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, ''The Very Best of Poco'' features highlights from the band's career from 1969–1974. When released on CD in the late 1980s, the album omits two tracks originally on the album, "Railroad Days" and "Skatin" for space reasons. Both were reinstated for the remastered BGO import edition released in 1998.

Track listing

#"You Better Think Twice" (Jim Messina) – 3:21 (taken from ''Poco'') #"Just for Me and You" (Richie Furay) – 3:37 (taken from ''From the Inside'') #"Bad Weather" (Paul Cotton) – 5:02 (taken from ''From The Inside'') #"Fools Gold" (Rusty Young) – 2:23 (taken from ''Crazy Eyes'') #"A Good Feelin' to Know" (Richie Furay) – 3:56 (taken from ''A Good Feelin' to Know'') #"Another Time Around" (Paul Cotton) – 5:01 (taken from ''Cantamos'') #"Faith in the Families" (Paul Cotton) – 3:43 (taken from ''Seven'') #"Just in Case It Happens, Yes Indeed / Grand Junction / Consequently So Long" ive(Richie Furay, Rusty Young, Skip Goodwin) – 10:10 (taken from ''Deliverin) #"Railroad Days" (Paul Cotton) - 3:37 (taken from ''From the Inside'')* #"Sweet Lovin'" (Richie Furay) – 6:23 (taken from ''A Good Feelin' to Know'') #"Rocky Mountain Breakdown" (Rusty Young) – 2:16 (taken from ''Seven'') #"Here We Go Again" (Timothy B. Schmit) – 3:28 (taken from ''Crazy Eyes'') #"C'mon" ive(Richie Furay) – 3:17 (taken from ''Deliverin'") #"A Right Along" (Paul Cotton) – 4:43 (taken from ''Crazy Eyes'') #"A Man Like Me" ive(Richie Furay) – 4:04 (taken from ''Deliverin) #"And Settlin' Down" (Richie Furay) – 3:41 (taken from ''A Good Feelin' to Know'') #"Skatin" (Timothy B. Schmit) - 4:44 (taken from ''Seven'')* #"Pickin' Up the Pieces" (Richie Furay) – 3:20 (taken from Poco's debut ''Pickin' Up the Pieces'') *Omitted from original Sony CD version but reinstated on BGO CD remaster.

Personnel

* Jim Messina - guitar, vocals * Richie Furay - guitar, 12-string guitar, vocals * Rusty Young - steel guitar, banjo, dobro, guitar, piano *

Randy Meisner Randall Herman Meisner (born March 8, 1946) is a retired American musician, singer, songwriter and founding member of the Eagles. Throughout his professional musical career, Meisner's main role was that of bassist and backing high-harmony vocal ...

- bass, 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 *

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, vocals * Paul Cotton - guitar, vocals

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Very Best Of Poco (1975 Album), The Poco compilation albums 1975 greatest hits albums Albums produced by Steve Cropper Albums produced by Jim Messina (musician)