''Running Horse'' is the eighteenth studio album by the
country rock
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band
Poco. Rusty Young, Paul Cotton, and George Grantham reunite for the first time since 1977 with new material.
Reception
In his
Allmusic review, music critic John Duffy called the production "weak, tentative, and thin, with dated guitar tones and studio feel" and wrote, "It's as if the alt-country explosion of the mid-'90s never happened. With so many groups owing a debt to Poco, it's hard to understand why while listening to Running Horse. All that said, Young and guitarist Paul Cotton's songs display charming honesty and rich emotional depth, more so than most any mainstream country release could muster."
Track listing
#“One Tear at a Time” (Rusty Young) – 3:02
#“Every Time I Hear That Train” (Paul Cotton) – 4:28
#“If Your Heart Needs a Hand” (Young) – 4:59
#“Never Loved... Never Hurt Like This” (Jack Sundrud) – 3:47
#“Forever” (Young) – 3:31
#“Never Get Enough” (Sundrud, Craig Bickhardt, David James) – 3:07
#“If You Can’t Stand to Lose” (Young, John Cowan) – 4:15
#“I Can Only Imagine” (Cotton) – 5:09
#“Shake It” (Sundrud) – 4:54
#“That’s What Love is all About” (Young, Craig Fuller) – 3:45
#“Running Horse” (Cotton) – 4:07
Personnel
Poco
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Paul Cotton – electric lead guitar, acoustic rhythm guitar, lead vocals, backing vocals
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Rusty Young –
lap steel guitar
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,
banjo
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,
dobro
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The Dobro was originally ...
,
pedal steel guitar
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electric rhythm guitar, acoustic rhythm guitar, lead vocals, backing vocals
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Jack Sundrud
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Places
* Jack, Alabama, US, an unincorporated community
* Jack, Missouri, US, an unincorporated community
* Jack County, Texas, a county in Texas, USA
People and fictional characters
* Jack (given name), a male given name, ...
– bass, lead vocals, backing vocals
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George Grantham – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Additional musicians
* Tony Harrell – keyboards
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Craig Fuller
Craig Lee Fuller (born July 18, 1949) is an American musician and songwriter. Fuller was the co-founder of Pure Prairie League, along with John David Call and George Powell.
Fuller wrote and sang their first hit " Amie". He departed the ban ...
– acoustic guitar (3), harmony vocals (3), backing vocals (10)
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Bill Lloyd – additional guitar (5, 8)
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John Cowan
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– backing vocals (7)
Production
* Mike Clute – producer, engineer, mixing
* Rusty Young – producer
* Jack Sundrud – engineer, collage design
* Pete Misines – assistant engineer
* Eric Walker – design, layout
* Georgina Rosenbaum – cover artwork
* Jonathan Rosenbaum – cover artwork
* Mary Frances Brennan – photography
* Recorded at Mike's Place and Jack's Place (Nashville, Tennessee).
* Mixed at Mike's Place
References
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Poco albums
2002 albums