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America is the debut album by America, released in 1971. It was initially released without "A Horse with No Name", which was released as a single in late 1971. When "A Horse with No Name" became a worldwide hit in early 1972, the album was re-released with that track.

The album went to No. 1 on the Billboard album chart in the United States and stayed there for five weeks. It produced two hit singles; "A Horse with No Name" spent three weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard singles chart in 1972 (it peaked at No. 3 on the Adult Contemporary chart), and "I Need You" hit No. 9 on the Billboard singles chart and No. 7 on the AC chart. Several other songs received radio airplay on FM stations playing album tracks, including "Sandman" (long-rumored to be about the United States Navy VQ-2 air squadron formerly based in Rota, Spain) and "Three Roses". The album was certified platinum by the RIAA for sales in excess of one million units in the U.S.


Track listing
Side 1

1. "Riverside" Dewey Bunnell 3:03
2. "Sandman" Bunnell 5:08
3. "Three Roses" Bunnell 3:54
4. "Children" Bunnell 3:07
5. "A Horse with No Name" (Bonus track on 1972 reissue, also included on all subsequent reissues) Bunnell 4:10
6. "Here" Gerry Beckley  5:30

Side 2

1. "I Need You" Beckley 3:05
2. "Rainy Day" Dan Peek 2:55
3. "Never Found the Time" Peek 3:50
4. "Clarice" Beckley 4:01
5. "Donkey Jaw" Peek 5:17
6. "Pigeon Song" Bunnell 2:18