Hat Trick (album)
Hat Trick is the third original studio album by the American folk rock trio America, released on Warner Bros. Records in 1973. It was a modest hit in the US, peaking at number 28 on the Billboard album chart, although it failed to go gold, whereas the group's first two releases had platinum sales. The album produced one minor hit single, "Muskrat Love" which reached number 67 on the Billboard singles chart and number 11 on the adult contemporary chart. That song would become a bigger hit for Captain & Tennille three years later. The title track is the only song written by all three members of America.
Reception
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
In his Allmusic review music critic Mike DeGagne wrote that the album faltered "mainly because the songs lacked the cordial folk-rock melodies and mindful songwriting that prevailed on the earlier releases. "She's Gonna Let You Down" and "Rainbow Song" are the album's best cuts, but banal offerings such as "Green Monkey," "Willow Tree Lullaby," and "Molten Love" have Bunnell and Peek straying off course, sounding stale and musically feeble."[1]
Track listing
| 1. |
"Muskrat Love" | Willis Alan Ramsey |
3:06 |
| 2. |
"Wind Wave" | Dewey Bunnell |
2:55 |
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"She's Gonna Let You Down" | Gerry Beckley |
3:41 |
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"Rainbow Song" | Bunnell |
3:53 |
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"Submarine Ladies" | Beckley |
3:13 |
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"It's Life" | Dan Peek |
4:00 |
| 7. |
"Hat Trick" | Beckley, Bunnell, Peek |
8:29 |
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"Molten Love" | Bunnell |
3:10 |
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"Green Monkey" | Bunnell |
3:38 |
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"Willow Tree Lullaby" | Peek |
2:34 |
| 11. |
"Goodbye" | Beckley |
3:10 |
Personnel
Performance
Production
Chart positions
Album
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Chart |
Position |
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| 1973 |
US |
28[2] |
| AUS |
24 |
| UK |
41 |
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