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Muskrat Love
"Muskrat Love" is a soft rock song written by Willis Alan Ramsey depicting a romantic liaison between two anthropomorphic muskrats named Susie and Sam. The song was first recorded by Ramsey himself on his sole album release ''Willis Alan Ramsey'' (1972) on which the song was entitled "Muskrat Candlelight" referencing the song's opening lyric. A 1973 cover version by America—reëntitled "Muskrat Love" for the lyrics that close the chorus—was a minor hit. However, the 1976 cover by Captain & Tennille resulted in the song's highest profile, peaking at number four on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It also reached number two on the ''Cash Box'' chart, which ranked it as the 30th biggest hit of 1976.〔(The Cash Box Year-End Charts: 1976 ) Retrieved March 30, 2015〕
==America version==
America recorded "Muskrat Love" for their 1973 album ''Hat Trick'', marking the second time the band had recorded a song not written by a member of America. In putting together ten songs to comprise the eventual ''Hat Trick'' album, America's members Gerry Beckley, Dewey Bunnell, and Dan Peek had agreed to each contribute three compositions with a mutually agreeable cover song being recorded as the tenth track. David Dickey who played bass for America brought Ramsey's "Muskrat Candlelight" to the group's attention: according to Beckley—"to us it sounded like a very bluesy, quirky tune. We just felt it was quirky and commercial, and we worked it up."〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=accessbackstage )〕
"Muskrat Love" was issued as an advance single from ''Hat Trick'' in July 1973 although Dan Peek would recall that America's label Warner Bros. "hated" the track and "begged us not to release it as a single...We were stupid to press the issue but we liked the song for its easy, acoustic, harmonic beauty not realizing that perhaps it was badly cast for us in order to retain the fairly hip image we had eked out". Peek adds that the single "easily hit the Top 40 on the strength of our past successes" although "Muskrat Love" in fact marked a downturn in America's popularity with a low peak on the Hot 100 in ''Billboard'' at #67; the single did better on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart reaching 11.
In a 2012 interview Gerry Beckley said of "Muskrat Love": "It's a polarizing little number. After concerts, some people tell us they can't believe we didn't play it, while others go out of their way to thank us for not performing it."〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Q&A with America Singer Gerry Beckley )〕
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