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America - Homecoming (1972) [2015 Audio Fidelity SACD AFZ5 204]

Date: 8 May 2015 14:54:12

Homecoming is a 1972 album by America. Acoustic guitar-based, with a more pronounced electric guitar and keyboard section than their first album, their second effort helped continue the band's success, and includes one of their best known hits, "Ventura Highway".

Homecoming, America's finest album, refines and focuses the folk-pop approach found on their debut release. The songs here are tighter and more forthright, with fewer extended solo instrumental sections than before. The sound quality is clear and bright; the colorful arrangements, while still acoustic guitar-based, feature more electric guitar and keyboards. The performance quality is more assured, among the most urgently committed the group would ever put on vinyl. Verses are still sometimes banal and clunky ("You can't disregard your friends/But life gets so hard when you reach the end") or cryptic ("Sorry, boy, but I've been hit by purple rain"), but a number of the song subjects here exhibit a yearning sense of wanderlust and love of the outdoors that proves to be highly evocative and compelling (particularly on "Moon Song," "Ventura Highway," "California Revisited," and "Cornwall Blank"). Chordal progressions are sophisticated and contain many subtle surprises. A few new style wrinkles can be seen in the country-influenced "Don't Cross the River," the drivingly gutsy "California Revisited" (perhaps the hardest-rocking song the group would ever produce), and the hushed yet mildly funky "Head & Heart." Chart hits from this release include "Ventura Highway," "Only in Your Heart," and "Don't Cross the River," but each song here has something to recommend it. This top-flight album is a very rewarding listen. Reviewed by David Cleary allmusic.com

EAC Log

Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 2 from 29. April 2011

EAC extraction logfile from 24. April 2015, 16:30

America / Homecoming [2015 Audio Fidelity SACD AFZ5 204]

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AccurateRip summary

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Track Listing:

01. Ventura Highway
02. To Each His Own
03. Don't Cross The River
04. Moon Song
05. Only In Your Heart
06. Till The Sun Comes Up Again
07. Cornwall Blank
08. Head & Heart
09. California Revisted
10. Saturn Nights

Album Released: November 15, 1972

Audio Fidelity SACD Released: April 21, 2015

5.1 Multichannel Mix & Master by: Elliot Scheiner
5.1 Analog To High Definition DSD Digital Tranfer by: Gus Skinas
Stereo CD and SACD Mastering by: Steve Hoffman at Stephan Marsh Mastering

DR Log

foobar2000 1.3.2 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.0
log date: 2015-05-08 00:45:40

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Analyzed: America / Homecoming [2015 Audio Fidelity SACD AFZ5 204]
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR13 -0.83 dB -16.27 dB 3:34 01-Ventura Highway
DR12 -0.30 dB -16.38 dB 3:15 02-To Each His Own
DR12 -0.66 dB -15.89 dB 2:35 03-Don't Cross The River
DR13 -0.24 dB -18.33 dB 3:43 04-Moon Song
DR11 -1.76 dB -16.52 dB 3:24 05-Only In Your Heart
DR12 -0.47 dB -17.61 dB 2:14 06-Till The Sun Comes Up Again
DR13 -1.96 dB -18.00 dB 4:20 07-Cornwall Blank
DR11 -1.58 dB -14.63 dB 3:50 08-Head & Heart
DR13 -0.50 dB -15.45 dB 3:06 09-California Revisted
DR13 -0.47 dB -17.31 dB 3:32 10-Saturn Nights
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Number of tracks: 10
Official DR value: DR12

Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 714 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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