Homecoming (album)
Homecoming is a
1973 (see
1973 in music) album by
America.
Acoustic guitar-based, with a more pronounced
electric guitar and
keyboard section than previous releases,
Homecoming helped launch the career of America, and includes one of their best known hits, "Ventura Highway".
Homecoming peaked at #9 on Billboard's Pop Albums chart. The singles "Don't Cross the River" and "Only in Your Heart" peaked at #35 and #62, respectively, on Billboard's Pop singles chart.
Track listing
- Ventura Highway (Bunnell) - 3:32
- To Each His Own (Beckley) - 3:13
- Don't Cross the River (Peek) - 2:30
- Moon Song (Bunnell) - 3:41
- Only in Your Heart (Beckley) - 3:16
- Till the Sun Comes up Again (Beckley) - 2:12
- Cornwall Blank (Bunnell) - 4:19
- Head and Heart (Martyn) - 3:49
- California Revisited (Peek) - 3:03
- Saturn Nights (Peek) - 3:31
Personnel
- America - Guitar, Piano, Producer
- Dan Peek - Guitar, Piano, Vocals
- Hal Blaine - Percussion, Drums
- Gerry Beckley - Bass, Guitar, Piano, Vocals
- Dewey Bunnell - Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Drums, Vocals
- Gary Burden - Art Direction, Design
- Henry Diltz - Banjo, Photography
- Bill Halverson - Engineer
- Lee Herschberg - Mastering
- Chuck Leary - Assistant Engineer
- Joe Osborne - Bass
- Mike "Clay" Stone - Engineer
- Gary Mallaber - Percussion, Drums