Sandman by America

Sandman

1972

America

Every successful band has at least one song that you just know had to have been released as a single, because it was all over the radio. Then, you go to the record store to snap up a single for your collection of vinyl, and...ya can't find it. And when you ask about it, you get a look that indicated that you may have just grown a second head or something, and get told 'They never released that as a single!'

And you think 'Huh????'

Sandman was America's 'Shoulda Been A Single'. Dewey Bunnell penned the song, giving the lyrics his signature cryptic twist while he was at it, It was included on America's first album, got loads of airplay, was well received by their fans, probably could have cracked the Top 20, and possibly the Top 10...but was never released as a single.

When Sandman pops up as a memory for any of us Seventies Kids, it's the chorus we usually remember, and no, we can't figure out who the titular Sandman is either...its a question that's been pondered for 42 or so years or so. And even though Sandman was never released as a single, therefore never charted, it's still a staple on Oldies and Classic Rock stations to this day.

So Enjoy! OH...You think you can build a sand castle? THESE are sand castles! 
Sandman by America!