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America – The Complete Greatest Hits
Product Description
America, The Complete Greatest Hits
Buy America - The Complete Greatest Hits at Amazon
Product Description
America, The Complete Greatest Hits
Buy America - The Complete Greatest Hits at Amazon
August 12th, 2009
5.0 out of 5 stars
Another America sample
Jimmy Jam and his production team also sampled another America song. They used portions of Ventura Highway by America on Janet Jackson’s hit “Someone to call my baby”.
August 12th, 2009
America formed in 1970 in England as the sons of Air Force military men. The trio wrote some of the seventies most beautifully crafted songs, merging both elements of folk and rock. Their first hit “A Horse With No Name” became a huge hit in 1972, soon to be followed by “Sandman” and “I Need You” all of which were on their debut top selling album “America”. Their second album “Homecoming” again became a top selling album and produced the hits “Ventura Highway” and “Don’t Cross The River”. America continued to release numerous albums throughout the seventies and into the eighties. This collection gives one a good retrospective of the band’s output (with only a few minor deletions) including such hits as “Muskrat Love”, “Tin Man”,”Lonely People”, “Sister Golden Hair”, “Daisy Jane”, “You Can Do Magic” plus more . Their big hits are all here and the entire collection is beautifully remastered by Rhino Records. There’s also an excellent booklet enclosed with interesting information about the band and it’s songs. If you enjoy listening to groups such as Bread, Three Dog Night, Steely Dan, The Eagles (to name just a few) then this collection will not disappoint.
August 12th, 2009
5.0 out of 5 stars
love the album
I just love their music, every song on the CD and it sounds great to me…no song by song analisys here!…its just a great CD.
August 12th, 2009
5.0 out of 5 stars
America the wonderful!
This is a classic, classic album for anyone that remembers the wonderful sound of America .. they were just wonderful! Still are in my eyes!
August 12th, 2009
5.0 out of 5 stars
Amazon Has Proved to be a Great Way to Order Many Things
It has proven to be a safe and fast way for me to acquire many things, especially CD’s since few people carry them at all anymore. I have yet to be disappointed.
August 12th, 2009
America was basically riding the crest of the Crosby Stills & Nash sound, but they did it quite well without coming off as a mere copycat band. This remastered compilation includes every track from the very popular “History: America’s Greatest Hits” CD and expands from there with later chart singles and notable in-between tunes. I was happy to see that they weren’t shy about including their so-sappy-it’s-good 80’s hits “You Can Do Magic”, “The Border” and the excellent “Right Before Your Eyes”. These songs obviously pale by comparison to their more politically charged and psychedelic 70’s output, especially in the lyrics department (of the three, only “The Border” was co-written by any band members), but they’re great ear candy regardless. America fans of all intensities now have three levels of compilation extensiveness to choose from – this single disc of all their chart hits, or get “History” combined with “Encore: More America’s Greatest Hits” to expand on their latter year output, or get the box set for a 3 CD overview! I personally would recommend this one for its pristine sound.
An additional note on the song “Daisy Jane” – I’ve always been a big fan of Janet Jackson, and one of my favorites of hers is the ballad “Let’s Wait Awhile” from 1986. I never realized until picking up the America CD that her and her co-conspirators Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis basically pilfered parts of the melody from “Daisy Jane” for that song! In fact, Janet (Ms. Jackson if yo’ nasty) must be a closet America fan, seeing as how she also sampled the riff from “Ventura Highway” for her own “Someone To Call My Lover” last year.
August 12th, 2009
For those of you out there who like a Greatest Hits compilation that contains all of the songs by an artist to chart on Billboard’s Hot 100, this CD is for you. I have been waiting for a compilation that contains all of their hits, yet does not include a bunch of other songs that I am not interested in. Previously they have released “History: Greatest Hits” which just focused on the early 70’s hits. Then they released “Encore: More Greatest Hits” which focused on the late 70’s early 80’s hits. Then they released “Highway: 30 Years of America”, which was a box set bloated with non-hits. For the America fanatic, I am sure all of the previous compilations were great. However, for the casual listener like me who just wants the hits, this is the CD to get. And you get all of the songs on one disc, which saves space in a CD collection like mine that numbers over 1,000 CD’s. Another bonus, this CD plays the songs in chronological order of when they were hits, which I really appreciate. The liner notes are also good with a 20 page booklet with lots of full-color photos, a history of the band, and a track listing that tells where the songs peaked on both the Pop and Adult Contemporary charts.
Some reviewers have commented on how the band turned to shlocky AC in the early 80’s. I think the songs from that period were just as vital as the 70’s hits. And a lot of people have made negative remarks about “Muskrat Love”. At least this version is less embarassing than the Captain & Tenille version with all of the keyboard chirping sounds. I recommend this CD highly for anyone who enjoys 70’s and 80’s adult pop music.
August 12th, 2009
3.0 out of 5 stars
America, the Complete – it is
Has all which this great band is known for. A great compilation. If you don’t have separate albums, this will make it hard for you not to collect them all.
August 12th, 2009
5.0 out of 5 stars
All the great songs! Awesome collection!
I’ve loved America from their first album. This collection is great. All the memorable songs plus a few of their “newer” ones.
August 12th, 2009
5.0 out of 5 stars
America-30 + years ago
This CD of long ago music was exactly what I expected. Transports me back to a more carefree time. AND I remember all the words! Great accoompaniment for a long car ride.
August 12th, 2009
5.0 out of 5 stars
Considered mainstream, not theres anything wrong with that
America was never considered a cool band, but they could turn out memorable tunes with rich harmonies. They have a folk vibe to many of their songs.
August 12th, 2009
4.0 out of 5 stars
One of the best with many likeable songs
If you are a fan of America, this is the CD to get. It has all of the songs that you love from the group plus a few more to make you even happier. Very good CD.
August 12th, 2009
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent
This CD has the best songs. I enjoy it so much and even my friends like it. It is nice to listen to while driving.