Head over Heels (Poco album)
Head Over Heels is the eighth studio album by the American country rock band Poco, and their first on ABC Records. Timothy Schmit's "Keep On Tryin'" shows off the band's skills in harmonizing and eventually became a favorite that the band played in concert for many years. It also contains Rusty Young performing his first lead vocal on a Poco album on the track "Us", and a recording of the rare Steely Dan song "Dallas".
Reception
In his Allmusic review, music critic James Chrispell wrote; "Keeping the songs short and to the point, Poco lets loose with a fine batch of material... There's less country, but a lot more pop."Track listing
- "Keep on Tryin’" – 2:54
- "Lovin’ Arms" – 3:29
- "Let Me Turn Back to You" – 3:37
- "Makin’ Love" – 2:55
- "Down in the Quarter" – 4:32
- "Sittin’ on a Fence" – 3:31
- "Georgia, Bind My Ties" – 3:25
- "Us" – 1:56
- "Flyin’ Solo" – 3:36
- "Dallas" – 3:29
- "I’ll Be Back Again" – 3:02
Personnel
Poco- Paul Cotton – acoustic guitar, vocals, electric guitar
- Rusty Young – acoustic guitar, banjo, dobro, pedal steel guitar, mandolin, steel guitar, electric guitar, vocals
- Timothy B. Schmit – vocals, bass, percussion
- George Grantham – vocals, drums, percussion
- Mark Henry Harman – pipe organ, acoustic piano
- Garth Hudson – acoustic piano
- Victor Feldman – percussion
- Al Garth – viola, violin, laugh
- Jimmie Haskell – string arrangements
- Michael "Von" Verdick – scat vocal
Production
- Poco – producers, arrangements
- Mark Henry Harman – producer, engineer
- Michael "Von" Verdick – engineer
- Wally Traugott – mastering
- Llew Llewellyn – equipment
- Peter Whorf – art direction
- Tim Bryant – design
- Phil Hartman – design
- Ron Slenzak – photography
- Hartmann and Goodman – management
- Recorded at Record Plant.
- Mixed at ABC Recording Studios.
- Mastered at Capitol Mastering.