Silent Letter

Silent Letter
Studio album by
America
ReleasedJune 15, 1979
RecordedMarch–April 1979
StudioAIR, Montserrat
GenrePop rock
Length34:50
LabelCapitol
ProducerGeorge Martin
America chronology
America Live
(1977) 		Silent Letter
(1979) 		Alibi
(1980)
Singles from Silent Letters
  1. "Only Game in Town"
    Released: August 1979
  2. "All My Life"
    Released: October 1979
  3. "All Around"
    Released: January 1980
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[2]
(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]

Silent Letter is the eighth studio album by American folk rock duo America, released by Capitol Records in June 1979.

It was the first America studio album following the departure of Dan Peek.[4] It was also the first America release on Capitol Records and the last album—and last of seven consecutive—which longtime Beatles producer George Martin produced with America.

It was also their first studio album since their debut to have a title beginning with a letter other than "H". The title itself acknowledges the missing "H" by its wry reference to silent letters in the English language.

The album contains fast-paced disco songs, piano-based power ballads (often sung by Gerry Beckley) and mid-tempo pop rock songs.

  1. ^ Erlewine, Steven Thomas. "Silent Letter > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
  2. ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1996. p. 15.
  3. ^ Cross, Charles R. (2004). "America". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 16. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  4. ^ Priddy, Tom (17 June 1979). "Pop/Rock". The Greenville News. p. 24E.