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1972

Homecoming

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Review by David Cleary – Allmusic.com
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.
Art Direction, Design – Gary Burden
Banjo – Henry Diltz
Bass – Joe Osborne* (tracks: A1 to A5, B2, B4, B5)
Engineer – Mike Stone* (tracks: A1 to A5, B2 to B5)
Engineer [Assistant] – Chuck Leary (tracks: A1 to A5, B2 to B5)
Management [Direction] – The Geffen Roberts Company*
Percussion, Drums – Hal Blaine (tracks: A1 to A5, B2, B4, B5)
Photography By [Photos] – Henry Diltz
Producer, Guitar, Piano – America (2)
All selections published by WB Music Corp. – ASCAP except “Head & Heart” UFO Music – BMI.
A WEA Records Ltd., U.K. Recording
Made in U.S.A.

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Explore the Discography

america debut album
america homecoming
america hat trick
america holiday
america greatest hits
america hearts
america hideaway
america harbor
america silent letter
america alibi
america view from the ground
america your move
america perspective
america venture-highway
america hourglass
america struttin our stuff
america human nature
america holiday harmony
america here and now
america back pages
america archives vol 1
america archives vol 1
america 50th anniversary collection
america palladium