20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Poco

Performer: Poco
Distributor: Universal Distribution

Notes: Personnel: Rusty Young (vocals, electric, 12-string & steel guitars, electric sitar, dobro, banjo, mandolin); Paul Cotton (vocals, acoustic, electric & pedal steel guitars); Timothy B. Schmidt (vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica, bass); Phil Kenzie (saxophone); Mark Harman (celeste); Jai Winding, Tom Stephenson, Kim Bullard (keyboards); Donald Fagen (ARP Odyssey synthesizer); Mike Boddicker (synthesizer); Charlie Harrison (bass, background vocals); George Grantham (drums, tympani, background vocals); Steve Chapman (drums); Steve Forman, Milt Holland (percussion); Venetta Fields, Clydie King, Denise DeCaro (background vocals). Producers: Richard Sanford Orshoff, Mike Flicker, Mark Harman, Poco. Compilation Producer: Mike Ragogna. Digitally remastered by Erick Labson (MCA Music Media Studios, North Hollywood, California). This is part of MCA's 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection series. Liner Note Author: Robyn Flans. Photographer: Henry Diltz. Another excellent entry in MCA's Millennium Collection, this features 11 of the group's best-known tunes. Poco never reached the country-rock commercial heights of the Eagles, but their music was every bit as essential and groundbreaking. Of course, Timothy B. Schmit and Randy Meisner were both members of Poco before becoming Eagles, almost reinforcing the point. Highlights include "Heart of the Night," "Crazy Love," "Under the Gun," "Midnight Rain," and "Making Love." An essential collection for all fans of country-rock. ~ Cub Koda

Poco was part of the first wave of West Coast country-rock bands, emerging from the ashes of the seminal Buffalo Springfield and initially built around Springfield's singer/guitarist Richie Furay and producer/sessionman Randy Meisner. They combined the harmony-laden folk-rock sound of the '60s with a country twang (mostly courtesy of pedal steel guitarist Rusty Young) and made a few noted country-rock albums in the early '70s before their sound turned slicker and poppier later in the decade.

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