Hearts (America album)

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Hearts
Hearts cover image.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 19, 1975
RecordedJanuary 6–30, 1975
Studio The Record Plant, Sausalito, California
Genre
Length36:31
Label Warner Bros.
Producer George Martin
America chronology
Holiday
(1974)
Hearts
(1975)
History: America's Greatest Hits
(1975)
Singles from Hearts
  1. "Sister Golden Hair"
    Released: March 19, 1975
  2. "Daisy Jane"
    Released: July 2, 1975
  3. "Woman Tonight"
    Released: August 29, 1975 (UK) [1]
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Hearts is the fifth studio album by American folk rock trio America, released by Warner Bros. Records in 1975. The album was produced by long-term Beatles producer George Martin, the second of seven consecutive albums he produced with America.

Contents

This album was a big hit in the US, reaching number 4 on the Billboard album chart and being certified gold by the RIAA. It produced three hit singles: "Sister Golden Hair", which went to number 1 on the Billboard singles chart and number 5 on the adult contemporary chart; "Daisy Jane", which peaked at 20 on the Billboard singles chart and number 4 on the Adult Contemporary chart; and the funky "Woman Tonight", which reached 44 on the Billboard singles chart and 41 on the Adult Contemporary chart. Several other songs received radio airplay on FM stations playing album tracks including "Company", "Old Virginia", "Bell Tree" and "Midnight". The album was also released on Quadrophonic reel-to-reel tape for 4-channel enthusiasts, also released on Quadraphonic CD-4 album.

The cover was designed by Phil Hartman, who eventually left graphic design to pursue acting.

Cash Box said of the single "Woman Tonight" that "instead of the expected [ballad], the boys dash off some good new-fashioned change." [3] Record World said that rather than "America's soft, willowy sound," "Woman Tonight" is a "hearty rockin' romp with a reggae flavor." [4]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Daisy Jane" Gerry Beckley 3:07
2."Half a Man" Dan Peek 3:33
3."Midnight"Beckley, Dewey Bunnell 2:41
4."Bell Tree"Beckley2:32
5."Old Virginia"D. Peek, Catherine Peek3:28
6."People in the Valley"Bunnell2:43
7."Company"Bunnell3:23
8."Woman Tonight"D. Peek2:19
9."The Story of a Teenager"Beckley, D. Peek3:19
10."Sister Golden Hair"Beckley3:16
11."Tomorrow"D. Peek2:48
12."Seasons"Bunnell3:00
13."Simple Life" (bonus track on Japanese CD)D. Peek2:12

Personnel

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Production

Charts

Chart (1975)Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) [6] 17
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [7] 3
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [8] 74
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [9] 12
US Billboard 200 [10] 4

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [11] Gold50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [12] Silver60,000^
United States (RIAA) [13] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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