Poco (album)

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Poco
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Studio album by
Poco
ReleasedMay 6, 1970
Genre Country rock
Length41:00
Label Epic
Producer Jim Messina
Poco chronology
Pickin' Up the Pieces
(1969)		Poco
(1970)		 Deliverin'
(1971)
Singles from Poco
  1. "You Better Think Twice"
    Released: 1970

Poco is the second album by American country rock band Poco. This is the band's first album to feature Timothy B. Schmit, who had replaced original bassist Randy Meisner. The Messina-penned "You Better Think Twice" became a signature song for the band. A copy of this album hangs in the Poco exhibit in the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville along with the jacket Rusty Young wears on the back cover. The album was dedicated to David Geffen who "picked up the pieces". [1]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Christgau's Record Guide C+ [3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]

In his AllMusic review, music critic Bruce Eder wrote, "These songs represent the group's blend of country and rock at its finest and brightest, with the happy harmonies of "Hurry Up" and "Keep on Believin'" totally irresistible... The knock was "too country for rock, too rock for country," but in fact, they were just ahead of their time, a tough spot to be in the world of popular entertainment." [2] In his review, Robert Christgau wrote, "The most overrated underrated group in America. All of CSNY's preciosity with none of the inspiration, all of bluegrass's ramifications with none of its roots. In short, the perfect commentary on the vacuity of competence." [3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hurry Up" Richie Furay 4:06
2."You Better Think Twice" Jim Messina 3:21
3."Honky Tonk Downstairs" Dallas Frazier 2:43
4."Keep on Believin'"Furay, Timothy B. Schmit 2:51
5."Anyway Bye Bye"Furay7:01
6."Don't Let It Pass By"Furay2:33
7."Nobody's Fool/El Tonto de Nadie, Regresa"Furay, Messina, Schmit, Rusty Young, George Grantham 18:25

Charts

Chart (1970/71)Position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [5] 34
Canada15
United States (Billboard 200)58

Personnel

Poco

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Production

References

  1. ↑ "Poco - Poco". Discogs . May 6, 1970.
  2. 1 2 Eder, Bruce. "Poco > Review". AllMusic . Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  3. 1 2 Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: P". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies . Ticknor & Fields. ISBN   089919026X . Retrieved March 10, 2019– via robertchristgau.com.
  4. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN   978-0195313734.
  5. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 235. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
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