"Homecoming" is the second studio album by the American rock band America, released on November 15, 1972, through Warner Bros. Records. The album features a more pronounced acoustic guitar-based sound, with a greater emphasis on electric guitar and keyboards compared to their debut. It helped solidify the band's success and includes one of their most well-known hits, "Ventura Highway."
The album peaked at number 9 on the Billboard Pop Albums Chart and was certified platinum by the RIAA. It produced three hit singles: "Ventura Highway," which reached number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 3 on the Adult Contemporary chart; "Don't Cross the River," which hit number 35 on the Billboard Hot 100 and 23 on the AC chart; and "Only in Your Heart," which peaked at number 62 on the Billboard Pop singles chart. Additionally, several tracks such as "To Each His Own," "California Revisited," and "Cornwall Blank" received significant airplay on FM radio stations that played album tracks.
For this album and the next six over the following five years, America traditionally chose album titles starting with the letter "H." This pattern became unofficially applied to their self-titled debut album as well, which was commonly referred to by fans as the "Horse with No Name" album after that track was added to later pressings.
