Credits:AmericaDescription:America'sdebutalbumisafolk-popclassic,astellarcollectionofmemorablesongsthatwouldproveinfluentialonsuchactsastheEaglesandDanFogelberg.Crosby,Stills&Nasharethegroup'sobviousstylistictouchstonehere,especiallyinthevocalharmoniesused(comparethethickchordalsingingof"Sandman"and"Children"toCS&N's"YouDon'tHavetoCry"and"Guinevere")andtheprominentuseofactivestrummedacousticguitararrangements(contrast"Riverside"toCS&N's"Suite:JudyBlueEyes").America'sintricateinterplayofacousticguitartexturesismoreambitiousthanthatoftheirinfluences,however.Performancequalityisusuallygood,thoughonoccasionsloppilyexecutedoroutoftune(especiallyontheopeningsto"DonkeyJaw"and"INeverFoundtheTime").Lengthyinstrumentalintroductions("DonkeyJaw"),middleimprovisatoryinterludes("Here"),andclosings("Clarice")arefrequentlyencountered.Mostoftheseselectionsboasthighlyunusualandinventivechordprogressionsthatworkwellwithoutdrawingundueattentiont