Classic Album Collection: The Capitol Years

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Classic Album Collection: The Capitol Years Review

by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Perhaps America's stint at Capitol -- which began with 1979's Silent Letter and wrapped up with 1984's Perspective -- isn't considered by most observers to be as "classic" as the Warner era that preceded it. Winnowed down to the duo of Dewey Bunnell and Gerry Beckley -- Dan Peek departed in 1977, after Harbor -- America moved decidedly into slickly synthesized adult contemporary while on Capitol, a transition that eventually resulted in the 1982 smash hit "You Can Do Magic" and its 1983 Top 40 sequel, "The Border." Classic Album Collection traces this evolution via remastered versions of the group's six albums for the label (the first two each have two bonus tracks of mono single mixes): Silent Letter (1979), Alibi (1980), View from the Ground (1982), Your Move (1983), Perspective (1984), and In Concert (1985). These records have been reissued on CD before, but they've never sounded this smooth, vivid, or rich -- qualities that certainly enhance albums designed to be plush, immersive easy listens. For hardcore fans, the ones who are as curious about the mono single edits as they are about the aural upgrade, it's the remastering that makes this set worthwhile, but anybody with a fondness for supple soft rock would find that these albums are much better than their reputation suggests.

Track Listing - Disc 1

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
1	Only Game in Town	America	04:14	Spotify Amazon
2	All Around	America	03:22	Spotify Amazon
3	Tall Treasures	America	03:18	Spotify Amazon
4	1960	America	03:11	Spotify Amazon
5	And Forever	America	03:14	Spotify Amazon
6	Foolin'	America	02:55	Spotify Amazon
7	All Night	America	03:21	Spotify Amazon
8	No Fortune	America	03:19	Spotify Amazon
9	All My Life	America	03:04	Spotify Amazon
10	One Morning	America	02:14	Spotify Amazon
11	High in the City	America	03:05	Spotify Amazon
12	Only Game in Town	America	04:15	Spotify Amazon
13	All Around	America	03:23	Spotify Amazon

Track Listing - Disc 2

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
1	Survival	America	03:12	Spotify Amazon
2	Might Be Your Love	America	03:47	Spotify Amazon
3	Catch That Train	America	03:03	Spotify Amazon
4	You Could've Been the One	America	03:08	Spotify Amazon
5	I Don't Believe in Miracles	America	03:22	Spotify Amazon
6	I Do Believe in You	America	03:42	Spotify Amazon
7	Hangover	America	03:41	Spotify Amazon
8	Right Back to Me	America	03:30	Spotify Amazon
9	Coastline	America	03:26	Spotify Amazon
10	Valentine	America	03:36	Spotify Amazon
11	One in a Million	America	02:52	Spotify Amazon
12	You Could've Been the One [Mono Single]	America	03:07	Spotify Amazon
13	Hangover [Mono Single]	America	03:42	Spotify Amazon

Track Listing - Disc 3

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
1	You Can Do Magic	America	03:47	Spotify Amazon
2	Never Be Lonely	America	03:44	Spotify Amazon
3	You Girl	America	03:31	Spotify Amazon
4	Inspector Mills	America	05:10	Spotify Amazon
5	Love on the Vine	America	03:02	Spotify Amazon
6	Desperate Love	America	03:51	Spotify Amazon
7	Right Before Your Eyes	America	03:47	Spotify Amazon
8	Jody	America	03:49	Spotify Amazon
9	Sometimes Lovers	America	04:27	Spotify Amazon
10	Even the Score	America	03:35	Spotify Amazon

Track Listing - Disc 4

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
1	My Kinda Woman Russ Ballard	America	03:08	Spotify Amazon
2	She's a Runaway Russ Ballard	America	04:10	Spotify Amazon
3	Cast the Spirit Russ Ballard	America	04:05	Spotify Amazon
4	Love's Worn Out Again Gerry Beckley / Bill Mumy	America	03:36	Spotify Amazon
5	The Border Russ Ballard / Dewey Bunnell	America	04:03	Spotify Amazon
6	Your Move Steve Kipner / Terry Shaddick	America	03:18	Spotify Amazon
7	Honey Russ Ballard	America	03:47	Spotify Amazon
8	My Dear Dewey Bunnell	America	04:22	Spotify Amazon
9	Tonight Is for Dreamers Russ Ballard	America	03:19	Spotify Amazon
10	Don't Let Me Be Lonely Russ Ballard	America	03:23	Spotify Amazon
11	Someday Woman Gerry Beckley / Robert Hamer / Bill Mumy	America	03:54	Spotify Amazon

Track Listing - Disc 5

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
1	We Got All Night	America	03:26	Spotify Amazon
2	See How the Love Goes	America	03:17	Spotify Amazon
3	Can't Fall Asleep to a Lullabye	America	03:46	Spotify Amazon
4	Special Girl	America	03:46	Spotify Amazon
5	5th Avenue	America	03:44	Spotify Amazon
6	(It's Like You) Never Left at All	America	03:21	Spotify Amazon
7	Stereo	America	03:20	Spotify Amazon
8	Lady With a Bluebird	America	03:05	Spotify Amazon
9	Cinderella	America	03:57	Spotify Amazon
10	Unconditional Love	America	03:07	Spotify Amazon
11	Fallin' Off the World	America	03:30	Spotify Amazon

Track Listing - Disc 6

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
1	Tin Man	America	03:45	Spotify Amazon
2	I Need You	America	02:29	Spotify Amazon
3	The Border	America	03:52	Spotify Amazon
4	Sister Golden Hair	America	03:23	Spotify Amazon
5	Company	America	03:36	Spotify Amazon
6	You Can Do Magic	America	03:59	Spotify Amazon
7	Ventura Highway	America	03:41	Spotify Amazon
8	Daisy Jane	America	02:59	Spotify Amazon
9	Horse With No Name	America	03:53	Spotify Amazon
10	Survival	America	03:22	Spotify Amazon