''Inamorata'' is the sixteenth studio album by the
country rock
Country rock is a genre of music which fuses rock and country. It was developed by rock musicians who began to record country-flavored records in the late 1960s and early 1970s. These musicians recorded rock records using country themes, vocal s ...
band
Poco, released in 1984. Featuring guest spots by former members Timothy B. Schmitt, 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''.
[Legend: Poco by Jerry Fuentes (2009-12-1)]
Reception
In his
Allmusic
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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."
Track listing
#"Days Gone By" (Paul Cotton) – 3:50
#"
This Old Flame" (Reed Nielsen) – 3:02
#"Daylight" (Rusty Young) – 3:55
#"Odd Man Out" (Cotton) – 3:06
#"How Many Moons" (Cotton) – 4:30
#"When You Love Someone" (Young) – 4:03
#"Brenda X" (Cotton) – 3:38
#"Standing in the Fire" (Cotton) – 3:46
#"Save a Corner of Your Heart" (Young) – 3:41
#"The Storm" (Young) – 4:25
Personnel
Poco
*
Kim Bullard – keyboards
*
Paul Cotton – guitars, vocals
*
Rusty Young –
steel guitar
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, guitars, vocals
* Steve Chapman – drums, percussion
Guest musicians
*
Richard Gibbs – keyboards
*
Randy Kerber – keyboards
*
George Doering – guitars
*
Neil Stubenhaus
Neil Stubenhaus is an American bass guitarist.
Career
He started his musical training playing drums and switched to bass guitar at the age of 12. He studied at the Berklee College of Music where he graduated in 1975. After graduation, he was rec ...
– bass
*
Vinnie Colaiuta – drums, percussion
* Steve Forman – drums, percussion
*
Richie Furay – vocals
*
George Grantham George Grantham may refer to:
* George Grantham (baseball)
* George Grantham (musician)
George Grantham (born January 20, 1947) is an American drummer and vocalist best known for his work with pioneering country rock band Poco.
Grantham and p ...
– vocals
*
Timothy B. Schmit
Timothy Bruce Schmit (born October 30, 1947) is an American musician, singer, and songwriter. He has performed as the bassist and vocalist for Poco and the Eagles (band), Eagles, having replaced bassist and vocalist Randy Meisner in both cases ...
– vocals
* Richard Landis – rhythm track arrangements
*
Charles Calello – string arrangements
Production
* Paul Cotton – producer
* Rusty Young – producer
* Joe Chiccarelli – co-producer, engineer, mixing
* Bryan Bell – assistant engineer
* Ann Calnan – assistant engineer
* Csaba Petcoz – assistant engineer
* Gene Wooley – assistant engineer
*
Greg Fulginiti – mastering
*
Phil Hartman – cover design
* Stan Watts – cover illustration
Studios
* Recorded at
Conway Studios
Conway may refer to:
Places
United States
* Conway, Arkansas
* Conway County, Arkansas
* Lake Conway, Arkansas
* Conway, Florida
* Conway, Iowa
* Conway, Kansas
* Conway, Louisiana
* Conway, Massachusetts
* Conway, Michigan
* Conway T ...
,
The Sound Factory, Doering Studio and
Artisan Sound Recorders
Artisan Sound Recorders was one of Southern California's premier disk mastering facilities. It was founded by Robert M. MacLeod Jr. in the 1960s, and acquired by Kent Duncan in 1979 when MacLeod retired. In the early 1990s, it was sold to Jon Lo ...
(Hollywood, California); Can-Am Recorders (Tarzana, California).
* Mixed at
Capitol Studios
Capitol Studios are recording studios located at the landmark Capitol Records Tower in Hollywood, California. The studios, which opened in 1956, were initially the primary recording studios for the American record label Capitol Records. While t ...
(Hollywood, California).
* Mastered at Artisan Sound Recorders.
References
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Poco albums
1984 albums
Atlantic Records albums
Albums produced by Joe Chiccarelli