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Poco - Legend CD
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Poco's biggest-selling album of all time also presented the biggest personnel change at one time for the then-decade-old group, whose lineup had hardly been a model of stability up to that time. Co-founding drummer/singer George Grantham and longtime bassist/singer Timothy B. Schmit were both gone, the latter off to the Eagles. Listening to parts of this album, one gets the sense that, with the arrival of Charlie Harrison (bass, harmony vocals) and Steve Chapman (drums) in the group, Poco was deliberately adopting a change in sound similar to what the Eagles went through when Joe Walsh joined, into much harder rocking territory, at least part of the time. Longtime fans were probably disheartened to hear Rusty Young and Paul Cotton give up any semblance of their country roots on the opening track, "Boomerang," a bracing, heavy rock number (for this band) that didn't sound a great deal like the Poco of previous years. Most of the rest of the album, however, was closer to what one wanted and expected from this band -- "Spellbound" a beautifully lyrical ballad that benefited from Young's instrumental range and his and Cotton's harmonizing, and Cotton's "Barbados" offering similarly alluring musical textures with more of a beat. Cotton's "Heart of the Night," however, dominated everything around it, as one of the most finely crafted songs in the group's history, highlighted by a beautiful sax solo from Phil Kenzie. And then there's "Crazy Love" (composed by Rusty Young), with its soft, ethereal textures, which was a little lightweight for this band but unassuming enough to dominate the adult contemporary charts at the time. Young's "The Last Goodbye" and "Legend" closed out the album on a more thickly textured, higher-wattage note, representing the group's newer sound, the latter with a memorably driving beat that, with "Boomerang," bookended the album. ~ Bruce Eder
Audio Mixer: Joe Chiccarelli.
Recording information: Crystal Studios, Hollywood, CA (04/1978-08/1978).
Poco: Rusty Young (vocals, pedal steel guitar); Paul Cotton (vocals, guitar); Kim Bullard (keyboards); Charlie Harrison (bass); Steve Chapman (drums).
Personnel: Rusty Young (vocals, guitar, steel guitar); Paul Cotton (vocals, guitar); Charlie Harrison (vocals, drums); Phil Kenzie (saxophone); Jai Winding, Tom Stephenson (keyboards); Michael Boddicker (synthesizer); Steve Chapman (drums); Steve Forman (percussion).
CMJ (1/5/04, p.6) - Ranked #13 in CMJ's "Top 20 Most-Played Albums of 1979".
Poco - Legend Songs
| 1 | Boomerang | 3:52 | $0.99 | |
| 2 | Spellbound | 5:16 | $0.99 | |
| 3 | Barbados | 3:34 | $0.99 | |
| 4 | Little Darlin' | 3:46 | $0.99 | |
| 5 | Love Comes Love Goes | 3:59 | $0.99 | |
| 6 | Heart of the Night | 4:54 | $1.29 | |
| 7 | Crazy Love | 2:56 | $1.29 | |
| 8 | Last Goodbye | 5:43 | $0.99 | |
| 9 | Legend | 4:17 | $0.99 | |
Legend Music Review
Average Rating: (4.9 out of 5 stars)   List All 8 Reviews A LEGEND ALBUM
THIS EFFORT FROM THE NEW POCO WAS AN EXCELLANT EXAMPLE OF BEAUTIFUL SONGWRITING AND GREAT MUSICIANS.RUSTY AND PAUL MADE A GREAT CRAFTED ALBUM THAT HAS STOOD THE TEST OF TIME. ALSO NOTICE THE ALBUM COVER DESIGNED BY THE GENUIS SNL COMEDIAN THE LATE GREAT PHIL HARTMAN. DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND GO BUY THIS MASTERPIECE
Submitted by BIG AL LANDERS (MARCO ISLAND FLORIDA) 
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No 28 of 28 found this helpful. This Album Is A Must
Poco helped define "middle of the road" music of the 70's. "legend" is an essential album for all Poco fans.
Submitted by romicius (Durant, MS, USA)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No Awesome Performance!
They just don't make them like this anymore. Only negative thing I can say here is that they mastered this from an analog version. Very poor sound quality that deserves to be digitally remastered and while you're at it, add some bonus tracks. I rest my case.
Submitted by Johnny (I live in a van down by the river)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No Excellent Work
This is by far one of Poco's best works, from Boomerang, to Legend, and Crazy Love, this album has awesome singles, but in whole, the entire album is excellent!
Submitted by jhaan_55016 (Cottage Grove, MN, USA)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No top notch album
probably their most popular album
the singles are great (not that that
means anything to me) but they
did bring poco the fame they deserved
this album is a great listen
start to finish
front cover artwork compliments
of the late,great phil hartman
Submitted by robert (rockford,il.usa)
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