Hideaway (album)

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Hideaway
Hideaway cover
Studio album by America
Released April 9, 1976
Recorded Caribou Ranch, Nederland, Colorado, February 1976
Genre Pop-rock
Label Warner Bros.
Producer George Martin
America chronology
History: America's Greatest Hits
(1975)
Hideaway
(1976)
Harbor
(1977)

Hideaway is the sixth original studio album by American folk rock trio America, released by Warner Bros. Records in April 1976. The album was produced by legendary Beatles producer George Martin.

This album was a hit in the US, peaking at number 11 on the Billboard album chart and being certified GOLD by the RIAA. It produced two hit singles: "Today's The Day" reached 23 on the Billboard singles chart and went all the way to number 1 on the Adult Contemporary chart for two weeks; and "Amber Cascades" which peaked at 75 on the Billboard singles chart and hit number 17 on the Adult Contemporary chart. Several other songs received radio airplay on FM stations playing album tracks including "Jet Boy Blue", "Watership Down" and "Lovely Night".

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Lovely Night" (Gerry Beckley)
  2. "Amber Cascades" (Dewey Bunnell)
  3. "Don't Let It Get You Down" (Dewey Bunnell)
  4. "Can't You See" (Dan Peek)
  5. "Watership Down" (Gerry Beckley)
  6. "She's Beside You" (Dan Peek)
  7. "Hideaway Part I" (Dewey Bunnell)
  8. "She's A Liar" (Gerry Beckley)
  9. "Letter" (Dewey Bunnell)
  10. "Today's The Day" (Dan Peek)
  11. "Jet Boy Blue" (Dan Peek)
  12. "Who Loves You" (Gerry Beckley)
  13. "Hideaway Part II" (Dewey Bunnell)

[edit] Additional Musicians

  • Mark Guercio Bass Guitar
  • David Dickey Drums and Percussion
  • George Martin Piano on "She's Beside You" and "Hideaway Part I"

[edit] References

“Hideaway Liner Notes”, 1976 .