Harbor (America album)

1977 studio album by America

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)

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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 ratingsReview 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 longtime Beatles producer George Martin, the fifth of seven 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

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### Side one

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No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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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

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No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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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

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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

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Chart (1977)  | Peak
position

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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

## References

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1. ^ a b "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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America

* Gerry Beckley
* Dewey Bunnell

* Dan Peek

Studio albums|

* America
* Homecoming
* Hat Trick
* Holiday
* Hearts
* Hideaway
* Harbor
* Silent Letter
* Alibi
* View from the Ground
* Your Move
* Perspective
* Hourglass
* Human Nature
* Holiday Harmony
* Here & Now
* Back Pages
* Lost & Found

Compilations|

* History: America's Greatest Hits
* Encore: More Greatest Hits
* Highway
* The Definitive America
* The Complete Greatest Hits

Live albums|

* America Live
* In Concert (1985)
* In Concert (1995)
* Horse with No Name
* The Grand Cayman Concert

Soundtracks|

* The Last Unicorn

Singles|

* "A Horse with No Name"
* "I Need You"
* "Ventura Highway"
* "Muskrat Love"
* "Tin Man"
* "Lonely People"
* "Sister Golden Hair"
* "Daisy Jane"
* "Today's the Day"
* "Amber Cascades"
* "You Can Do Magic"
* "Right Before Your Eyes"
* "The Border"
* "Your Move"

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* Discography

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