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America continued to evolve as the 1980s began.

For their next album, Alibi, released in August 1980, Beckley and Bunnell sought fresh personnel in the form of producers Matthew McCauley and Fred Mollin.

They also employed players from the West Coast, such as the Eagles Timothy B. Schmit, Leland Sklar and Steve Lukather, to help improve their sound.

Alibi eschewed the strings and brass of a typical George Martin project in favor of a more popular-rock style.

It also became the third studio album in a row without a successful single in the United States, although Beckley's " Survival " scored the top of the charts in Italy.

The album's sales maximized at only No. 142.