Hourglass

America

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 17, 1994)
• Original Release Date: 1994
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: American Gramaphone
• ASIN: B0000005M9
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #31,948 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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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

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

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

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

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!

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars OUTSTANDING LATTER DAY RELEASE FOR AMERICA!, April 23, 2005

By	D. L Masters (California) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Make no mistake, Hourglass recaptures the magic of America in it's prime, circa 1972-1976. Production is great, the songs are all top drawer and Gerry and Dewey never sounded better. Hourglass kicks off with a stellar "Young Moon" that sets the tone for a release that should have put the boys back on the charts. The only question here: The unnecessary and unimaginative remakes of the two oldies but at least they are performed very well.
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The next chapter in latter day America history is a sad one however. The followup to this masterpiece is called "Human Nature" and is easily their worst album. So bad in fact that dozens of people are selling their copies for pennies on Amazon. And it is noteworthy that after the abysmal failure of that project, America has ceased recording.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	A Fan (VA) - See all my reviews

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!