In recent years, Gerry Beckley, co-founder of the group America, known for his Top 40 hit compositions “I Need You,” “Sister Golden Hair,” and “Daisy Jane,” has stopped touring with the group in order to focus his time on family and friends on two continents, and on his solo career.
…Produced by Beckley with frequent collaborator and lyricist Jeff Larson, his new solo album Merciful finds the America co-founder looking at where he’s been and where he is now, with ‘All the Wounded Cowboys’ serving as the album’s focus track. Recorded largely in Beckley’s home studios in Sydney, Australia and Venice, California, the 13-song collection brings together new songs, material rediscovered in his archives and a few unexpected turns. Beckley plays virtually all…