Crazy Eyes

This article is about the 1973 album by Poco. For the 2012 film, see Crazy Eyes (film). For other uses, see Crazy Eyes (disambiguation).

Crazy Eyes

Studio album by Poco

Released

15 September 1973

Recorded

21-27 May 1973

Genre

Country rock

Length

37:49

Poco chronology

A Good Feelin’ To Know
(1972)

Crazy Eyes
(1973)

Seven
(1974)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Crazy Eyes is the sixth album by the country rock band Poco. The album pays homage to Gram Parsons, as Richie Furay sings both the title track, which he wrote in honor of Parsons, and one of Parsons' own compositions, "Brass Buttons". The album was released just four days before Parsons' death on 19 September 1973.

Paul Cotton covered J. J. Cale's "Magnolia," a song the band still plays live. The title track, according to Rusty Young, has never been played in concert due mostly to its complex percussion part, consisting of African drums, among other things. The Richie Furay Band has begun to play the song live.

After the commercial failure of this album, Richie Furay left Poco to co-found the Souther-Hillman-Furay Band, where he achieved success with one of the outtakes from Crazy Eyes, "Believe Me".

Track listing

"Blue Water" (Paul Cotton) – 3:07
"Fools Gold" (Rusty Young) – 2:23
"Here We Go Again" (Timothy B. Schmit) – 3:28
"Brass Buttons" (Gram Parsons) – 4:17
"A Right Along" (Paul Cotton) – 4:43
"Crazy Eyes" (Richie Furay) – 9:39
"Magnolia" (J.J. Cale) – 6:18
"Let’s Dance Tonight" (Richie Furay) – 3:54

Personnel

Paul Cotton - guitar, vocals
Richie Furay - guitar, vocals
Rusty Young - steel guitar, guitar, banjo, vocals
Timothy B. Schmit - bass, vocals
George Grantham - drums, vocals

Chris Hillman – mandolin
Bob Ezrin – piano
Bill Graham – violin
Paul Harris – piano
Joe Lala – percussion

Production

Producer: Jack Richardson
Recording Engineer: Brian Christian/Dennis Smith

References

↑ Eder, Bruce. Crazy Eyes at AllMusic

Poco

Rusty Young Jack Sundrud George Lawrence Michael Webb George Grantham Richie Furay Jim Messina Randy Meisner Timothy B. Schmit Paul Cotton Al Garth Steve Chapman Charlie Harrison Kim Bullard Rick Seratte Jeff Steele Dave Vanecore Gary Mallaber Richard Neville Tim Smith

Albums	Pickin' Up the Pieces Poco Deliverin' From the Inside A Good Feelin' To Know Crazy Eyes Seven Cantamos Head over Heels Live Rose of Cimarron Indian Summer Legend No Nukes Under the Gun Blue and Gray Cowboys & Englishmen Ghost Town Inamorata Legacy Running Horse The Last Roundup Keeping the Legend Alive Bareback at Big Sky The Wildwood Sessions Live at Columbia Studios, Hollywood 9/30/71 All Fired Up

Compilations	The Very Best of Poco Ride the Country Poco: The Songs of Paul Cotton Poco: The Songs of Richie Furay The Best Of Backtracks Crazy Loving: The Best of Poco 1975–1982 Retrospective The Forgotten Trail (1969–74) On the Country Side The Essential Collection (1975–1982) The Ultimate Collection The Very Best of Poco 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Poco Take Two The Very Best of Poco Alive in the Heart of the Night Keep on Tryin' Poco Live The Essential Poco Gold Best of Poco Live Standing Room Only Setlist: The Very Best of Poco Live

Notable songs	"Pickin' Up the Pieces" "You Better Think Twice" "Kind Woman" "C'mon" "Bad Weather" "A Good Feelin' to Know" "Keep on Tryin'" "Rose of Cimarron" "Indian Summer" "Crazy Love" "Heart of the Night" "Call It Love"

Related articles	Buffalo Springfield Eagles Great Plains Loggins and Messina Souther-Hillman-Furay Band Country rock List of Poco Line-ups Discography

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