"America" – один из фолк-роковых проектов начала 70-х, произведших на свет несколько хитовых вещичек, побывавших в горячей десятке, типа "A Horse With No Name" и "Sister Golden Hair". Вокалисты и гитаристы Дивей Баннелл, Дэн Пик и Джерри Бекли познакомились в конце 60-х годов, учась в высшей школе. Все трое были сыновьями офицеров воздушных сил США, служивших в Англии. По окончании школы они замутили свой первый фолк-роковый проект "Daze", куда входил еще один человек, имя которого история не сохранила. Вскоре квартет сократился до трио, а вывеску поменяли на "America". Новоиспеченная команда заключила контракт с промоутером Джеффом Декстером. Этот тип пристроил коллектив разогревать известных артистов, а потом подписал его к "Warner Bros. Records".
К концу 1970 года парни засели в одной из лондонских студий для записи дебютного альбома, продюсированием которого занимались Декстер и Ян Сэмвелл. В конце 1971-го на свет появился сингл "A Horse With No Name", с песней очень напоминавшей акустические номера Нила Янга, в январе следующего года занявший третью строчку в британских чартах.
Вслед за ним был выпущен альбом "America", сделанный примерно в том же ключе и также занявший неплохую позицию (14-е место). После успеха в Англии группа отправилась покорять Северную Америку, начав с тура в поддержку " Everly Brothers". Весной в Штатах был переиздан "A Horse With No Name", вскоре обосновавшийся на вершине тамошних чартов, скинув оттуда "Heart of Gold" Нила Янга. Забив еще один сингл, "I Need You", в горячую десятку, "America" засела за создание второго лонгплея. Пока пластинка готовилась сингл "Ventura Highway" также оказался в Топ 10. По итогам 1972 года группа получила "Грэмми" в номинации "Best New Artist". "Homecoming", увидевший свет в январе 1973-го в Англии занял всего лишь 21-е место, зато в Америке он снова был в лучшей десятке. Саунд команды практически не изменился, правда, стал немного более отполированным.
Начиная с этого момента хитов стало гораздо меньше и композиции "America" теперь присутствовали лишь в Топ 40. Альбом "Hat Trick", вышедший в конце 1973-го еле вырулил на 28-ю строчку американских хит-парадов.
Группа в поисках утерянного успеха решила сменить продюсера, и это принесло ощутимы результат. Записанный с Джорджем Мартином "Holiday" вернул группу на вершину чартов. Последовал ряд хитовых синглов, а компиляция "History/America's Greatest Hits" была распрода тиражом свыше четырех миллионов экземпляров. Хотя пластинка 1976 года "Hideaway" (11 место) и получила "золото", команда постепенно стала терять свою аудиторию. После выхода "Harbor" группу покинул Дэн Пик, решивший заняться христианской музыкой. Оставшийся дуэт записал свой последний альбом с Мартином, "Silent Letter", но этот релиз особого успеха не имел. Лишь в 1982-м положение было несколько поправлено при помощи вливания в фолк-рок припопсованных синтезаторов.
Конец 80-х и начало 90-х "America" провела в основном на гастролях. Кроме того музыканты успевали заниматься сольными проектами. Последней значительной студийной работой "американцев" стал альбом 1998 года "Human Nature".
Состав
Dewey Bunnell - вокал, гитара
Gerry Beckley - вокал, гитара
Дискография
America - 1971
Homecoming - 1972
Hat Trick - 1973
Holiday - 1974
Hearts - 1975
Hideaway - 1976
Harbor - 1977
Silent Letter - 1979
Alibi - 1980
View From The Ground - 1982
Your Move - 1983
Perspective - 1984
Ventura Highway And Other Favorites - 1992
Hourglass - 1994
You Can Do Magic - 1996
Human Nature - 1998
Holiday Harmony - 2002
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