Song:Call It Love
Album:The Ultimate Collection
Poco came out of the ashes of the very popular Buffalo Springfield. But they've been around for decades. Call It Love was one of their biggest hits and was the result of a 1989 reunion. Richie Furay (born May 9, 1944 in Yellow Springs, OH) started the group with Jim Messina (born Dec. 5, 1947 in Harlingen, TX) and pedal steel guitarist Rusty Young (born Feb. 23, 1946 in Long Beach, CA). They added drummer George Grantham and after a complicated transaction, they signed with Epic Records. They wanted to call themselves Pogo but cartoonist Walt Kelly objected. Furure Eagle Randy Meissner was part of the group but left after a disagreement with Furay. Their first album Pickin' Up The Pieces was critically acclaimed but didn't sell that well. This continued for the next few years. Messina left to become a house producer at Columbia. Furay left in 1973 to join the Souther-Hillman-Furay Band. Timothy B. Schmit replaced Meissner and Paul Cotton replaced Messina. Young became leader and Poco went to ABC Records. Scmit left to join Eagles. Young planned to resume touring and recording as the Cotton-Young Band. But ABC agreed to keep them if they kept the Poco name. They hired British musicians Steve Chapman & Charlie Harrison and the 1978 album Legend became their biggest success with Crazy Love reaching the top twenty. Poco moved to Atlantic in 1982 but were dropped in 1984. Poco resurfaced on RCA in 1989. At the urging of Richard Marx, Legacy reunited original members, Furay, Messina, Young, Meissner & Grantham. Call it Love reached the top twenty and Legacy went gold. Rusty Young continues to lead a version of Poco today. This comp from Hip=O is a good intro to their music. Here's the video for Call It Love by Poco.
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