Discover America

Album by Van Dyke Parks

Discover America is the second studio album by American musician Van Dyke Parks, released in 1972. The album blends American roots music, orchestral pop and Caribbean and calypso rhythms with intricate, collage-like arrangements and vocal harmonies, marking a stylistic departure from his 1960s work and reflecting his exploration of American musical traditions.

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  1. 1.
    Jack Palance
    0:59
  2. 2.
    Introduction
    0:26
  3. 3.
    Bing Crosby
    2:23
  4. 4.
    Steelband Music
    2:10
  5. 5.
    The Four Mills Brothers
    1:28
  6. 6.
    Be Careful
    2:49
  7. 7.
    John Jones
    3:12
  8. 8.
    FDR in Trinidad
    2:28
  9. 9.
    Sweet Trinidad
    0:57
  10. 10.
    Occapella
    2:43
  11. 11.
    Sailin' Shoes
    2:11
  12. 12.
    Riverboat
    3:04
  13. 13.
    Ode to Tobago
    5:16
  14. 14.
    Your Own Comes First
    3:25
  15. 15.
    G-Man Hoover
    2:58
  16. 16.
    Stars and Stripes Forever
    0:59
  17. 17.
    On the Rolling Sea When Jesus Speaks to Me
    2:27

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