Classic Album Collection

~ Release by America (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Box set containing all 6 albums released by a249829 on l654, remastered by a397869, plus 4 bonus mono single edits and booklet with liner notes. Each CD is housed in a replica album sleeve.

Box track numbering incorrectly skips track 10 on Disc 2 (Alibi), but correctly shows all tracks.

America In Concert additional recording at Sunset Sound Factory Hollywood, CA

Annotation last modified on 2020-03-15 11:32 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Silent Letter
2▶CD: Alibi
3▼CD: View From the Ground
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1You Can Do Magic
engineer:
Chuck Kirkpatrick
producer:
Russ Ballard
bass guitar [bass]:
Mike Porcaro
drums (drum set):
Jeff Porcaro and Alvin Taylor (drummer)
guitar [guitars]:
Gerry Beckley, Michael Mirage and Rick Neigher
keyboard [keyboards]:
Chris Coté (songwriting partner with Rick Neigher) and Jai Winding (pianist, composer, vocal)
synthesizer:
Chris Coté (songwriting partner with Rick Neigher), Mark Isham (American musician and score composer) and Jai Winding (pianist, composer, vocal)
vocals:
Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1982)
produced for:
Rujo Productions
engineered at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States
recording of:
You Can Do Magic
lyricist and composer:
Russ Ballard
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., Russell Ballard Ltd and Union Square Music Songs Ltd.
3.653:55
2Never Be Lonely
recording of:
Never Be Lonely
writer:
Gerry Beckley and Bill Mumy
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Twenty‐Nine Songs, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
3:44
3You Girl
recording engineer and mixer:
Mark Linett
producer:
Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell
bass guitar [bass]:
Brad Palmer (bassist)
drums (drum set):
Willie Leacox and Jeff Porcaro
guitar [guitars]:
Gerry Beckley, Dewey Bunnell, Hadley Hockensmith, Steve Lukather (guitarist, vocalist, composer, producer and arranger), Bill Mumy, Dean Parks (American session guitarist) and Michael Woods (US guitarist for America/Turnquist Remedy)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Gerry Beckley
vocals:
Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell
recorded at and mixed at:
Amigo Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
You Girl
writer:
Dewey Bunnell, Robert Haimer (member of Barnes & Barnes) and Bill Mumy
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Poison Oak Music, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
23:31
4Inspector Mills
recording engineer and mixer:
Mark Linett
producer:
Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell
bass guitar [bass]:
Brad Palmer (bassist)
drums (drum set):
Willie Leacox and Jeff Porcaro
guitar [guitars]:
Gerry Beckley, Dewey Bunnell, Hadley Hockensmith, Steve Lukather (guitarist, vocalist, composer, producer and arranger), Bill Mumy, Dean Parks (American session guitarist) and Michael Woods (US guitarist for America/Turnquist Remedy)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Gerry Beckley
vocals:
Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell
recorded at and mixed at:
Amigo Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Inspector Mills
lyricist and composer:
Gerry Beckley
publisher:
Twenty‐Nine Songs and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
5:10
5Love on the Vine
recording of:
Love on the Vine
writer:
Dewey Bunnell, Robert Haimer (member of Barnes & Barnes) and Bill Mumy
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Poison Oak Music, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
3:00
6Desperate Love
engineer:
David Cole (US musician/producer, member of C+C Music Factory) and Jerry Smith (UK engineer)
producer:
Bobby Colomby
mixer:
Michael Verdick
bass guitar [bass]:
Mike Porcaro
drums (drum set):
Jeff Porcaro and Alvin Taylor (drummer)
guitar [guitars]:
Gerry Beckley, Michael Mirage and Rick Neigher
keyboard [keyboards]:
Chris Coté (songwriting partner with Rick Neigher) and Jai Winding (pianist, composer, vocal)
synthesizer:
Chris Coté (songwriting partner with Rick Neigher), Mark Isham (American musician and score composer) and Jai Winding (pianist, composer, vocal)
vocals:
Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell
mixed at:
Location Recording Services in Burbank, California, United States
engineered at:
Capitol Studios (B) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Desperate Love
writer:
Ava Aldridge, Cindy Richardson and Lenny LeBlanc
publisher:
Muscle Shoals Sound Publishing, Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI) and ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
3:54
7Right Before Your Eyes
engineer:
David Cole (US musician/producer, member of C+C Music Factory) and Jerry Smith (UK engineer)
producer:
Bobby Colomby
mixer:
Michael Verdick
bass guitar [bass]:
Mike Porcaro
drums (drum set):
Jeff Porcaro and Alvin Taylor (drummer)
guitar [guitars]:
Gerry Beckley, Michael Mirage and Rick Neigher
keyboard [keyboards]:
Chris Coté (songwriting partner with Rick Neigher) and Jai Winding (pianist, composer, vocal)
synthesizer:
Chris Coté (songwriting partner with Rick Neigher), Mark Isham (American musician and score composer) and Jai Winding (pianist, composer, vocal)
vocals:
Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell
mixed at:
Location Recording Services in Burbank, California, United States
engineered at:
Capitol Studios (B) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Right Before Your Eyes
lyricist and composer:
Ian Thomas (Canadian singer/songwriter)
publisher:
Anthem Mark Cain Music Publishing and フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.)
live recording of:
Right Before Your Eyes
lyricist and composer:
Ian Thomas (Canadian singer/songwriter)
publisher:
Anthem Mark Cain Music Publishing and フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.)
3:45
8Jody
engineer:
Chuck Kirkpatrick
producer:
Russ Ballard
bass guitar [bass]:
Mike Porcaro
drums (drum set):
Jeff Porcaro and Alvin Taylor (drummer)
guitar [guitars]:
Gerry Beckley, Michael Mirage and Rick Neigher
keyboard [keyboards]:
Chris Coté (songwriting partner with Rick Neigher) and Jai Winding (pianist, composer, vocal)
synthesizer:
Chris Coté (songwriting partner with Rick Neigher), Mark Isham (American musician and score composer) and Jai Winding (pianist, composer, vocal)
vocals:
Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell
produced for:
Rujo Productions
engineered at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States
recording of:
Jody
lyricist and composer:
Russ Ballard
publisher:
Russell Ballard Ltd and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division)
3:53
9Sometimes Lovers
recording engineer and mixer:
Mark Linett
producer:
Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell
bass guitar [bass]:
Brad Palmer (bassist)
drums (drum set):
Willie Leacox and Jeff Porcaro
guitar [guitars]:
Gerry Beckley, Dewey Bunnell, Hadley Hockensmith, Steve Lukather (guitarist, vocalist, composer, producer and arranger), Bill Mumy, Dean Parks (American session guitarist) and Michael Woods (US guitarist for America/Turnquist Remedy)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Gerry Beckley
vocals:
Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell
recorded at and mixed at:
Amigo Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Sometimes Lovers
lyricist and composer:
Gerry Beckley
publisher:
Twenty‐Nine Songs and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
4:35
10Even the Score
recording engineer and mixer:
Mark Linett
producer:
Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell
bass guitar [bass]:
Brad Palmer (bassist)
drums (drum set):
Willie Leacox and Jeff Porcaro
guitar [guitars]:
Gerry Beckley, Dewey Bunnell, Hadley Hockensmith, Steve Lukather (guitarist, vocalist, composer, producer and arranger), Bill Mumy, Dean Parks (American session guitarist) and Michael Woods (US guitarist for America/Turnquist Remedy)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Gerry Beckley
vocals:
Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell
recorded at and mixed at:
Amigo Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Even the Score
lyricist and composer:
Dewey Bunnell
publisher:
Poison Oak Music and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
3:35
4▶CD: Your Move
5▶CD: Perspective
6▶CD: In Concert