Harbor (America album)

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Harbor
Harbor cover art.jpg
Studio album by
America
ReleasedMarch 1977 [1]
Recorded1976
StudioKa Lae Kiki, Kauai, Hawaii
Genre
Length33:20
Label Warner Bros.
Producer George Martin
America chronology
Hideaway
(1976)		Harbor
(1977)		 America Live
(1977)
Singles from Harbor
  1. "God of the Sun"
    Released: February 1977 [1]
  2. "Slow Down"
    Released: April 1977
  3. "Don't Cry Baby"
    Released: June 1977
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]

Harbor is the seventh studio album by American folk rock trio America, released by Warner Bros. Records in February 1977. It was the last to feature Dan Peek, who embarked on a solo Christian career shortly after the album's release. The album was produced by George Martin, the fourth of six consecutive albums he produced with America.

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Though a major commercial disappointment compared to America's six previous albums, the album did reach number 21 on the Billboard album chart. [4] Three singles ("God of the Sun", "Don't Cry Baby" and the disco song "Slow Down") were released from the album but all failed to chart, although "God of the Sun" and "Now She's Gone" did receive some airplay.

Despite the serene tone of the title and artwork, Harbor is more brooding and pessimistic than most of America's previous albums.

Track listing

Side one

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."God of the Sun" Gerry Beckley 3:11
2."Slow Down" Dan Peek 3:11
3."Don't Cry Baby"Peek3:18
4."Now She's Gone"Beckley2:25
5."Political Poachers" Dewey Bunnell 2:39
6."Sarah"Beckley2:42

Side two

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sergeant Darkness"Beckley2:54
2."Are You There"Bunnell2:51
3."These Brown Eyes"Peek2:32
4."Monster"Beckley2:00
5."Hurricane"Peek2:29
6."Down to the Water"Bunnell2:35

Personnel

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Technical

Charts

Chart (1977)Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) [5] 19
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [6] 16
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [7] 31
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [8] 13
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [9] 33
US Billboard 200 [10] 21

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References

  1. 1 2 "Great Rock Discography". p. 16.
  2. ↑ Harbor at AllMusic
  3. ↑ Cross, Charles R. (2004). "America". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp.  16. ISBN   0-7432-0169-8.
  4. ↑ Harbor USA chart history, AllMusic. Retrieved September 19, 2012.
  5. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
  6. ↑ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 5271a". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  7. ↑ "Charts.nz – America – Harbor". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  8. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – America – Harbor". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  9. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – America – Harbor". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  10. ↑ "America Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
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