Silent Letter/Alibi

Performer: America
Engineer: David Leonard; Eric Prestidge; Linda Corbin; Russ Bracher; Larry Greenstein; Geoff Emerick; Mark Sackett; Nigel Walker; Terry Christian; Brad Gilderman
Producer: Fred Mollin; George Martin; Matthew McCauley
Distributor: E1 Distribution (USA)

Notes: Personnel: Gerry Beckley (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, piano, keyboards, background vocals); Dewey Bunnell (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, background vocals); Fred Mollin (acoustic guitar, percussion, background vocals); Dean Parks, Waddy Wachtel (acoustic guitar); Norton Buffalo (harmonica); James Calire (saxophone, keyboards); Tower of Power Horn Section, Lenny Pickett, Stephen "Doc" Kupka, Mic Gillette (horns); James Newton Howard (keyboards, synthesizer); Jai Winding (keyboards); Matthew McCauley (synthesizer, background vocals); Willie Leacox (drums, percussion); J.D. Souther, Richard Page, Timothy B. Schmit, Tom Kelly (background vocals). Audio Mixer: Bill Schnee. Audio Remasterer: Andrew Thompson . Liner Note Author: John Tobler. Recording information: Air Studios, London, England (03/19/1979); Air Studios, Montserrat (03/19/1979); Britannia Studios, Los Angeles, CA (03/19/1979); Cherokee studios (03/19/1979); Larabee Studios (03/19/1979); Sunset Sound Studios (03/19/1979). Photographer: Henry Diltz. Arranger: George Martin. This two-fer from Beat Goes On features a pair of out of print LPs by the soft rock duo America: Silent Letter and Alibi, originally issued on Capitol in 1979 and 1980, respectively. Highlights among the 18 tracks include "High in the City," "Only Game in Town," "Survival," and "Might Be Your Love." ~ Al Campbell

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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