From the Inside (Poco album)

From the Inside is the third studio album by the American country rock band Poco. The band was reportedly unhappy with it following its release.[1] This album was the first to include new member Paul Cotton as lead guitarist, who replaced Jim Messina. Messina would go on to form his partnership with Kenny Loggins.

From the Inside
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 5, 1971
RecordedMay 1971
StudioTrans Maximus Inc. Recording Studios, Memphis, Tennessee; Columbia Studios, San Francisco, California
GenreCountry rock
Length37:49
LabelEpic
ProducerSteve Cropper
Poco chronology
Deliverin'
(1971)
From the Inside
(1971)
A Good Feelin' to Know
(1972)

Reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music     [2]

In his Allmusic review, music critic Bruce Eder called the album "Poco's most unusual record... featuring the group generating a leaner, more stripped-down, somewhat bluesier sound. The harmonies are less radiant and the guitars more subdued, and the spirits also a little more low-key than usual. But the sound they get is still appealing, the singing more reflective."[1]

Track listing edit

  1. "Hoe Down" (Richie Furay, Rusty Young) – 2:04
  2. "Bad Weather" (Paul Cotton) – 5:02
  3. "What Am I Gonna Do" (Furay) – 3:46
  4. "You Are the One" (Furay) – 3:48
  5. "Railroad Days" (Cotton) – 3:35
  6. "From the Inside" (Timothy B. Schmit) – 3:10
  7. "Do You Feel It Too" (Furay) – 5:32
  8. "Ol’ Forgiver" (Cotton) – 3:38
  9. "What If I Should Say I Love You" (Furay) – 3:37
  10. "Just for Me and You" (Furay) – 3:37

2013 Iconoclassic edition bonus tracks edit

11. "C'mon" (studio version) (Furay) – 2:52
12. "A Man Like Me" (studio version) (Furay) – 3:36

Personnel edit

Poco

with:

  • Jay Spell - piano

Production edit

  • Steve Cropper - producer
  • Charlie Bragg, Lacy O’Neal, Roy Segal - recording engineer
  • Kathy Johnson - front cover assemblage

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Eder, Bruce. "From the Inside > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved Dec 26, 2019.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.