Don't Cross the River

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"Don't Cross the River"
Don't Cross the River by America.jpg
German single cover, photo is also used on the parent album front cover.
Single by America
from the album Homecoming
B-side "To Each His Own"
ReleasedJanuary 1973
Studio The Record Plant, Los Angeles [1]
Genre Country [2] [3]
Length2:30
Label Warner Bros.
Songwriter Dan Peek
Producer America
America singles chronology
"Ventura Highway"
(1972)
"Don't Cross the River"
(1973)
"Only in Your Heart"
(1973)

"Don't Cross the River" is a song written by Dan Peek of the American rock band America, released as the second of three singles from their 1972 album Homecoming .

Contents

Release and reception

Record World stated that it is a "more countrified cut complete with banjos and all", ending that they believed it would be as successful as "Ventura Highway". [4] Cashbox magazine stated that following "In the footsteps of 'Ventura Highway'" is a "relatively easy task for America when you consider that each and every one of their singles is stronger than the last", ending that "This one looks and feels just right". [2]

The song has been included on compilations such as History: America's Greatest Hits , The Definitive America and The Complete Greatest Hits . [5] [6]

Track listing

  1. "Don't Cross the River" – 2:30
  2. "To Each His Own" – 3:13

Personnel

Original version

Adapted from the digital liner notes: [7]

America

Additional musicians

Technical

2007 re-recording

Adapted from the digital liner notes: [8]

America

Technical

Charts

Chart (1973)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [9] 94
Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [10] 49
Canada Adult Contemporary ( RPM ) [11] 21
US Billboard Hot 100 [12] 35
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [13] 23

References

  1. "Album Information - Highway: 30 Years of America".
  2. 1 2 "Cash Box: Singles Reviews" (PDF). Cashbox . January 20, 1973. p. 22.
  3. Cleary, David. Homecoming Review by David Cleary at AllMusic. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
  4. "Record World Single Picks" (PDF). Record World . January 20, 1973. p. 16.
  5. Don't Cross the River - America | AllMusic , retrieved 2025-08-24
  6. Definitive America - America | Album | AllMusic , retrieved 2025-08-24
  7. "Don't Cross the River by America on Apple Music". Apple Music . 1972-01-01. Retrieved 2025-08-24.
  8. Don't Cross the River by America on Apple Music, 2007-01-09, retrieved 2025-08-24
  9. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992.
  10. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 4789." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved August 24, 2025.
  11. "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 4838." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved August 24, 2025.
  12. "America Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2025.
  13. "America Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2025.