Poco is the second
album by American
country rock band
Poco. This is the band's first album to feature
Timothy B. Schmit who replaced
Randy Meisner on electric bass. The Messina-penned "You Better Think Twice" became a signature song for the band. A copy of this album hangs in the Poco exhibit in the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville along with the jacket
Rusty Young wears on the back cover. The album was dedicated to
David Geffen who "picked up the pieces".[1]
In his
Allmusic review, music critic Bruce Eder called the album "These songs represent the group's blend of country and rock at its finest and brightest, with the happy harmonies of "Hurry Up" and "Keep on Believin'" totally irresistible... The knock was "too country for rock, too rock for country," but in fact, they were just ahead of their time, a tough spot to be in the world of popular entertainment."[2] In his review,
Robert Christgau wrote; "The most overrated underrated group in America. All of
CSNY's preciosity with none of the inspiration, all of bluegrass's ramifications with none of its roots. In short, the perfect commentary on the vacuity of competence."