Crazy Eyes
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| Crazy Eyes | |||||
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| Studio album by Poco | |||||
| Released | 15 September 1973 | ||||
| Recorded | 1973 | ||||
| Genre | Country Rock | ||||
| Length | 37:49 | ||||
| Label | Epic | ||||
| Producer | Jack Richardson | ||||
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Crazy Eyes is the sixth album by the country rock band Poco. The album pays homage to the recently-deceased Gram Parsons, as Richie Furay sings both the title track, which he wrote in honor of Parsons, and one of Parsons' own compositions, "Brass Buttons". Although Furay was the principal songwriter for Poco, only one other Furay-penned tune is included on the album, "Let's Dance Tonight".
Paul Cotton paid homage to J. J. Cale by covering "Magnolia," a song the band still plays live. Contrarily, the title track, according to Rusty Young, has never been played in concert due mostly to its complex percussion part consisting of, among other things, African drums.
After the commercial failure of this album, Richie Furay left Poco to co-found the Souther-Hillman-Furay Band, where he achieved success with one of the outtakes from Crazy Eyes, "Believe Me".
[edit] Track listing
- "Blue Water" (Paul Cotton) – 3:07
- "Fools Gold" (Rusty Young) – 2:23
- "Here We Go Again" (Timothy B. Schmit) – 3:28
- "Brass Buttons" (Gram Parsons) – 4:17
- "A Right Along" (Paul Cotton) – 4:43
- "Crazy Eyes" (Richie Furray) – 9:39
- "Magnolia" (JJ Cale) – 6:18
- "Let’s Dance Tonight" (Richie Furray) – 3:54
[edit] Personnel
- Paul Cotton - guitar, vocals
- Richie Furay - guitar, vocals
- Rusty Young - steel guitar, guitar, vocals
- Timothy B. Schmit - bass, vocals
- George Grantham – drums, vocals
- Chris Hillman – mandolin
- Bob Ezrin – piano
- Bill Graham – violin
- Paul Harris – piano
- Joe Lala – percussion
[edit] Production
- Producer: Jack Richardson
- Recording Engineer: Brian Christian/Dennis Smith
