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Back Pages is the 17th studio album by America, released on July 26, 2011 by eOne. The album is the band's first studio album of cover versions of songs by some of their favorite songwriters. The album features guest appearances by Mark Knopfler and Van Dyke Parks.




Recording


Back Pages was recorded at British Grove Studios in London, Your Place or Mine in Glendale, California, and the Tracking Room and Zoomar South Studios in Nashville.




Release and promotion


Back Pages was released on July 26, 2011 by eOne. The release of Back Pages coincidentally fell two days after the sudden death of co-founding America band member Dan Peek.




Musical style


The musical style of Back Pages consists of the classic America vocal and acoustic guitar sound, backed by top Nashville session players, and enhanced by producer Fred Mollin's inclusion of some period sounds, like the sitar-effected guitar on "Woodstock" and the "heavily overdone guitar effects" on "Time of the Season".




Artwork


The album cover photo was taken by Chad Griffith and shows a brown leather-bound manuscript album containing sheet music, lying on a wooden table. The manuscript album cover contains the title words "Back" and "Pages" separated by the band's stylized logo.




Touring


In 2011, America performed 85 concerts throughout the United States, Canada, Italy, France, Guatemala, Honduras, and Chile.




Critical reception



In his review for AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave the album three out of five stars, noting the album's "intimate and friendly" production and the sometimes surprising arrangements, concluding, "It's comfortable and engaging without being complacent; it's a visit with old friends that still can do something unexpected after all these years."
In his review for American Songwriter, Rick Moore gave the album three and a half out of five stars, calling it "a well-done CD for baby boomers and their kids". He praised the song selection for including both older and modern standards, and remarked, "America's voices and ranges don't seem to have changed a bit; if anything, these guys are just getting better, as they sing with the confidence that only age can bring."




Track listing






Personnel


America
Gerry Beckley – vocals, acoustic guitar
Dewey Bunnell – vocals, acoustic guitar
with:

Larry Beaird – banjo, acoustic guitar
Pat Buchanan – electric guitar
Mark Knopfler – electric guitar (6)
Fred Mollin – 12 string acoustic guitar, percussion, synthesizer, backing vocals
John Willis – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Mike Johnson – pedal steel guitar
Stuart Duncan – fiddle, mandolin
Larry Paxton – bass guitar
John Jarvis – piano, Wurlitzer electric piano
Tony Harrell – harmonium, organ, piano, synthesizer, Wurlitzer
Van Dyke Parks – accordion
Greg Morrow – drums, percussion
Jaime Babbitt – vocals
Bill Linnane - piano
Jeffrey Foskett – backing vocals
Russell Terrell – backing vocals

Production
Fred Mollin – producer
Kyle Lehning – engineer, mixing
Guy Fletcher – engineer
Mark Linett – overdub engineer
"Teenage" Dave Salley – overdub engineer
Greg Calbi – mastering
Paul Grosso – creative director
Andrew Kelley – art direction, design
Chad Griffith – cover photo
Henry Diltz – photography
Dmitri Kasterine – photography




Release history






References

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• Come Back Mister
• Madun is Back (seri televisi)
• Love Me Back (lagu Koda Kumi)
• Santa Claus is Back in Town
• Please Come Back, Soon-ae
• We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
• I Want You Back (lagu Secret)
• Mr. Back
• Becky's Back
• She's Back
• My Back Pages
• Back Pages
• Back Page
• Turnin' Back the Pages
• Back Page (film)
• The Back Page (TV program)
• Rock's Backpages
• The Back Page (film)
• Wayback Machine
• My Back Pages (album)