America

Homecoming
$13.96
America Homecoming is one of my favourite albums of all time. It has almost 40 years and sounds very contemporary even today. It includes songs like Ventura Highway, Cornwall Blank from Dewey Bunnel, Head and Heart (John Martyn's cover), Only in your Heart, Till the Sun comes Up again and To Each His Own from Gerry Beckley. Recording made in 1972 was brilliant and Friday Music has done an excellent job in this new vinyl edition. The quality of the cover and record is outstanding.

America
$21.95
I would like to commend the author for writing this book, it seemed or presented itself as a challenge to the truth of CPS system letdown--but it is the truth. I have an adopted son, and the story really hit home, that God moved my heart to intervene before it was too late. While my son was adopted at the age of 4, he was almost victum to the 'SYSTEM', being lost, caught up, and basically just out there. He is currently in play theraphy, and I was discussing with the theraphist that I fell like the entire Child Protective Services system need to be revamped. When we keep in mind that the bible states 'suffer not the little children', we are compelled to do as God commands. One main challenge me and my son have conquered is to always talk about how he feels, and we talk about everything, from the fact that his toe nail hurts, to the 'why do things happen' questions. This book was heart touching, and my God stopped me in my tracks to just pray for all children in protective custody. Case workers, case managers, children adovacates I can only say God has tasked you with ensuring that the children placed in custody are loved and cared for, so please do your best. We faced ever challenge you can think of before adoption, from papers not being signed becasue the case worker for an agency did not get them in on time, to home study not being updated, to having to get a different fire inspection, I was like WOW--God must have some great outcome in store. My son was even placed with another family, even though the agency knew I was completing training to adopt him, only for him to feel rejected all over again.

America - The Complete Greatest Hits
$18.98
Were all compiled and put on this album. An earlier 'Greatest Hits' has been out longer, but it was very lacking in the material, which this album has.

America was one of those bands who had a very long run with a sound that was, not unique by any means...just catchy. That catchiness would eventually be made into their own style, and change and grow with them. As the scope of Pop music changed, America made it through those changes well enough...managing to have several hits in several years that many people remember.

And just when the fickle record buying public was certain that America was finished with their string of hits, they managed a comeback with "You Can Do Magic", written and profuced by Russ Ballard. Several more albums followed, and a few more hits for this soft rock/folk duo.
It seems that when you get to the end of this lengthy cd, you feel that there might have been more, well there was,it was just that like most bands of their sound and time...they began playing to smaller and smaller audiences, and they began releasing their newer material on independent labels.

For anyone who either grew up with America, or has a fond recollection of what they were doing when these songs were on the radio, this is the album for you:)

America: A Narrative History (Seventh Edition) (Vol. 1)
$33.61
they didn't pack well, the bag is so big, then the book was little damage when i received it.