The Definitive America
by America
- Type: Compilation
- Released: 2001-01-01
- Label: Unknown
- Country: United States
- Length: 1:16:12
- Community rating: 3.84/5 from 1 rating
Artists on this release: Tom Walsh, Raphael Ravenscroft, America, Robert Margouleff, Willie Leacox, James Newton Howard, Steve Lukather, Timothy B. Schmit, Russ Ballard, Kim Haworth, Catherine Peek, Gerry Beckley, Dean Parks, Pawson Media, George Martin, Jai Winding, Dan Peek, Joe Osborn, Barry Alfonso, Venetta Fields, Jessica Smith, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Jim Ed Norman, Mike Baird, Matthew McCauley, Fred Mollin, Waddy Wachtel, Ian Samwell, Tom Scott, David Dickey, Clydie King, remastered by, Henry Diltz, Leland Sklar, Bill Schnee, London Symphony Orchestra, Dewey Bunnell, Hugh Brown, Hal Blaine, Ray Cooper, Dave Atwood, Chris McCracken, Willis Alan Ramsey, Jeff Dexter, Jimmy Webb
Album Notes & Community Reviews
'The Definitive America' compiles the trio's best-known recordings, from 'A Horse with No Name' onward. The set surveys their soft-rock catalog of the 1970s.
Genres
Descriptors: compilation, melodic, acoustic, harmonies, ballad
Tracklist
- A Horse With No Name (4:10)
- I Need You (3:04)
- Sandman (5:03)
- Ventura Highway (3:32)
- Don't Cross The River (2:30)
- To Each His Own (3:13)
- Only In Your Heart (3:16)
- Muskrat Love (3:02)
- Rainbow Song (4:00)
- She's Gonna Let You Down (Single Edit) (3:40)
- Tin Man (3:25)
- Lonely People (2:27)
- Sister Golden Hair (3:16)
- Daisy Jane (3:07)
- Woman Tonight (2:19)
- Today's The Day (3:15)
- Amber Cascades (2:50)
- God Of The Sun (3:11)
- Political Poachers (2:42)
- Survival (3:14)
- The Last Unicorn (3:07)
- You Can Do Magic (3:55)
- The Border (3:54)
Credits
- Hal Blaine - drums, percussion
- Willie Leacox - drums, percussion
- Carla Perna - other [licensing]
- Gary Hartnell - other [licensing]
- Malia Doss - other [licensing]
- Peter Pasternak - other [project assistance]
- Steve Woolard - other [project assistance]
- Jim Ed Norman - piano, arranged by [arrangements]
- Tom Anderson - engineer [assisted by], engineer [assistant engineer]
- Hugh Brown - art direction
- Robert Haimer - compilation producer [compilation assistance]
- David McLees - compilation producer [production]
- Stuart Batsford - compilation producer [production]
- Pawson Media - design
- Geoff Emerick - engineer
- Mike D. Stone - engineer
- Lee Kiefer - engineer [assistant engineer]
- Barry Alfonso - liner notes
- Gary Peterson - liner notes [discographical annotation]
- Ian Samwell - producer
- Jeff Dexter - producer
- Robin Black - engineer
- Ken Scott - engineer
- Willis Alan Ramsey - written-by
- Peter Henderson - tape op [tape operator]
- Catherine Peek - written-by
- Mark Guercio - engineer [assisted by]
- Eric Prestidge - engineer
- Mark Linett - engineer
- Bill Schnee - mixed by
- Matthew McCauley - producer
- Jimmy Webb - written-by
- Chuck Kirkpatrick - engineer
- Dennis Hetzendorfer - engineer
- Danny Dawson - engineer [assisted by]
- Ian Grimble - engineer [assisted by]
- Patrice Carroll - engineer [assisted by]