America ~ You Can Do Magic 1982 Extended Meow Mix

Gerry Buckley, Dewey Bunnell and Dan Peek met at London's Central High School where the students were primarily children of military families. The three were sons of American military officials based in London. They were all interested in music and Gerry had already learned to play piano and bass in school bands.

The three worked odd jobs and they decided to form a group called Daze, adding two other students so they could practice between work shifts. All three got their diplomas in 1969 and Dan left the group for a year while he attended college. The two other students left the band and Buckley, Bunnell and Peek rethought their situation and formed an acoustic band.

One of their demos reached concert promoter Jeff Dexter who booked the band to open for Pink Floyd. Choosing "America" as their new name, it held significance since that was their own country, even though they had not been there in years.

After working the clubs and gaining a large audience in the UK, Dexter introduced the band to Ian Samwell who was a producer for Warner Brothers Records and won the bidding war over Atlantic and DJM Records. They set about recording their first LP and were just about done when Gerry brought in "A Horse With No Name", the last song recorded.

That became their first #1 hit and they had four more Top 10 hits before their next #1 "Sister Golden Hair" in 1975. Continuing to release singles throughout 1975-1976 "Today's the Day" was their last single to chart until they released "You Can Do Magic" in 1982.

Written and produced by hit maker Russ Ballard, the song was a solid comeback for them, peaking at #8 on the Hot100 and becoming the #39 song of 1982.

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