"Sister Golden Hair" is a song by the band America from their fifth album Hearts (1975), written by Gerry Beckley. It was their second single to reach number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 ...
" Sister Golden Hair " is a song by the band America from their fifth album Hearts (1975), written by Gerry Beckley. It was their second single to reach number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, remaining in the top position for one week.
Sister Golden Hair by America (1975). Sister Golden Hair presents a man's conflicted feelings about commitment and his inability to meet a woman's…
America's first single, " A Horse With No Name," went to #1 in 1972. That song was written by Dewey Bunnell, who formed the band in 1970 with Gerry Beckley and Dan Peek (the group became a duo when Peek left in 1977). In 1975, they scored another #1 with "Sister Golden Hair," another enigmatic track with lots of harmony. It was written and sung by Beckley, who says that it was based on a ...
Here, in his own words, is the story behind the song, and record, of America’s “Sister Golden Hair.” GERRY BECKLEY: I had that song (“Sister Golden Hair”) for a while.
America's Gerry Beckley had "Sister Golden Hair" in his back pocket for more than a year before he finally dusted it off to record. The tune could have been ready on the band's 1974 album, Holiday, but just didn't make the cut. The band finally pulled it out as the lead single for the following full-length, Hearts (1975).