Lyrics Language: English Song writer/composer(s): Dewey Bunnell
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AmericaA Horse with No Name Lyrics:
On the first part of the journey
I was looking at all the life
There were plants and birds
and rocks and things.
There was sand and hills and rings.
The first thing I met was
a fly with a buzz
and a sky with no clouds.
The heat was hot
and the ground was dry
but the air was full of sound.
[chorus]
I've been through the desert
on a horse with no name
It felt good to be out of the rain
In the desert,
you can't remember your name
'cause there ain't noone
for to give you no pain.
After two days in the desert sun
my skin began to turn red.
After three days in the desert sun
I was looking at a river bed.
And the story it told of a
river that flowed
made me sad to think it was dead.
[chorus]
After nine days, I let
the horse run free
'cause the desert had turned to sea.
There were plants and birds
and rocks and things.
There was sand and hills and rings.
The ocean is a desert
with its life underground
and a perfect disguise above.
Under the city
lies a heart made of ground
but the humans will give no love.
[chorus]
Lyrics: A Horse with No Name, America [end]
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"A HORSE WITH NO NAME" 1
Written by: Dewey Bunnell
Produced by: Ian Samwell
Performed by: America 23
First released: 4
Single: 1971
Album: 1972
1 America’s first single, "A Horse With No Name" was their biggest hit,
topping the US singles chart for 3 weeks and becoming an international hit
in 1972. In 1972 skyrocketed to #1 on most charts: Billboard's Pop/Hot 100,
The Cash Box Singles, and Record World's Singles. In the US it reached #3 on
the Billboard Adult Contempory chart.
2 Covered by:
A. Human
Franky B.
BB Band
Earl Carter
Colors in Motion
Ray Conniff
The Countdown Singers
D:A:D
Rick Devin
David Essex
The Jack Rubies
Loud Family
Chuck Marso
Emerson Noqueira
Restless
Seelenluft
Thomas Stone
Luanne Surace
Adrian Thommas
Mark Thornton
et al.
3 Personnel on this record:
* Gerry Beckley: Lead vocals, keyboards.
* Dewey Bunnell: Backing vocals, guitar.
* Dan Peek: Backing vocals, bass.
* Session musicians.
4 Appears on: *
SINGLES(S):
(1) America
A-side: "A Horse with No Name"
B-side: "Eveyone I Meet Is From California"
(a) Warner Bros., Promo, 7", Vinyl, 45rpm Single, #WB-7555, US-1971.
(b) Warner Bros., 7", Vinyl, 45rpm Single, #WB-7555, US-1971.
(2) America
A-side, Cut 1: "A Horse with No Name"
A-side, Cut 2: "Eveyone I Meet Is From California"
B-side: "Sandman"
(a) Warner Bros., 7", Vinyl, 45rpm Single, #K-16128, UK-1971.
(b) Warner Bros., 7", Vinyl, 45rpm Single, #16128, France-1971.
(c) Warner Bros., 7", Vinyl, 45rpm Single, #P-1116W, Japan-1971.
(d) Warner Bros., 7", Vinyl, 45rpm Single, #16128, Nederlands-1971.
(3) America
A-side: "A Horse with No Name"
B-side: "Sandman"
(a) Warner Bros., 7", Vinyl, 45rpm Single, #WB-16128, US-1972.
(4) America
A-side: "Un Caballo Sin Nombre"
B-side: "Sandman"
(a) Warner Bros., 7", Vinyl, 45rpm Single, #113-100, Spain-1972.
(5) America
A-side: "A Horse with No Name"
B-side: "I Need You"
(a) Warner Bros., 7", Vinyl, 45rpm Single, #WB-7650, US-1973.
(6) America
A-side: "A Horse with No Name"
B-side: "Ventura Highway"
(a) Warner Bros., 7", Vinyl, 45rpm Single, #K-17814, UK-1981.
ALBUM(S):
(a) America: America
(1) Warner Bros., 11-Track, Stereo LP, #BS-2576, Europe & US-1971.
(2) Warner Bros., 12-Track, Stereo LP, #S-2576, US-1972.
(3) Warner Bros., 12-Track, Stereo LP, #K-46093, UK-1972.
(4) Warner Bros., 12-Track, Stereo LP, #WB-46157, Germany-1972.
(5) Warner Bros., 12-Track, Stereo LP, #L-46157, France-1972.
(6) Warner Bros., 12-Track, Stereo CD, #2576-2, US-1990.
(7) Warner Bros., 12-Track, Stereo CD, #5799-27257-2, Germany-1990.
(8) Warner Bros., 12-Track, Stereo CD, #27257-2, Australia-1990.
(9) Warner Bros., Mini Album, Limited Edition, Remastered, 12-Track,
Stereo CD, #WPCR-12678, Japan-2007.
(b) America: History-Greatest Hits
(1) Warner Bros., 12-Track, Stereo LP, #BS-2894, US-1975.
(2) Warner Bros., 12-Track, 8-Track, #M8-2894, US-1975.
(3) Warner Bros., 12-Track, Cassette, #M5-2894, US-1975.
(4) Warner Bros., 12-Track, Stereo LP, #K-56169, UK-1975.
(5) Warner Bros., 12-Track, Stereo LP, #WB-56169, Germany-1975.
(6) Warner Bros., 12-Track, Stereo LP, #NA-556, Australia-1975.
(7) Warner Bros., Reissue, 12-Track, Stereo LP, #BSK-3110, US-1977.
(8) Warner Bros., 12-Track, Stereo CD, #7599-27333-2, Germany-1986.
(9) Warner Bros., 12-Track, Stereo CD, #W2-3110, US-1987 5 .
(10) Warner Bros., 12-Track, Stereo CD, #CD-3110, Canada-1987
(11) Warner Bros., 12-Track, Stereo CD, #76462, UK-2004.
et al.
* The albums and records listed here may have different versions of
the song than the one that was transcribed. Also, this list is not
intended to be the complete discography on which this song appears.
5 Transcribed from the track on this album.
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