View from the Ground | ||||
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Released | August 1982 [1] | |||
Recorded | 1981–82 | |||
Studio | Amigo Studios and Capitol Studios (Hollywood, California); Criteria Studios (Miami, Florida); Abbey Road Studios (London, England). | |||
Genre | Soft rock | |||
Length | 39:44 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Producer | Gerry Beckley, Dewey Bunnell, Russ Ballard, Bobby Colomby | |||
America chronology | ||||
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View from the Ground is the tenth studio album by British-American folk rock duo America, released by Capitol Records in August 1982.
This album marked a comeback for a group that had been generally written off since Dan Peek's departure five years before. It was a modest hit in the US, reaching number 41 on the Billboard album chart, and produced two hit singles: " You Can Do Magic" reached number eight on the Billboard singles chart and number five on the adult contemporary chart, and " Right Before Your Eyes" (also popularly known as "Rudolph Valentino") peaked at 45 on the Billboard singles chart and 16 on the adult contemporary chart. " You Can Do Magic" spent more time on the charts, 20 weeks, than any other America single.
The song "Inspector Mills" was a hit in the Philippines in the '80s and remains one of the band's best-known songs in the country to date.[ citation needed]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
AllMusic gave high praise to the hit songs "You Can Do Magic" and "Right Before Your Eyes", but deemed View from the Ground "an exceptionally slick-sounding yet pedestrian album overall". They recommended that listeners instead seek out the two hits, especially "You Can Do Magic", on greatest hits compilations. [2]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | " You Can Do Magic" | Russ Ballard | 3:48 |
2. | "Never Be Lonely" | Gerry Beckley, Bill Mumy | 3:45 |
3. | "You Girl" | Dewey Bunnell, Mumy, Robert Haimer | 3:32 |
4. | "Inspector Mills" | Beckley | 5:10 |
5. | "Love on the Vine" | Bunnell, Mumy, Haimer | 3:02 |
6. | "Desperate Love" | Lenny LeBlanc, Ava Aldridge, Cindy Richardson | 3:51 |
7. | " Right Before Your Eyes" | Ian Thomas | 3:47 |
8. | "Jody" | Ballard | 3:49 |
9. | "Sometimes Lovers" | Beckley | 4:37 |
10. | "Even the Score" | Bunnell | 3:36 |
America
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Chart (1982) | Peak position |
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US | 41 [4] |
AUS | 55 |
NOR | 49 |
View from the Ground | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | August 1982 [1] | |||
Recorded | 1981–82 | |||
Studio | Amigo Studios and Capitol Studios (Hollywood, California); Criteria Studios (Miami, Florida); Abbey Road Studios (London, England). | |||
Genre | Soft rock | |||
Length | 39:44 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Producer | Gerry Beckley, Dewey Bunnell, Russ Ballard, Bobby Colomby | |||
America chronology | ||||
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View from the Ground is the tenth studio album by British-American folk rock duo America, released by Capitol Records in August 1982.
This album marked a comeback for a group that had been generally written off since Dan Peek's departure five years before. It was a modest hit in the US, reaching number 41 on the Billboard album chart, and produced two hit singles: " You Can Do Magic" reached number eight on the Billboard singles chart and number five on the adult contemporary chart, and " Right Before Your Eyes" (also popularly known as "Rudolph Valentino") peaked at 45 on the Billboard singles chart and 16 on the adult contemporary chart. " You Can Do Magic" spent more time on the charts, 20 weeks, than any other America single.
The song "Inspector Mills" was a hit in the Philippines in the '80s and remains one of the band's best-known songs in the country to date.[ citation needed]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
AllMusic gave high praise to the hit songs "You Can Do Magic" and "Right Before Your Eyes", but deemed View from the Ground "an exceptionally slick-sounding yet pedestrian album overall". They recommended that listeners instead seek out the two hits, especially "You Can Do Magic", on greatest hits compilations. [2]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | " You Can Do Magic" | Russ Ballard | 3:48 |
2. | "Never Be Lonely" | Gerry Beckley, Bill Mumy | 3:45 |
3. | "You Girl" | Dewey Bunnell, Mumy, Robert Haimer | 3:32 |
4. | "Inspector Mills" | Beckley | 5:10 |
5. | "Love on the Vine" | Bunnell, Mumy, Haimer | 3:02 |
6. | "Desperate Love" | Lenny LeBlanc, Ava Aldridge, Cindy Richardson | 3:51 |
7. | " Right Before Your Eyes" | Ian Thomas | 3:47 |
8. | "Jody" | Ballard | 3:49 |
9. | "Sometimes Lovers" | Beckley | 4:37 |
10. | "Even the Score" | Bunnell | 3:36 |
America
with:
Chart (1982) | Peak position |
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US | 41 [4] |
AUS | 55 |
NOR | 49 |