Discover America

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Discover America
Studio album by Van Dyke Parks
Released	May 1972
Genre	Calypso progressive pop art rock Americana
Length	37:09
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Linda Perry Durrie Parks
Van Dyke Parks chronology
Song Cycle (1967) Discover America (1972) Clang of the Yankee Reaper (1975)

Discover America is the second album by American recording artist Van Dyke Parks, released in May 1972 by Warner Bros. Its sound is a major departure from his debut album, Song Cycle (1967), featuring all cover versions of previously written songs.

The album mostly features songs popularized by early calypso musicians, as well as songs by Allen Toussaint ("Occapella" and "Riverboat"), Little Feat ("Sailin' Shoes"), John Philip Sousa ("Stars and Stripes Forever") and one song of unknown origin ("Be Careful").

The title of the album is derived from the poem "I Am Waiting" by Lawrence Ferlinghetti.