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Homecoming, America's finest album, refines and focuses the folk-pop approach found on their debut release. The songs here are tighter and more forthright, with fewer extended solo instrumental sections than before. The sound quality is clear and bright; the colorful arrangements, while still acoustic guitar-based, feature more electric guitar and keyboards. The performance quality is more assured, among the most urgently committed the group would ever put on vinyl. Verses are still sometimes banal and clunky ("You can't disregard your friends/But life gets so hard when you reach the end") or cryptic ("Sorry, boy, but I've been hit by purple rain"), but a number of the song subjects here exhibit a yearning sense of wanderlust and love of the outdoors that proves to be highly evocative and compelling (particularly on "Moon Song," "Ventura Highway," "California Revisited," and "Cornwall Blank"). Chordal progressions are sophisticated and contain many subtle surprises. A few new style wrinkles can be seen in the country-influenced "Don't Cross the River," the drivingly gutsy "California Revisited" (perhaps the hardest-rocking song the group would ever produce), and the hushed yet mildly funky "Head & Heart." Chart hits from this release include "Ventura Highway," "Only in Your Heart," and "Don't Cross the River," but each song here has something to recommend it. This top-flight album is a very rewarding listen.

© David Cleary /TiVo

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1
Ventura Highway (Album Version)
00:03:31

Mike Stone, Engineer - Dewey Bunnell, Composer, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Gerry Beckley, Keyboards, Vocals - Dan Peek, Guitar, Vocals - LEE HERSCHBERG, MasteringEngineer - Hal Blaine, Drums, Percussion - George Martin, Remixer - Ray Staff, MasteringEngineer - Chuck Leary, AssistantEngineer - America, Producer, Guitar, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - Joe Osborne, Bass Guitar - BILL HALVERSON, Engineer

© 1995 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1972 Warner Records Inc.

2
To Each His Own (Album Version)
00:03:14

Mike Stone, Engineer - Dewey Bunnell, Guitar, Vocals - Gerry Beckley, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - Dan Peek, Guitar, Vocals - LEE HERSCHBERG, MasteringEngineer - Hal Blaine, Drums - Ray Staff, MasteringEngineer - Chuck Leary, AssistantEngineer - America, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - Joe Osborne, Bass Guitar - BILL HALVERSON, Engineer

© 1995 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1972 Warner Records Inc.

3
Don't Cross the River (Album Version)
00:02:29

Mike Stone, Engineer - Dewey Bunnell, Guitar, Vocals - Gerry Beckley, Keyboards, Vocals - Dan Peek, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - LEE HERSCHBERG, MasteringEngineer - Hal Blaine, Drums, Percussion - George Martin, Remixer - Ray Staff, MasteringEngineer - Chuck Leary, AssistantEngineer - America, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist - Joe Osborne, Bass Guitar - Henry Diltz, Banjo - BILL HALVERSON, Engineer

© 1995 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1972 Warner Records Inc.

4
Moon Song (Album Version)
00:03:41

Mike Stone, Engineer - Dewey Bunnell, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Gerry Beckley, Keyboards, Vocals - Dan Peek, Guitar, Vocals - LEE HERSCHBERG, MasteringEngineer - Hal Blaine, Drums - Ray Staff, MasteringEngineer - Chuck Leary, AssistantEngineer - America, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - Joe Osborne, Bass Guitar - BILL HALVERSON, Engineer

© 1995 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1972 Warner Records Inc.

5
Only in Your Heart (Album Version)
00:03:17

Mike Stone, Engineer - Dewey Bunnell, Guitar, Vocals - Gerry Beckley, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer - Dan Peek, Guitar, Vocals - LEE HERSCHBERG, MasteringEngineer - Hal Blaine, Drums, Percussion - George Martin, Remixer - Ray Staff, MasteringEngineer - Chuck Leary, AssistantEngineer - America, Producer, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - Joe Osborne, Bass Guitar - BILL HALVERSON, Engineer

© 1995 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1972 Warner Records Inc.

6
Till the Sun Comes up Again (Album Version)
00:02:12

Mike Stone, Engineer - Dewey Bunnell, Guitar, Vocals - Gerry Beckley, Bass Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Dan Peek, Guitar, Vocals - LEE HERSCHBERG, MasteringEngineer - Hal Blaine, Drums - Ray Staff, MasteringEngineer - Chuck Leary, AssistantEngineer - America, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - Joe Osborne, Bass Guitar - Gary Mallaber, Drums, Percussion - BILL HALVERSON, Engineer

© 1995 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1972 Warner Records Inc.

7
Cornwall Blank (Album Version)
00:04:19

Mike Stone, Engineer - Dewey Bunnell, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Gerry Beckley, Keyboards, Vocals - Dan Peek, Guitar, Vocals - LEE HERSCHBERG, MasteringEngineer - Hal Blaine, Drums - Ray Staff, MasteringEngineer - Chuck Leary, AssistantEngineer - America, Producer, Instruments, MainArtist - Joe Osborne, Bass Guitar - BILL HALVERSON, Engineer

© 1995 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1972 Warner Records Inc.

8
Head and Heart (Album Version)
00:03:49

Mike Stone, Engineer - Dewey Bunnell, Drums, Percussion, Vocals - Gerry Beckley, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals - Dan Peek, Guitar, Vocals - LEE HERSCHBERG, MasteringEngineer - Hal Blaine, Drums - John Martyn, Writer - Ray Staff, MasteringEngineer - Chuck Leary, AssistantEngineer - America, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - Joe Osborne, Bass Guitar - BILL HALVERSON, Engineer

© 1995 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1972 Warner Records Inc.

9
California Revisited (Album Version)
00:03:05

Mike Stone, Engineer - Dewey Bunnell, Guitar, Vocals - Gerry Beckley, Keyboards, Vocals - Dan Peek, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - LEE HERSCHBERG, MasteringEngineer - Hal Blaine, Drums - Ray Staff, MasteringEngineer - Chuck Leary, AssistantEngineer - America, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - Joe Osborne, Bass Guitar - BILL HALVERSON, Engineer

© 1995 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1972 Warner Records Inc.

10
Saturn Nights (Album Version)
00:03:32

Mike Stone, Engineer - Dewey Bunnell, Guitar, Vocals - Gerry Beckley, Keyboards, Vocals - Dan Peek, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - LEE HERSCHBERG, MasteringEngineer - Hal Blaine, Drums - Ray Staff, MasteringEngineer - Chuck Leary, AssistantEngineer - America, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - Joe Osborne, Bass Guitar - BILL HALVERSON, Engineer

© 1995 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1972 Warner Records Inc.

Review: Homecoming - America

Homecoming, America's finest album, refines and focuses the folk-pop approach found on their debut release. The songs here are tighter and more forthright, with fewer extended solo instrumental sections than before. The sound quality is clear and bright; the colorful arrangements, while still acoustic guitar-based, feature more electric guitar and keyboards. The performance quality is more assured, among the most urgently committed the group would ever put on vinyl. Verses are still sometimes banal and clunky ("You can't disregard your friends/But life gets so hard when you reach the end") or cryptic ("Sorry, boy, but I've been hit by purple rain"), but a number of the song subjects here exhibit a yearning sense of wanderlust and love of the outdoors that proves to be highly evocative and compelling (particularly on "Moon Song," "Ventura Highway," "California Revisited," and "Cornwall Blank"). Chordal progressions are sophisticated and contain many subtle surprises. A few new style wrinkles can be seen in the country-influenced "Don't Cross the River," the drivingly gutsy "California Revisited" (perhaps the hardest-rocking song the group would ever produce), and the hushed yet mildly funky "Head & Heart." Chart hits from this release include "Ventura Highway," "Only in Your Heart," and "Don't Cross the River," but each song here has something to recommend it. This top-flight album is a very rewarding listen.

© David Cleary /TiVo

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