Hat Trick (America album)


Hat Trick is the third studio album by the American folk rock trio America, released on Warner Bros. Records in 1973. It peaked at number 28 on the Billboard album chart, although it failed to go gold, whereas the group's first two releases had platinum sales. The album produced the single, "Muskrat Love", which reached number 67 on the Billboard singles chart and number 11 on the adult contemporary chart. That song would become a much bigger hit for Captain & Tennille three years later.

Reception

In his Allmusic review, music critic Mike DeGagne wrote that the album faltered "mainly because the songs lacked the cordial folk-rock melodies and mindful songwriting that prevailed on the earlier releases. "She's Gonna Let You Down" and "Rainbow Song" are the album's best cuts, but banal offerings such as "Green Monkey", "Willow Tree Lullaby", and "Molten Love" have Bunnell and Peek straying off course, sounding stale and musically feeble."

Track listing

Personnel

Performance

Album
YearChartPosition
1973US28
1973AUS24
1973UK41

Singles
YearSingleChartPosition
1973"Muskrat Love"US67
1973"Muskrat Love"US AC11
1973"Muskrat Love"Cash Box33
1973"Rainbow Song"Cash Box102