America (America album)


America is the debut studio album by America, released in 1971. It was initially released without "A Horse with No Name", which was released as a single in late 1971. 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 No. 1 on the Billboard album chart in the United States and stayed there for five weeks. It produced two hit singles; "A Horse with No Name" spent three weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard singles chart in 1972, and "I Need You" hit No. 9 on the Billboard singles chart and No. 7 on the AC chart. Several other songs received radio airplay on FM stations playing album tracks, including "Sandman" and "Three Roses". The album was certified platinum by the RIAA for sales in excess of one million units in the U.S.

Reception

In his Allmusic review, music critic David Cleary called the band's debut album a "folk-pop classic" and concluded, "In spite of its flaws, this platter is very highly recommended."

Track listing

Chart positions

Singles
YearSingleChartPosition
1972"A Horse
with No Name"		US1
1972"A Horse
with No Name"		US AC3
1972"A Horse
with No Name"		AUS2
1972"A Horse
with No Name"		NL12
1972"A Horse
with No Name"		UK3
1972"I Need You"US9
1972"I Need You"US AC7
1972"I Need You"AUS39

Personnel

Credits are per back cover of 1972 vinyl issue.