Harbor (America album)

Harbor
Studio album by America
Released	March 1977 [1]
Recorded	1976
Studio	Ka Lae Kiki, Kauai, Hawaii
Genre	Folk rock pop rock
Length	33:20
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	George Martin
America chronology
Hideaway (1976) Harbor (1977) America Live (1977)
Singles from Harbor
"God of the Sun" Released: February 1977 [1] "Slow Down" Released: April 1977 "Don't Cry Baby" Released: June 1977

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[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.

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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"God of the Sun"	Gerry Beckley	3:11
2.	"Slow Down"	Dan Peek	3:11
3.	"Don't Cry Baby"	Peek	3:18
4.	"Now She's Gone"	Beckley	2:25
5.	"Political Poachers"	Dewey Bunnell	2:39
6.	"Sarah"	Beckley	2:42

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Sergeant Darkness"	Beckley	2:54
2.	"Are You There"	Bunnell	2:51
3.	"These Brown Eyes"	Peek	2:32
4.	"Monster"	Beckley	2:00
5.	"Hurricane"	Peek	2:29
6.	"Down to the Water"	Bunnell	2:35

Personnel

America

• Dewey Bunnell – lead and backing vocals, guitars
• Gerry Beckley – lead and backing vocals, guitars, pianos, synthesizers
• Dan Peek – lead and backing vocals, guitars, pianos, synthesizers

with:

• David Dickey – bass guitar
• Willie Leacox – drums, percussion
• Jim Calire – saxophone
• Tom Walsh – percussion
• Larry Carlton – electric sitar

Technical

• George Martin – producer
• Henry Diltz – photographer
• Philip Hartmann – cover design
• Vivien Bunnell, Lexie Hartmann and Jim Hoskins – additional poster photography

Charts

Weekly 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

Year-end charts Chart (1977) Position Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM) [11] 91

References

1. "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.
11. "RPM Top 100 Albums of '77". Library and Archives Canada . Retrieved 16 February 2025.