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America - Silent Letter (1979) [2021, Japan]
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America - Silent Letter (1979) [2021, Japan]
Rock, Soft Rock, Pop Rock | EAC Rip | FLAC, Img+CUE+LOG+Scans (PNG) | 35:18 | 391,08 Mb
Label: Capitol Records/Universal Music (Japan) | Cat.# UICY-79667 | Released: 2021-09-22 (1979-06-15)
Rock, Soft Rock, Pop Rock | EAC Rip | FLAC, Img+CUE+LOG+Scans (PNG) | 35:18 | 391,08 Mb
Label: Capitol Records/Universal Music (Japan) | Cat.# UICY-79667 | Released: 2021-09-22 (1979-06-15)
"Silent Letter" is the 8th studio album by American folk rock duo America, released by Capitol Records in June 1979. This was the first America studio album following the departure of Dan Peek, the first America release on Capitol Records, and the last to feature George Martin as producer. It was also their first studio album since their debut to have a title beginning with a letter other than "H". The title itself acknowledges the missing "H" by its wry reference to silent letters in the English language. The album contains fast-paced disco songs, piano-based power ballads (often sung by Gerry Beckley) and mid-tempo pop rock songs.
~Wikipedia
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America - Silent Letter (1979) [2021, Japan]
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In a way, Silent Letter was a new beginning for America. Although they were still produced and arranged by George Martin, they had signed with a new label, Capitol Records, and had decided to delve deeply into lush adult contemporary, which was a different beast than the folky Californian soft rock that made their reputation. The change in sound didn't result in new hits (ironically, the same year they released Silent Letter they scraped the charts with a cover of "California Dreamin'" that was not included on the record), but it did revitalize them, ever so slightly. There is a fair amount of filler scattered throughout Silent Letter, along with a couple of interestingly awkward and ambitious songs like the segmented closer "High in the City," but there are also several very fine soft rock numbers. As a matter of fact, the opening one-two punch of "Only Game in Town" and "All Around" (which has a killer chorus) makes the record sound like it will be excellent. It begins to drift a little bit after that, but it never strays too far; every time that the album seems to lose momentum, it regains it. The end result may be flawed, but in an enjoyable way. And compared to the records that preceded it and some of albums that followed it, Silent Letter certainly seems like a latter-day highlight for America.
~Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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America - Silent Letter (1979) [2021, Japan]
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America - Silent Letter (1979) [2021, Japan]
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Release of this album: 1979, June, 15 [LP Capitol Records, Cat.# SO-11950, USA]
Release of this CD: 2021, September, 22 [CD Capitol Records/Universal Music (Japan), Cat.# UICY-79667 / EAN: 4988031444009]
A Capitol Records Release, ℗&© 1979 Capitol Records, LLC.
International / USM, a Universal Music Company.
Marketed and Distributed by Universal Music LLC.
Made in Japan
Credits:
Arranged By – George Martin
Bass – David Dickey
Cover – Philip Hartmann
Drums – Willie Leacox
Engineer – Geoff Emerick
Engineer [Second Engineer] – Nigel Walker, Russell Bracher, Tim Cuthbertson
Guitar, Piano, Vocals – Gerry Beckley
Guitar, Vocals – Dewey Bunnell
Horns – Tower Of Power Horn Section
Horns [Tower Of Power Horn Section] – Emilio Castillo, Greg Adams, Lenny Pickett, Mic Gillette, Steve Kupka
Keyboards, Saxophone, Soloist – Jimmy Calire
Lead Guitar – Mike Woods
Percussion – Tom Walsh
Photography By [Additional] – Henry Diltz
Photography By [Cover] – Gary Heery
Producer – George Martin
Tracklist:
01. Only Game In Town (04:15)
(Casey Kelly, Julie Didier, Lewis Anderson)
02. All Around (03:23)
(Dewey Bunnell, Gerry Beckley)
03. Tall Treasures (03:20)
(Dewey Bunnell, Gerry Beckley)
04. 1960 (03:12)
(Gerry Beckley)
05. And Forever (03:13)
(Dewey Bunnell)
06. Foolin' (02:55)
(Gerry Beckley, Ricky Fataar)
07. All Night (03:21)
(Dewey Bunnell)
08. No Fortune (03:22)
(Gerry Beckley)
09. All My Life (03:04)
(Gerry Beckley)
10. One Morning (02:14)
(Dewey Bunnell)
11. High In The City (03:01)
(Dewey Bunnell, Gerry Beckley)
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Codec: FLAC
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See also:
America - Your Move (1983) [2020, Japan]