The Definitive Pop Collection [Remaster]

Performer: America
Engineer: Mike "Clay" Stone; Geoff Emerick; Ken Scott; Robin Black
Producer: Gerry Beckley; Dewey Bunnell; Dan Peek; George Martin; Ian Samwell; Jeff Dexter; Matthew McCauley; Richie Zito; Russ Ballard; Bobby Colomby; Steve Woolard (Compilation)
Distributor: WEA (Distributor)

Notes: America: Dan Peek, Gerry Beckley (bass guitar); Dewey Bunnell. Personnel: Dan Peek, Gerry Beckley (vocals, guitar, harmonica, keyboards, background vocals); Dewey Bunnell (vocals, guitar, background vocals); Clydie King, Jessica Smith (vocals); Joe Walsh (guitar); Henry Diltz (banjo); Tom Scott (saxophone); Jim Ed Norman (piano); Robert Margouleff (synthesizer); Hal Blaine, Willie Leacox (drums, percussion); Dave Attwood, Kim Haworth (drums); Chet McCracken (congas); Tom Walsh , Ray Cooper (percussion). Recording information: Air Studios, London, England; Caribou Ranch, Nederland, CO; Ka Lae Kiki Kauai, Ha; Morgan Sound Studios, London, England; Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA; Record Plant, Sausalito, CA; Trident Sound Studios, London, England. Arrangers: George Martin; Jim Ed Norman. For this thorough 2006 collection, Rhino Records compiled the finest songs by America onto two discs. The chronologically ordered 30-track set wisely focuses on the folk-rock group's 1970s heyday, beginning with that notorious dose of Neil Young-worship that is "A Horse with No Name" and moving on to lesser-known tunes such as the plaintive "Sandman" and the delicate "Tin Man," all of which showcase the ensemble's breezy vocal harmonies and light acoustic arrangements. While there are more concise America compilations available, this anthology is ideal for listeners wanting more than just the hits.

The first half of the 1970s was the heyday of introspective songwriting and close-harmony singing. The band America was at the forefront of the commercial end of this movement, releasing a string of singles that dominated the radio for years. Following their debut smash, "Horse With No Name," a Neil Young-derived, hallucinatory song-story, America scored again and again with singles and a series of records whose titles for some reason all began with the letter "H." Despite the group's indelible association with soft rock, America's understated pop found an unlikely new legion of fans in the '00s indie world.

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