America-America´s Greatest Hits History (1975)

When "America" band appeared on the music scene, their peers Crosby, Stills Nash and Young had ended their short-lived adventure, so folk rock fans with great vocal melodies found perfect substitutes for them.
Formed in England by children of American military in the United Kingdom; Dan Peek and Gerry Beckley who, together with the British Dewey Bunnell, knew of having studied at the same school and shared a common hobby, folk music and rock.
As early as 1970 all three were part of a group called Daze, where the trio sang and played the guitars.
In 1972 the scout Jeff Baxter discovers them and offers them a contract with the Warner Brothers and at the beginning of 1971 his first album is released generically titled "America" ​​which has hardly any commercial repercussion.
Shortly after they re-enter the studio to record a series of additional songs like "A Horse With No Name", which soon after being published is placed at the top of the charts.
From here the album is reissued with this single and it also becomes a massive success, including the singles "I Need You", "Sandman", "Riverside" or "Three Roses" that soon become the favorites of His Followers.
This first album together with the following "Homecoming" (1972), "Hat Trick" (1972), "Holiday" (1974), or "Hearts"(1975), catapult them as one of the best folk rock bands of the time with a Stupendous exercise of melodic vocals and guitars in a style halfway between the CSNY and The Eagles.
In 1975, taking advantage of the band's success, Warner published "History: America's Greatest Hits", which contained all of the band's eleven hit singles to date; "A Horse With No Name", "I Need You", "Ventura Highway", "Tim Man", "Lonely People" or "Sister Golden Hair" ... plus an edited version of the song "Sandman," positioning this anthological selection to the first positions of the North American lists and managing to certify multi platinum sales.