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Poco is the second album by American country rock band Poco. This is the band's first album to feature Timothy B. Schmit who replaced Randy Meisner on electric bass. 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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| Released | May 6, 1970 | |||
| Genre | Country rock | |||
| Length | 41:00 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | Jim Messina | |||
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| Singles from Poco | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | C+[3] |
| The Village Voice | C+[4] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [5] |
In his Allmusic review, music critic Bruce Eder called the album "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."
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| No. | Title | Writer(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" | 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 |
| Chart (1970/71) | Position |
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| Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] | 34 |
| Canada | 15 |
| United States (Billboard 200) | 68 |
- Poco
- Jim Messina – guitar, vocals
- Richie Furay – guitar, vocals
- Rusty Young – steel guitar, guitar, dobro, vocals
- Timothy B. Schmit – bass guitar, vocals
- George Grantham – drums, vocals
With:
- Bobby Doyle – piano
- Larry Knechtel – piano
- Milt Holland – percussion
- Jim Messina – producer
- Terry Dunavan, Alex Kazanegras – engineer
- Gary Burden – art direction, design
- Henry Diltz – photography
- Morris Ovsey – cover drawing
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