A few of my favorites off 'Harbor'. "Don't Cry Baby", in my opinion, one of (Dan) Peek's nicest tracks he's put on tape. "God of the Sun' is catchy (I like that synth at the end), and "Monster", which was also the B-side of "Don't Cry Baby", is a beautiful and haunting acoustic guitar/vocal piece that reminds me of how America got it's 'sound' with the very first album.

I would have given this a 5 star rating, but I had to dock off a point due to the song "Slow Down". The band (or it's producers) I think, tried desperately here to get a hit by going the way of disco. Unfortunately, this is not quite the "America" I know and enjoy on that piece.

Other than that, this CD is a 'must have' for America fans, even those who have purchased the "Highway" box. I feel a couple other tracks from "Harbor" could have been included in the box also, but at least, it included a couple highlights from the "Harbor" album.

Highlights: "God of the Sun", "Don't Cry Baby", "Seargent Darkness", "Monster", "Sarah"


one of my favorites   October 31, 2000
rocdoc (United States)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful

when I bought this LP in the '70's, I only liked a few tracks...it actually gets better with time. I'm especially fond of "Monster" and "Sarah"...It's a shame it's not available domestically. I'd skip the boxed set and get all the original albums on CD.


Excellent as usual   October 21, 1998
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

Their last album as a trio, Dan Peek left the group to persue a solo career as a Christian artist after this album was released in 1977. While the album didn't produce a hit single, it did moderately well on the album charts, peeking at 21. Produced by George Martin, best songs are: God Of The Sun, Don't Cry Baby, Monster, These Brown Eyes, and Hurricane.


Their last album as a trio!   February 2, 2008
A Fan (VA)
Recorded with a moble studio in Hawaii, which probably didn't help them keep their focus on recording. Still a very good album and their last album with the original line-up. The album was a modest hit in 1977 peaking at 21 on the US album chart, but pop music was being over-taken by disco and America was fading from the spotlight that they had enjoyed since 1972. Surprisingly none of the songs made a dent on the singles charts and none received much airplay. Best songs are God Of The Sun, Don't Cry Baby, Monster, and the rocker Hurricane. Bowing to commercial pressures the album does include a disco song, Slow Down. The album was produced by legendary Beatles producer, Sir George Martin.

While this is a good CD the price of this import release is very high and you can find other releases of this album cheaper.



Swan song for the trio!   September 4, 2003
A Fan (VA)
Recorded with a mobile studio in Hawaii, which probably didn't help them keep their focus on recording. Still a very good album and their last album with the original line-up. The album was a modest hit in 1977, but pop music was being over-taken by disco and America was fading from the spotlight that they had enjoyed since 1972. Surprisingly none of the songs made a dent on the singles charts and none received much airplay. Best songs are God Of The Sun, Don't Cry Baby, and Monster. Bowing to commercial pressures the album does include a disco song, Slow Down.