Their debut album, "America," released in January 1972, was still receiving lots of airplay when "Homecoming" was released at year's end. "I Need You," "A Horse With No Name," and "Sandman" were probably the biggest hits off of the debut album. Actually, "A Horse With No Name" went to Number 1. As the DJ at the 8th grade dance, I must have played "I Need You" a dozen times. Guess that I wasn't the only one who was crazy about that song ... Although I usually went to concerts by bands with a distinctly "harder edge," the America concert I saw in the mid-70's was a really kewl experience, too. They had the whole stage made up as if you were in their living room - potted palms, an Oriental carpet, a grand piano. It was really cool. The opening act, Eric Carmen, formerly of The Raspberries, played lots of really mellow music, too - including his then-hit "All By Myself." Then all of a sudden the stage was dark except for one spot on the guitarist, and he starting pounding out the chords to the Raspberries' hit "Go All The Way." It was awesome. And, yes - they also did "Overnight Sensation" from the Raspberries catalog.

Just SOME OF the other albums/ work released in 1972