Legend (Poco album)

Legend

Studio album by Poco

Released

November 1978

Recorded

1978

Genre

Country rock

Length

37:54

Label

ABC

Producer

Richard Sanford Orshoff

Poco chronology

Indian Summer
(1977)

Legend
(1978)

Under the Gun
(1980)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Legend is the 13th album by the country rock band Poco, released in 1978.

After ABC Records cancelled the release of Poco's planned 13th album The Last Roundup. the three remaining members of the band agreed to take a break. Rusty Young and Paul Cotton formed a new group called the Cotton-Young Band and prepared this album as a duo. However, ABC acquired the album and then decided to continue to use the name "Poco" for the band. When the album became successful, Poco drummer George Grantham found himself forced out of Poco without ever having quit the group.

"Crazy Love" and "Heart of the Night", written and sung by Young and Cotton respectively, become the group's two biggest hits to date. After "Crazy Love" was released as a single, ABC Records was acquired by MCA Records, and the record's stunning commercial success was attributed by some to the efforts of ABC's promotional staff to prove their value to MCA. Meanwhile, the band started to stray from its distinct country rock sound, heading towards a more mainstream, commercially applauded soft rock and pop sound. Other noteworthy album cuts were "Spellbound," "Little Darlin'," "Legend," and "Barbados," the latter being the inspiration for the (at the time) yet to be released Beach Boys comeback hit "Kokomo".

The cover art for Legend was done by Phil Hartman, the brother of Poco manager John Hartmann; Phil Hartman worked as a graphic designer creating album covers for his brother's clients including America and Steely Dan while attempting to break out as a comic.^[2]

Track listing

"Boomerang" (Paul Cotton) – 3:48
"Spellbound" (Rusty Young) – 5:13
"Barbados" (Paul Cotton) – 3:31
"Little Darlin’" (Rusty Young) – 3:47
"Love Comes Love Goes" (Rusty Young) – 3:55
"Heart of the Night" (Paul Cotton) – 4:49
"Crazy Love" (Rusty Young) – 2:55
"The Last Goodbye" (Rusty Young) – 5:40
"Legend" (Rusty Young) – 4:16

Personnel

Paul Cotton – guitar, vocals
Rusty Young – steel guitar, guitar, vocals
Charlie Harrison – bass, vocals
Steve Chapman – drums
Michael Boddicker – synthesizer
Steve Forman – percussion
Tom Stephenson – keyboards
Jai Winding – keyboards
Phil Kenzie – saxophone
David Campbell – string arrangements

Production

Producer: Richard Sanford Orshoff
Recording Engineer: Joe Chiccarelli, David Henson assisted by Jom Hill

References

↑ Allmusic review
↑ "Phil: The Jerky Guy". Canoe. 1996-12-01. Retrieved 2008-08-04.

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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