Perspective

America

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 4, 1998)
• Original Release Date: 1984
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: One Way Records Inc
• ASIN: B00000AETG
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #231,162 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. We Got All Night

2. See How the Love Goes

3. Can't Fall Asleep to a Lullabye

4. Special Girl

5. 5th Avenue

6. (It's Like You) Never Left at All

7. Stereo

8. Lady With a Bluebird

9. Cinderella

10. Unconditional Love

11. Fallin' Off the World

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

HDCD remastered reissue of the light folk-rock act's 1984 album. Digipak. 1999 release. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Perspective on Perspective, November 16, 2000

By	John Corbett (Summerland, California United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is without a doubt America's most controversial album. Released in 1984, it features the splashy, heavily-produced, electronic pop sound then in vogue. For a group which made its name in the seventies with acoustic-flavored hits, this was definitely a bold attempt to try a new sound. And yet it works. If any artist could make the sounds of the eighties come together in a seamless, sophisticated manner, it was America. The woefully underrated "Can't Fall Asleep To A Lullaby" ranks as one of their finest recordings. Other tracks like "5th Avenue", "We Got All Night", "Special Girl", and the reggae-inspired "Lady With A Bluebird" all merit attention. If you want to hear one of the better soft-pop albums of mid-1980s, this is it.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Production..good songs....., May 15, 1999

By A Customer

America derserves enormous credit for trying to make a record that is in vogue for the time in which it was done. The album is like many that came during that name...perhaps "overproduced". The songs are good, however I prefer Gerry and Dewey writing their own material..as they are both excellent songwriters..It's a good album it's just not one of their best..Keep in mind that sometimes the record company dictates direction...not neccesarirly the band....Highlights include "Can't Fall Asleep To A Lullabye" and "We've Got It All Night"... This album is solid proof that Ameirca is a group with staying power that can adapt to the times... even the times aren't neccesarily worth adapting too as in the case with the 80's.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Their weakest effort., October 21, 1998

By A Customer

Overall I would have to say this was probably America's weakest studio album. They abandon their trademark accoustic sound in favor of an 80's techno-pop sound. Gerry Beckley's songs are good, but it doesn't work with Dewey Bunnell's style. The album produced two minor hits in 1984: Special Girl and Can't Fall Asleep To A Lullabye. Best tracks are Stereo, Cinderella, and 5th Avenue. Only recommended for serious America fans.