Just a slight correction. America didn’t do “Muskrat Love”...it was Captain and Tenille.
America DID do the soundtrack to a fantasy flim in the late 70’s called “The Last Unicorn”. It was weird. And I liked it.
I also agree with your assessmant of the Carpenters. I think Karen’s anorexia was starting to fry her mind at that point.
Willis Alan Ramsey (born March 5, 1951) is an American singer/songwriter, a cult legend among fans of Americana and Texas country. He was born in Birmingham, Alabama and raised in Dallas, Texas. Ramsey graduated from Highland Park High School in 1969, and was a prominent baritone in the High School’s Lads and Lassies Choir. 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 twice as “Muskrat Love,” first by America in 1973, then by Captain & Tennille, who scored a #4 hit with the tune.
I am not often right but I was right with this one LOL
Mel
Willis Alan Ramsey (born March 5, 1951) is an American singer/songwriter, a cult legend among fans of Americana and Texas country. He was born in Birmingham, Alabama He released the critically acclaimed album, Willis Alan Ramsey, in 1972 on the Shelter label. The album included “Muskrat Candlelight” which was covered twice as “Muskrat Love,” first by America in 1973, then by Captain & Tennille, who scored a #4 hit with the tune.
I am not often right but I was right with this one LOL
Mel
America did it also. From Wikipedia:
America recorded "Muskrat Love" for their 1973 album Hat Trick, marking the second time the band had recorded a song not written by a member of America.