Poco (album)
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| Poco | ||||
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| Released | May 6, 1970 | |||
| Genre | Country rock | |||
| Length | 41:00 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | Jim Messina | |||
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Poco is the second album by American country rock band Poco. This is the band's first album to feature bassist Timothy B. Schmit, who had replaced 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]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | C+[3] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [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 [clarification needed] wrote in 1981, "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. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 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" | Furay | 7:01 |
| 6. | "Don't Let It Pass By" | Furay | 2:33 |
| 7. | "Nobody's Fool/El Tonto de Nadie, Regresa" | Furay, Messina, Schmit, Rusty Young, George Grantham | 18:25 |
