{"product_id":"america-complete-greatest-hits","title":"America COMPLETE GREATEST HITS","description":"\u003cp\u003eAmerica: Gerry Beckley, Dan Peek (vocals, guitar, harmonica, keyboards, bass); Dewey Bunnell (vocals, guitar).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAdditional personnel includes: Larry Klimas (saxophone); Jeffery Foskett (background vocals).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eProducers includes: Ian Samwell, America, George Martin, Russ Ballard, Bobby Colomby.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCompilation producers: America, David McLees.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePrincipally recorded between 1972 and 1983. Includes liner notes by Barry Alfonso.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDigitally remastered by Dan Hersch and Bill Inglot (DigiPrep).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePersonnel: Dan Peek, Gerry Beckley (vocals, guitar, harmonica, keyboards, background vocals); Dewey Bunnell (vocals, guitar, background vocals); Jeffrey Foskett (vocals); Larry Klimas (saxophone).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAudio Remasterers: Daniel Hersch; Bill Inglot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLiner Note Author: Barry Alfonso.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRecording information: Human Nature Studios, Sherman Oaks, CA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePhotographers: Greg Allen ; Henry Diltz; Hugh Brown .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAmerica defined the soft-rock sound of the '70s. They wanted to be Crosby, Stills and Nash so badly that they figured out a way to not only pull it off, but beat CSN at their own game, logging even more hit singles than their chief inspiration. THE COMPLETE GREATEST HITS, true to its title, contains all those chart-toppers, as well as some songs that may be unfamiliar to the casual listener (if you weren't paying attention at the time, it's doubtful you'd recall the band's early-'80s comeback hit \"You Can do Magic,\" for example).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhile nobody's making a case for these easygoing popsters as bold innovators, even a cursory listen to this studiously compiled collection reveals a level of unassailable popcraft that places them on a par with posthumously lauded bands like Bread and the Carpenters. It's not for nothing that Beatles mentor George Martin took the boys' production reigns for a while. Though things get dicey towards the end of this chronologically arranged package, the bulk of America's '70s material is as good as commercial folk-pop gets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: Rock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: CD\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: 2001-08-21\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: 2001-08-21\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: CD\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: Rock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"America","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45274697498668,"sku":"1N17FP-E023-83","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/4755\/2812\/files\/america-complete-greatest-hits_7uome.jpg?v=1770833589","url":"https:\/\/b-side-records-vintage-2.myshopify.com\/products\/america-complete-greatest-hits","provider":"B-Side Records \u0026 Vintage","version":"1.0","type":"link"}