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America recorded "Muskrat Love" for their 1973 album Hat Trick, marking the second time America had recorded a song not written by a band member. In putting together ten songs to comprise the eventual Hat Trick album, band members Gerry Beckley, Dewey Bunnell, and Dan Peek had agreed to each contribute three compositions, with a mutually agreeable cover song being recorded as the 10th track.
Love Will Keep Us Together "Por Amor Viviremos" 49 — — 59 — — — Por Amor Viviremos "The Way I Want to Touch You" 4 1 9 2 1 21 28 RIAA: Gold; Love Will Keep Us Together "Lonely Night (Angel Face)" 1976 3 1 9 1 1 10 — RIAA: Gold; Song of Joy "Shop Around" 4 1 37 4 1 32 — RIAA: Gold "Muskrat Love" 4 1 65 1 3 — — RIAA: Gold "Can't ...
In his senior year, he played a leading role in the musical Carousel. He released the critically acclaimed album, Willis Alan Ramsey , in 1972 on the Shelter label. The album included " Muskrat Candlelight " which was covered (under the title "Muskrat Love") by America in 1973 and by Captain & Tennille in 1976.
The track "Sun Down" is a rewritten version of the song better known as "Muskrat Love," which America recorded in 1973 and would become a hit for Captain & Tennille in 1976. Personnel [ edit ]
The song had its public debut at the Harrogate Festival, four days later, to great audience response. After several performances and a TV show, it was retitled "A Horse with No Name". The song became a major worldwide hit in early 1972. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc by the RIAA in March 1972. [3]
Hat Trick is the third studio album by the American folk rock trio America, released on Warner Bros. Records in 1973. [5] It peaked at number 28 on the Billboard album chart; it failed to go gold, whereas the group's first two releases had platinum sales.
Song of Joy is the second studio album by Captain & Tennille, released in 1976. Three out of the four singles released from the album were top-ten singles: "Muskrat Love", "Lonely Night (Angel Face)" and "Shop Around". The title track was co-written and originally performed by their A&M Records label mate Billy Preston.
"Muskrat" is a song written by Merle Travis, Tex Ann, and Harold Hensley and released by Travis on his 1947 album Folk Songs of the Hills [1] (which was reissued in 1957 as Back Home). It was covered by The Everly Brothers [ 2 ] in 1961, reaching No. 20 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 82 on the U.S. pop chart . [ 3 ]