Live (Poco album)
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Poco Live is the tenth album, and second live album, by the country rock
Country rock
Country rock is sub-genre of popular music, formed from the fusion of rock with country. The term is generally used to refer to the wave of rock musicians who began to record country-flavored records in the late 1960s and early 1970s, beginning with Bob Dylan and The Byrds; reaching its greatest...

 band Poco
Poco
Poco is an Southern California country rock band originally formed by Richie Furay and Jim Messina following the demise of Buffalo Springfield in 1968. The title of their first album, Pickin' Up the Pieces, is a reference to the break-up of Buffalo Springfield. Highly influential and creative,...

. The material for this album had been recorded for Epic Records
Epic Records
Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A...

 shortly after the Cantamos
Cantamos
-Track listing:#"Sagebrush Serenade" – 4:58#"Susannah" – 4:13#"High and Dry" – 4:49#"Western Waterloo'" – 4:00#"One Horse Blue" – 3:34#"Bitter Blue" – 3:20...

album, but it was not released until over a year later, after Poco's success with the Head Over Heels
Head over Heels (Poco album)
Head Over Heels is the ninth album by the country rock band Poco. Schmit's "Keep On Tryin'" shows off the band's skills in harmonizing and became a cut that the band played in concert for many years...

album. The release of this album produced confusion in the marketplace over whether this or Rose of Cimarron
Rose of Cimarron
Rose Of Cimarron is the 11th album by the country rock band Poco, released May 1976. Former Loggins & Messina sax/fiddle player Al Garth joined the band to record this album, but left shortly after due to internal conflicts...

was Poco's newest album, helping sales of Poco Live and hurting sales of Rose of Cimarron.

Track listing

  1. "Medley: Blue Water / Fools Gold / Rocky Mountain Breakdown" (Paul Cotton, Rusty Young) – 6:36
  2. "Bad Weather" (Paul Cotton) – 3:50
  3. "Ride The Country" (Paul Cotton) – 7:41
  4. "Angel" (Paul Cotton) – 5:14
  5. "High And Dry" (Rusty Young) – 4:35
  6. "Restrain" (Timothy B. Schmit
    Timothy B. Schmit
    Timothy Bruce Schmit is an American musician and songwriter, best known for his work as bass guitar player and singer for Poco and the Eagles. Schmit has also worked for decades as a session musician and solo artist.-Early career:Raised in Sacramento, Schmit began playing in the folk music group...

    ) – 5:13
  7. "A Good Feelin' To Know" (Richie Furay) – 5:12

Poco

  • Paul Cotton
    Paul Cotton (musician)
    Paul Cotton is an American guitarist and singer-songwriter, most notable as a member of the band Poco and as the writer of the international hit song from that band, "The Heart of the Night".-History:Most of Paul Cotton's music career has been as songwriter, guitarist and singer for the band Poco...

     - guitar, vocals
  • Rusty Young - steel guitar, guitar, vocals
  • Timothy B. Schmit
    Timothy B. Schmit
    Timothy Bruce Schmit is an American musician and songwriter, best known for his work as bass guitar player and singer for Poco and the Eagles. Schmit has also worked for decades as a session musician and solo artist.-Early career:Raised in Sacramento, Schmit began playing in the folk music group...

     - bass guitar, guitar, vocals
  • George Grantham - drums, vocals

Others

  • Mark Henry Harman – keyboards
  • Producer: Poco
    Poco
    Poco is an Southern California country rock band originally formed by Richie Furay and Jim Messina following the demise of Buffalo Springfield in 1968. The title of their first album, Pickin' Up the Pieces, is a reference to the break-up of Buffalo Springfield. Highly influential and creative,...

    , Mark Henry Harman
  • Recording Engineer: Mark Henry Harman
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