View from the Ground is the tenth original studio album

Album

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 by American

United States

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 folk rock

Folk rock

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 duo America

America (band)

America is an English-American folk rock band that originally included members Gerry Beckley, Dewey Bunnell and Dan Peek. The three members were barely out of their teens when they became a musical sensation during 1972, scoring #1 hits and winning a Grammy for best new musical artist...

, released by Capitol Records

Capitol Records

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 in July 1982

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This album marked a major 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

You Can Do Magic (song)

"You Can Do Magic" is a song by singer-songwriter Russ Ballard which was recorded as a 1982 single by folk rock duo America from their album View from the Ground....

" reached 8 on the Billboard singles chart and number 5 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.

Reception

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.

Side 1

1. "You Can Do Magic
   You Can Do Magic (song)
   "You Can Do Magic" is a song by singer-songwriter Russ Ballard which was recorded as a 1982 single by folk rock duo America from their album View from the Ground....
   
   " (Russ Ballard) – 3:48
2. "Never Be Lonely" (Gerry Beckley/Bill Mumy) – 3:45
3. "You Girl" (Dewey Bunnell/Bill Mumy/Robert Haimer) – 3:32
4. "Inspector Mills" (Gerry Beckley) – 5:10
5. "Love on the Vine" (Dewey Bunnell/Bill Mumy/Robert Haimer) – 3:02

Side 2

1. "Desperate Love" (Lenny LeBlanc/Ava Aldridge/Cindy Richardson) – 3:51
2. "Right Before Your Eyes" (Ian Thomas
   Ian Thomas (Canadian musician)
   Ian Thomas is a singer, songwriter, actor and author. He is younger brother to famed comedian and actor Dave Thomas.-Career:...
   
   ) – 3:47
3. "Jody" (Russ Ballard) – 3:49
4. "Sometimes Lovers" (Gerry Beckley) – 4:27
5. "Even the Score" (Dewey Bunnell) – 3:36

Singles

• You Can Do Magic/Even the Score
• Right Before Your Eyes/Inspector Mills
• Jody/Inspector Mills