Hearts (album)

Hearts
Studio album by America
Released	March 19, 1975
Recorded	The Record Plant, Sausalito, California, January 6, 1975 - January 30, 1975
Genre	Folk rock, pop rock
Length	36:31
Label	Warner Bros. 2852
Producer	George Martin
America chronology
Holiday (1974) Hearts (1975) History: America's Greatest Hits (1975)
Singles from Hearts
"Sister Golden Hair"/"Midnight" Released: March 19, 1975 "Daisy Jane"/"Tomorrow" Released: July 2, 1975 "Woman Tonight"/"Bell Tree" Released: October 22, 1975

Hearts is the fifth original studio album by American folk rock trio America, released by Warner Bros. Records in 1975. The album was produced by legendary Beatles producer George Martin.

This album was a big hit in the US, reaching number 4 on the Billboard album chart and being certified GOLD by the RIAA. It produced three hit singles: "Sister Golden Hair", which went to number 1 on the Billboard singles chart and number 5 on the adult contemporary chart; "Daisy Jane", which peaked at 20 on the Billboard singles chart and number 4 on the Adult Contemporary chart; and the funky "Woman Tonight", which reached 44 on the Billboard singles chart and 41 on the Adult Contemporary chart. Several other songs received radio airplay on FM stations playing album tracks including "Old Virginia", "Bell Tree" and "Midnight".

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Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Daisy Jane"	Gerry Beckley	3:07
2.	"Half a Man"	Dan Peek	3:33
3.	"Midnight"	Beckley, Dewey Bunnell	2:41
4.	"Bell Tree"	Beckley	2:32
5.	"Old Virginia"	D. Peek, Catherine Peek	3:28
6.	"People in the Valley"	Bunnell	2:43
7.	"Company"	Bunnell	3:23
8.	"Woman Tonight"	D. Peek	2:19
9.	"The Story of a Teenager"	Beckley, D. Peek	3:19
10.	"Sister Golden Hair"	Beckley	3:16
11.	"Tomorrow"	D. Peek	2:48
12.	"Seasons"	Bunnell	3:00
13.	"Simple Life" ((bonus track on Japanese CD))	D. Peek	2:12

Personnel

• Gerry Beckley – vocals, guitar, keyboards
• Dewey Bunnell – vocals, guitar
• Dan Peek – vocals, guitar, keyboards
• David Dickey – bass
• Willie Leacox – drums, percussion
• George Martin – keyboards

Uncredited - Cello (On "Daisy Jane".)

• Clydie King, Venetta Fields - background vocals "Story of a Teenager"

Production notes:

• George Martin – producer, arranger
• Geoff Emerick – engineer
• Mark Guercio – assistant engineer
• Henry Diltz – photography
• Phil Hartman – art direction, design

Chart positions

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1975	US	4
	AUS	17
	NZ	12

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1975	"Sister Golden Hair"	US	1
		US AC	5
		AUS	28
		NZ	26
	"Daisy Jane"	US	20
		US AC	4
	"Woman Tonight"	US	44
		US AC	41