Legacy (Poco album)
Legacy is a studio album by the American country rock band Poco, released in 1989. The album reunited the five original members of the group. It contained two top-40 singles, "Call It Love" and "Nothin' to Hide".
Legacy was the second Poco album to be certified gold.
Critical reception
The Vancouver Sun wrote that the album "eschews the simple beauty of Furay's work with the Springfield for the slick, sappy MOR sound of '70s California country rock."Track listing
Original vinyl LP
- "When It All Began" – 3:36
- "Call It Love" – 4:17
- "The Nature of Love" – 4:03
- "What Do People Know" – 3:52
- "Follow Your Dreams" – 2:56
- "Rough Edges" – 3:08
- "Nothin’ to Hide" – 5:12
- "Who Else" – 4:01
- "Lovin’ You Every Minute" – 3:10
- "If It Wasn’t for You" – 4:16
CD version
- "When It All Began" – 3:36
- "Call It Love" – 4:17
- "The Nature of Love" – 4:03
- "What Do People Know" – 3:52
- "Nothin’ to Hide" – 5:12
- "Look Within" – 5:03
- "Rough Edges" – 3:08
- "Who Else" – 4:01
- "Lovin’ You Every Minute" – 3:10
- "If It Wasn’t for You" – 4:16
- "Follow Your Dreams" – 2:56
Personnel
Poco- Jim Messina – guitars, vocals, lead vocals on "Follow Your Dreams," "Lovin' You Every Minute," and "Look Within"
- Richie Furay – guitars, 12-string guitar, vocals, lead vocals on "When It All Began" and "If It Wasn't for You"
- Rusty Young – steel guitar, banjo, dobro, guitars, acoustic piano, vocals, lead vocals on "Call It Love," "What Do People Know," and "Who Else"
- Randy Meisner – bass, vocals, lead vocals on "The Nature of Love," "Rough Edges," and "Nothin' to Hide"
- George Grantham – drums, backing vocals
- Brian Mendelsohn – Synclavier programming
- Bill Payne – keyboards
- C.J. Vanston – keyboards
- Frank Marocco – accordion
- Bruce Gaitsch – acoustic guitar, arrangements on "Nothin' to Hide"
- Russ Powell – guitar
- Joe Chemay – bass
- Leland Sklar – bass
- Gary Mallaber – drums
- Jeff Porcaro – drums
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion
- Richard Marx – vocals, arrangements on "Nothin' to Hide"
- David Cole – producer, engineer, mixing
- Richard Marx – producer
- Rick Holbrook – engineering, mixing at Capitol Studios
- Peter Doell – additional engineer, assistant engineer
- Ken Felton – assistant engineer
- Steve Holroyd – assistant engineer
- Jesse Kanner – assistant engineer
- Laura Livingston – mix assistant
- Wally Traugott – mastering at Capitol Studios.
- John Ciasulli – technical assistance
- Ross Garfield – technical assistance
- Suzanne Marie Edgren – production coordinator
- DNZ, The Design Group – art direction, design
- Jim Shea – photography
- Lendon Flanagan – illustration