AMERICA: RESPOND TO THE MICHAEL JACKSON TRACK ‘PLACE WITH NO NAME’; SONG IS A DERIVATIVE OF THE BAND’S 1971 SMASH HIT

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DATE: JULY 17, 2009

FROM: MITCH SCHNEIDER/TODD BRODGINSKI

AMERICA
RESPOND TO THE MICHAEL JACKSON TRACK ‘PLACE WITH NO NAME’
THAT HAS SURFACED ON THE INTERNET;
SONG IS A DERIVATIVE OF THE BAND’S 1971 SMASH ‘HORSE WITH NO NAME’

“We’re honored that Michael Jackson chose to record it and we’re impressed with the quality of the track. We’re also hoping it will be released soon so that music listeners around the world can hear the whole song and once again experience the incomparable brilliance of Michael Jackson.”

DEWEY BUNNELL and GERRY BECKLEY of the legendary rock band AMERICA released this statement today after a snippet of an unreleased Michael Jackson track ‘Place With No Name’–a derivative version of the iconic 1971 AMERICA hit “Horse With No Name” that was written by Bunnell–surfaced yesterday on the Internet and made news around the world.

“Place With No Name” features a prominent sample of “Horse With No Name” and contains different lyrics that are in the spirit of the original. “Michael Jackson really did it justice and we truly hope his fans–and our fans–get to hear it in its entirety. It’s really poignant,” say DEWEY and GERRY.

This is not the first time the music of AMERICA has been connected with the Jackson family. In 2001 Janet Jackson had a worldwide smash hit with “Someone To Call My Lover,” which sampled America’s smash hit “Ventura Highway.” Another Janet song, “Let’s Wait Awhile” from her 1987 Control album, had similarities to the America song ”Daisy Jane.”

AMERICA released this statement before they head back on tour, with dates in the U.S. and overseas (http://venturahighway.com/).

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Fri, 2009-07-17 00:00

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AMERICA: RESPOND TO THE MICHAEL JACKSON TRACK ‘PLACE WITH NO NAME’ THAT HAS SURFACED ON THE INTERNET; SONG IS A DERIVATIVE OF THE BAND’S 1971 SMASH ‘HORSE WITH NO NAME’