Discover America
1972 studio album by Van Dyke Parks / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the Van Dyke Parks album. For the Chris Staples project, see Chris Staples.
Discover America is the second album by American recording artist Van Dyke Parks, released in May 1972 by Warner Bros. Its sound is a major departure from his debut album, Song Cycle (1967), featuring all cover versions of previously written songs.
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Released | May 1972 | |||
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Length | 37:09 | |||
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The album mostly features songs popularized by early calypso musicians, as well as songs by Allen Toussaint ("Occapella" and "Riverboat"), Little Feat ("Sailin' Shoes"), John Philip Sousa ("Stars and Stripes Forever") and one song of unknown origin ("Be Careful").
The title of the album is derived from the poem "I Am Waiting" by Lawrence Ferlinghetti.