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When did America's first album release?

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America's first album America released on December 26, 1971.


America are an American rock band that was founded in England in 1970 by friends Dewey Bunnell, Dan Peek, and Gerry Beckley. They met during high school and the band was formed after they graduated. The trio called themselves America as “they did not want anyone to think they were British musicians trying to sound American”.

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