America (America album)

America
Studio album by
America
ReleasedJanuary 1972[1]
Recorded1971
Studio
Genre
Length46:14
LabelWarner Bros.
Producer
America chronology
America
(1972) 		Homecoming
(1972)
Singles from America
  1. "A Horse with No Name"
    Released: 12 November 1971 (UK)[1] (standalone, added in re-release)
  2. "I Need You"
    Released: 26 April 1972 (US)

America is the debut studio album by America, released in January 1972. It was initially released without "A Horse with No Name", which was released as a single in Europe in late 1971 and in the US in January 1972. When "A Horse with No Name" became a worldwide hit in early 1972, the album was re-released with that track.

The album went to the top of Billboard's album chart in the United States and stayed there for five weeks.[4] It produced two hit singles, with "A Horse with No Name" which spent three weeks on top of the Billboard singles chart in 1972, and "I Need You" hit the ninth position on the Billboard singles chart.[5] Several other songs received radio airplay on FM stations, including "Sandman" and "Three Roses". The album was certified platinum by the RIAA for sales in excess of one million units in the United States.

  1. ^ a b "Great Rock Discography". p. 16.
  2. ^ Nixon, Neil (2003). "America". In Buckley, Peter (ed.). The Rough Guide to Rock (3rd ed.). London: Rough Guides. p. 24. ISBN 978-1-84353-105-0.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference AM was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ America – America > Charts & Awards > Billboard Album at AllMusic. Retrieved 3 April 2008.
  5. ^ America – America > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles at AllMusic. Retrieved 31 May 2008.