
Release: May 17, 1994
Label: American Gramaphone
Producer: Gerry Beckley, Dewey Bunnell, Steve Levine
Struttin’ Our Stuff
Riverside
Ventura Highway
You Can Do Magic
Daisy Jane
Three Roses
I Need You
Wednesday Morning
Pages
Wheels Are Turning
Tin Man
Only In Your Heart
Lonely People
Last Unicorn
From A Moving Train
Sandman
Sister Golden Hair
A Horse With No Name
Release: September 24, 2004
Label: In-Akustik GmbH & Co. KG
Producer: Not specified
Human Nature
From A Moving Train
Wednesday Morning
Town and Country
Moment to Moment
Hidden Talent
Wheels Are Turning
World Alone
Overwhelming World Suite
Pages
Hot Town
Whispering
Oloololo
Release: September 15, 1998
Label: Oxygen Records
Producer: Gerry Beckley, Dewey Bunnell
Holiday Harmony
Winter Wonderland
Let It Snow
White Christmas
A Christmas To Remember
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Sleigh Ride
Silver Bells
Christmas In California
It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas
Winter Holidays
Frosty The Snowman
Silent Night
The First Noel
A Holly Jolly Christmas
Release: October 1, 2002
Label: Rhino Records
Producer: Andrew Gold
Here & Now
Chasing The Rainbow
Indian Summer
One Chance
Golden
Always Love
Ride On
Love & Leaving
Look At Me Now
This Time
Work To Do
All I Think About Is You
Walk In The Woods
Here And Now
Ventura Highway
Don’t Cross the River
Daisy Jane
I Need You
Tin Man
Muskrat Love
Woman Tonight
Only In Your Heart
Lonely People
Sandman
Sister Golden Hair
A Horse With No Name
Paradise
Saturday Sky
Glass King
Release: January 16, 2007
Label: Burgundy Records / Sony BMG
Producer: Adam Schlesinger, James Iha, America
Back Pages
America
A Road Song
Woodstock
Caroline, No
Someday We’ll Know
Sailing to Philadelphia
Crying in My Sleep
Time of the Season
Something in the Way She Moves
On the Way Home
Til I Hear It From You
My Back Pages
Release: July 26, 2011
Label: eOne Music
Producer: Fred Mollin
Archives, Vol. 1
Ventura Highway
Daisy Jane
It’s Life
Rainbow Song
I Need You
Horse With No Name
Sister Golden Hair
Woman Tonight
Rainy Day
Only in Your Heart
Cornwall Blank
Look Up, Look Down
Green Monkey
Story of a Teenager
Riverside
Release: April 12, 2019
Label: America Records
Producer: Jeff Larson
Lost & Found
Driving
All in All
One Horse Town
The Quiet Inside
Many Colors
Dream Come True
Don’t Let Her Close Your Eyes
Out on the Street
Green
Early Days
Release: May 5, 2015
Label: America Records
Producer: Gerry Beckley, Dewey Bunnell, Bobby Woods
50th Anniversary: The Collection
Disc One
A Horse With No Name
I Need You
Sandman
Here
Rainy Day
Three Roses
Riverside (Live On BBC)
Children (Live On BBC)
Everyone I Meet Is From California
Ventura Highway
To Each His Own
Don’t Cross The River
Only In Your Heart
Cornwall Blank
Till The Sun Comes Up Again
Head And Heart
Disc Two
Hat Trick
Muskrat Love
Green Monkey
Submarine Ladies
Molten Love
It’s Life
Rainbow Song
She’s Gonna Let You Down
Tin Man
Another Try
Lonely People
Hollywood
Baby It’s Up To You
Old Man Took
Mad Dog (Demo)
Disc Three
Midnight
Sister Golden Hair
Daisy Jane
Woman Tonight
Old Virginia
Company
Today’s The Day
Amber Cascades
Watership Down
Letter
God Of The Sun
Political Poachers
Sarah
Are You There
You Can Do Magic
Sergeant Darkness (Demo)
Ventura Highway (Early Take 4)
Sister Golden Hair (Demo)
A Horse With No Name (Live)
Release: July 12, 2019
Label: Rhino Records
Producer: Compilation and curation by Warner Music Group
Live at the Palladium
Miniature
Tin Man
You Can Do Magic
Don’t Cross the River
Daisy Jane
Riverside
I Need You
Here
Ventura Highway
Drivin’
Cornwall Blank/Hollywood
Survival
The Border
Greenhouse
Woman Tonight
Only In Your Heart
Dewey’s Memories
California Dreamin’
Lonely People
Band & Crew Intros
Sandman
Sister Golden Hair
A Horse With No Name
Release: November 1, 2019
Label: Gonzo Multimedia
Producer: Recorded live at the London Palladium on October 19, 2018
Heritage II: Demos/Alternate Takes 1971–1976
Cornwall Blank
Jameroony
Mandy
Tin Man
What Does It Matter
You
Mad Dog
Simple Life
Lovely Night
Today’s The Day
Amber Cascades
Letter
Jet Boy Blue
Release: April 24, 2020
Label: Omnivore Recordings
Producer: Brad Rosenberger, Jeff Larson
Heritage: Home Recordings / Demos 1970–1973
Riverside
Here
James Holladay
How Long
Sea of Destiny
Rainy Day
Satan (Donkey Jaw)
When I Was Five
Mitchum Junction
Goodbye
Wind Wave
Ventura Highway
Man of Pride
Rainbow Song
Monster
A Horse With No Name (A Cappella)
Release: November 17, 2017
Label: Omnivore Recordings
Producer: Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell
Live From The Hollywood Bowl 1975
Miniature
Tin Man
Muskrat Love
Baby It’s Up To You
Moon Song
Old Man Took
Old Virginia
I Need You
Lonely People
Don’t Cross The River
Ventura Highway
Glad To See You
Woman Tonight
The Story Of A Teenager
Midnight
Company
Hollywood
Daisy Jane
Sister Golden Hair
A Horse With No Name
Release: September 6, 2024
Label: Primary Wave Music
Producer: Jeff Larson