''Poco Live'' is the tenth
album, and second live album, by the American
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. The material for this album had been recorded for
Epic Records
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Sony Corporation of America (SONAM, also known as SCA), is the American arm of the Japanese conglomerate Sony Group ...
shortly after the ''
Cantamos
''Cantamos'' is the seventh studio album by the country rock band Poco. It was released in 1974 on Epic Records. This album saw the band moving back towards their traditional country rock sound after experimenting with a harder style on the prev ...
'' album, but it was not released until over a year later, after Poco's switch to
ABC Records
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and success with the ''
Head over Heels'' album. The release of this album (April 1976, Epic) produced confusion in the marketplace over whether this or ''
Rose of Cimarron'' (May 1976, ABC Records) was Poco's newest album, helping sales of ''Poco Live'' and hurting sales of ''Rose of Cimarron.''
Track listing
#"Medley: Blue Water / Fools Gold / Rocky Mountain Breakdown" (Paul Cotton, Rusty Young) – 6:36
#"Bad Weather" (Paul Cotton) – 3:50
#"Ride the Country" (Paul Cotton) – 7:41
#"Angel" (Paul Cotton) – 5:14
#"High and Dry" (Rusty Young) – 4:35
#"Restrain" (
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 ...
) – 5:13
#"A Good Feelin' to Know" (Richie Furay) – 5:12
Personnel
Poco
*
Paul Cotton – guitar, vocals
*
Rusty Young – steel guitar, banjo, guitar, 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 ...
– bass guitar, guitar, 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 ...
– drums, vocals
Others
*
Mark Henry Harman – keyboards
*Producer:
Poco,
Mark Henry Harman
*Recording Engineer: Mark Henry Harman
References
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Poco live albums
1976 live albums
Epic Records live albums