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America
America · 1971 · Track 3
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Duración3:53
ÁlbumAmerica
Año1971
ISRCUSWB10001093
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The story behind
The song Three Roses, with its 3:54 duration, is one of those pieces that, even though it wasn't the lead single, earned a special place in FM radio rotation. It's part of the debut album by America, a band formed in 1970 in London, but whose members, Dewey Bunnell, Gerry Beckley, and Dan Peek, were sons of American military personnel. They grew up sharing high school, acoustic guitars, and a deep admiration for Californian folk-rock artists like The Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash. The band's name, in fact, arose almost as a nostalgic joke, to make their origin clear despite playing in British pubs.
This first self-titled record, originally released in January 1972, had a peculiar history. Initially, it did not include the track that would later become their biggest hit, A Horse with No Name, which had appeared as a single in late 1971 in Europe. However, when A Horse with No Name exploded as a worldwide hit in January 1972, the album was quickly reissued that same month to include it. The result was a resounding success: the album climbed to the top of the Billboard chart in the United States, staying there for five weeks. In addition to A Horse with No Name, which topped the Billboard singles chart for three weeks, the album also spawned another hit, I Need You, which reached ninth place. The recording featured engineering by Ken Scott and was produced by America along with Jeff Dexter and Ian Samwell.