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Tin Man

America

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LIST YEAR

1974

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Soft rockPop rock

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RELEASE DATE & LIST YEAR

Release: 1974

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Rhino - America, Warner Bros. Years 1971-1977
Original album-year mapping: Holiday 1974 includes Tin Man and Lonely People; Hearts 1975 includes Daisy Jane and Sister Golden Hair; Homecoming 1972 includes Ventura Highway. George Martin began producing with Holiday.

BEHIND THE SONG

Inspiration and background

Researched recording background

Tin Man is part of Holiday, the 1974 America album that began the trio's studio partnership with George Martin. Gerry Beckley, Dewey Bunnell and Dan Peek's vocal blend remained central while the production setting developed. Tin Man and Lonely People belong to this original album program; later live performances and greatest-hits packages remain separate editions.

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Rhino - America, Warner Bros. Years 1971-1977
Original album-year mapping: Holiday 1974 includes Tin Man and Lonely People; Hearts 1975 includes Daisy Jane and Sister Golden Hair; Homecoming 1972 includes Ventura Highway. George Martin began producing with Holiday. | Retrieved 2026-10-19

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Original 1974 studio recording family

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Rhino - America, Warner Bros. Years 1971-1977
Original album-year mapping: Holiday 1974 includes Tin Man and Lonely People; Hearts 1975 includes Daisy Jane and Sister Golden Hair; Homecoming 1972 includes Ventura Highway. George Martin began producing with Holiday.

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