Hourglass

America | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 17, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: American Gramaphone
• ASIN: B0000005M9
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #44,724 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #7 in Music > Indie Music > Pop > Soft Rock
  • #57 in Music > Indie Music > Rock > Classic Rock
  • #96 in Music > Indie Music > Pop > Pop Rock

Track Listings

1. Young Moon

2. Hope

3. Sleeper Train

4. Mirror To Mirror

5. Garden Of Peace

6. Call Of The Wild

7. Whole Wide World

8. Close To The Wind

9. Greenhouse

10. Ports-Of-Call

11. Everyone I Meet Is From California

12. You Can Do Magic

Editorial Reviews

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Genre: Popular Music
Media Format: Compact Disk
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Release Date: 17-MAY-1994

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I'd give this ten stars if I could!!!!, November 2, 2004

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America Fan "Cindy" (Alexandria, VA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Hourglass (Audio CD)

America is one of my all-time favorite groups and I still see them once or twice a year when they come to the Northern Virginia area (they were just at the Birchmere in October). Dewey and Gerry are just two nice, down to earth guys who really appreciate their fans and always go out of their way to talk to them after the show and sign autographs.
Hourglass is one of those CDs that have stayed in constant play since I received it and will for some time. ALL the songs are good but "Young Moon" and "Mirror to Mirror" particularly stand-out.
If you're an America fan, trust me: buy it, play it, love it!

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An undiscovered treasure!, August 29, 2003

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A Fan (VA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hourglass (Audio CD)

I cannot understand why this album wasn't a hit when it was released in 1994! An excellent easy listening album. Young Moon and Hope were released as singles. Dewey Bunnell seems to standout on this CD. His songs Sleeper Train, Whole Wide World, and Garden of Peace are great. Gerry Beckley's best is Call of the Wild which is very strong. The only question I have about it is why did they re-record You Can Do Magic? They didn't even experiment with it, they just re-recorded an almost note for note performance of the orginal 1982 hit. But all in all, I strongly recommend this CD. Falls into my shudda been a hit category!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Welcome Return, November 20, 2003

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Brett Simpson (Auckland, New Zealand) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hourglass (Audio CD)

This is a must-have for any serious America fan. It broke a ten year drought between albums, though still picking up pretty much from where they'd left off with "Perspective", one of their most underrated albums.

The second half of this album is not as strong as the first, but the first seven tracks are all as good as anything they'd ever done before, so that is entirely forgiveable. There's not much wrong with any of the other songs either. Dewey Bunnell shines throughout, his "Sleeper Train" and "Whole Wide World" recalling the glory days of "Ventura Highway". He collaborates with Beckley on my two very favourite tracks though, namely "Young Moon" and the glorious "Garden Of Peace".

Sadly this album failed to find its audience, but if you missed it when it came out it's not too late. You certainly won't regret the purchase.

One star is docked for the continued use of drum machines (Did they learn nothing from "Your Move"?) Otherwise perfect.