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Head over Heels (Poco album)

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Head Over Heels
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 1975
GenreCountry rock
Length36:26
LabelABC
ProducerPoco, Mark Henry Harman
Poco chronology
Cantamos
(1974)
Head Over Heels
(1975)
The Very Best of Poco
(1975)

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

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

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."[1]

Track listing

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  1. "Keep on Tryin’" (Timothy B. Schmit) – 2:54
  2. "Lovin’ Arms" (Rusty Young) – 3:29
  3. "Let Me Turn Back to You" (Paul Cotton) – 3:37
  4. "Makin’ Love" (Young) – 2:55
  5. "Down in the Quarter" (Cotton) – 4:32
  6. "Sittin’ on a Fence" (Young) – 3:31
  7. "Georgia, Bind My Ties" (Cotton) – 3:25
  8. "Us" (Young) – 1:56
  9. "Flyin’ Solo" (Schmit, John Brennan) – 3:36
  10. "Dallas" (Donald Fagen, Walter Becker) – 3:29
  11. "I’ll Be Back Again" (Schmit) – 3:02

Personnel

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Poco

Additional musicians

  • Mark Henry Harman – pipe organ (3, 8), acoustic piano (8)
  • Garth Hudson – acoustic piano (4)
  • Victor Feldman – percussion (6, 10-11)
  • Al Garth – viola (2), violin (2), laugh (2)
  • Jimmie Haskell – string arrangements (5, 10)
  • Michael "Von" Verdick – scat vocal (6)

Production

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  • 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

Studios

References

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  1. ^ a b Chrispell, James. "Head over Heels > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved Dec 26, 2019.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th ed.). Omnibus Press. p. 3074. ISBN 978-0857125958.