Year: May 19, 1969 (CD )
Label: Audio Fidelity (US), AFZ 158
Style: Country Rock, Folk Rock, Soft Rock
Country: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Time: 40:09
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 262 Mb
Pickin'
Up the Pieces is the debut album by country rock band Poco, released in
1969. It was one of the earliest examples of the emerging genre of
country rock. Several of the songs date back to Richie Furay's days in
Buffalo Springfield. An early version of "What a Day" was included on
the Buffalo Springfield box set in 2001.
Bassist Randy Meisner
appears on the album but quit the band shortly before the record was
released. Meisner's exit was the result of his anger from being excluded
(at Furay's insistence) from participation in the final mix playback
sessions for the album, as only Messina and Furay were to complete
production. His image was removed from the painting on the cover and
replaced with the dog seen at the far left. His bass parts and backing
vocals were left in the mix, but his lead vocals were removed, and new
versions were sung by George Grantham. He is not credited as a group
member on the completed album, but is listed in the credits as providing
"supporting vocals and bass".
In his Allmusic review, music critic
Bruce Eder called the album a "startlingly great record, as accomplished
as any of Buffalo Springfield's releases, and also reminiscent of the
Beatles and the Byrds... The mix of good-time songs, fast-paced
instrumentals, and overall rosy feelings makes this a great introduction
to the band, as well as a landmark in country-rock only slightly less
important (but arguably more enjoyable than) Sweetheart of the Rodeo."
Robert Christgau wrote; "Nice and happy, but considering the personnel a
disappointment."
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickin%27_Up_the_Pieces_(Poco_album))
01. Foreward (00:50)
02. What a Day (02:30)
03. Nobody's Fool (03:28)
04. Calico Lady (03:03)
05. First Love (03:10)
06. Make Me a Smile (03:20)
07. Short Changed (03:24)
08. Pickin' Up the Pieces (03:19)
09. Grand Junction (03:00)
10. Oh Yeah (04:09)
11. Just in Case It Happens, Yes Indeed (02:48)
12. Tomorrow (03:13)
13. Consequently, So Long (03:49)
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