and fame of jazz vocal group The Mills Brothers. The song's chorus is lifted from that of 1915 song "I Ain't Got Nobody", a song covered in the 1930s by The Mills Brothers. "Be Careful" has been described by AllMusic as "a piece of advice from a father to a son when the offspring is approaching the age when love is being considered. A brilliant, almost chamber string arrangement carries the overall melody, yet this is combined with the Trinidad steel band music that Van Dyke Parks was fully and happily involved in at the time." AllMusic credits the song to Leo Robin, but this is an error. The author is currently unknown. "John Jones" was performed by Trojan Records artist Rudy Mills in the late 1960s. "FDR in Trinidad" was written by Attila the Hun, and speaks about United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt's 1936 visit to Trinidad. "FDR in Trinidad" also features performances by members of the band Little Feat. A Rykodisc version of Discover America contains a bonus track, a cover of Joseph Spence's "Out on the Rolling Sea (Where Jesus Speaks to Me)". Reception Released in May 1972 by Warner Bros. Records, initially only in North America, Discover America received positive reviews from music critics. In their review, Billboard praised the "richly rewarding" album as a "marvellous synthesis of sounds and eras", drawing attention to the memorable songs, the presence of Parks' "strange charisma" and the appearances from the Esso Trinidad Steel Band throughout. Rolling Stone writer John Mendelsohn noted the album saw Parks' continue his "celebration of the musical culture of the West Indies" after his prior production of the Steel Band. Describing the album as far more accessible than Song Cycle (1967), he wrote that the record is danceable, interesting and sometimes enchanting, but found that the musician had yet to capture the steel band sound effectively. Gene Sculatti of Creem highlighted the calypso focus and deemed it an art rock project reminiscent of those released less than five years earlier. Commenting on the lack of straight "rock 'n' roll", he added the few rock elements "are purposeful, placed with regard to their function in that spot, just like the Forties movie music, the Tiny Tim throw-offs, the Magic Band loon frills, accordians, Tex-Mex rhythms, et. Al. They all play parts in Discover America and together, the aural relief they create is indescribably delicious