Inamorata (album)

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Inamorata
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Studio album by
Poco
ReleasedApril 16, 1984
Genre Country rock
Length37:56
Label Atlantic
Producer Rusty Young, Paul Cotton, Joe Chiccarelli
Poco chronology
Ghost Town
(1982)		Inamorata
(1984)		 Legacy
(1989)

Inamorata is the sixteenth studio album by the country rock band Poco, released in 1984. Featuring guest spots by former members Timothy B. Schmit, Richie Furay and George Grantham (the only member missing from the classic years line up was Jim Messina), this would be the last album that the band would record for Atlantic Records. After this the original line up (Richie Furay, Rusty Young, Jim Messina, Randy Meisner and George Grantham) would reform for the 1989 release Legacy. [1]

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Reception

Professional ratings
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In his Allmusic review, music critic Rob Theakston wrote, "Armed with an armada of fresh ideas and a bright new overly chorused synthesizer, Poco all but abandons their country-rock roots in favor of a reverb heavy electronic drum kit, bright synths, and production that has not aged well. Even guest appearances by Poco alumni Timothy B. Schmit and Zappa drummer Vinnie Colaiuta can't save the group from serving up a lackluster and forgettable ten-song offering that would prove to be the group's swan song until their reunion in 1989." [2]

Track listing

  1. "Days Gone By" (Paul Cotton) – 3:50
  2. "This Old Flame" (Reed Nielsen) – 3:02
  3. "Daylight" (Rusty Young) – 3:55
  4. "Odd Man Out" (Cotton) – 3:06
  5. "How Many Moons" (Cotton) – 4:30
  6. "When You Love Someone" (Young) – 4:03
  7. "Brenda X" (Cotton) – 3:38
  8. "Standing in the Fire" (Cotton) – 3:46
  9. "Save a Corner of Your Heart" (Young) – 3:41
  10. "The Storm" (Young) – 4:25

Personnel

Poco

Guest musicians

Production

Studios

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References

  1. ↑ Legend: Poco by Jerry Fuentes (2009-12-1)
  2. 1 2 Theakston, Rob. "Inamorata > Review". Allmusic . Retrieved Dec 26, 2019.
  3. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN   978-0195313734.
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