Blue and Gray

This article is about the 1981 country rock album. For the board game, see Blue and Gray (board game). For the American television miniseries, see The Blue and the Gray (miniseries). For other uses, see The Blue and the Gray.

Blue And Gray

Studio album by Poco

Released

July 1981

Genre

Country rock

Length

38:25

Label

MCA

Producer

Mike Flicker

Poco chronology

Under The Gun
(1980)

Blue And Gray
(1981)

Cowboys & Englishmen
(1982)

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Blue And Gray is the fifteenth album by the country rock band Poco. The album is a theme-based record, similar to Desperado by The Eagles, only the theme on this record is the American Civil War. The band scores minor chart success with "Widowmaker," but the album is now Poco's rarest. The colors in the title refer to United States Army and Confederate States Army uniforms of the period, respectively.

Track listing

"Glorybound" (Rusty Young) – 3:35
"Blue and Gray" (Rusty Young) – 4:40
"Streets of Paradise" (Paul Cotton) – 3:55
"The Writing on the Wall" (Rusty Young) – 3:10
"Down on the River Again" (Paul Cotton) – 3:45
"Please Wait for Me" (Paul Cotton) – 4:30
"Widowmaker" (Rusty Young) – 4:25
"Here Comes That Girl Again" (Rusty Young) – 3:15
"Sometimes (We Are All We Got)" (Paul Cotton) – 3:35
"The Land of Glory" (Rusty Young) – 3:35

Personnel

Paul Cotton - guitar, vocals
Rusty Young - steel guitar, guitar, vocals
Charlie Harrison - bass, vocals
Steve Chapman – drums
Kim Bullard – keyboards, vocals

Clydie King – backing vocals
Denise DeCaro – backing vocals
Venetta Fields – backing vocals
Steve Forman – percussion

Production

Producer: Mike Flicker
Recording Engineer: Dave Marquette, John Mills, Joe Chiccarelli with Mitch Gibson

Poco

Rusty Young Jack Sundrud George Lawrence Michael Webb George Grantham Richie Furay Jim Messina Randy Meisner Timothy B. Schmit Paul Cotton Al Garth Steve Chapman Charlie Harrison Kim Bullard Rick Seratte Jeff Steele Dave Vanecore Gary Mallaber Richard Neville Tim Smith

Albums	Pickin' Up the Pieces Poco Deliverin' From the Inside A Good Feelin' To Know Crazy Eyes Seven Cantamos Head over Heels Live Rose of Cimarron Indian Summer Legend No Nukes Under the Gun Blue and Gray Cowboys & Englishmen Ghost Town Inamorata Legacy Running Horse The Last Roundup Keeping the Legend Alive Bareback at Big Sky The Wildwood Sessions Live at Columbia Studios, Hollywood 9/30/71 All Fired Up

Compilations	The Very Best of Poco Ride the Country Poco: The Songs of Paul Cotton Poco: The Songs of Richie Furay The Best Of Backtracks Crazy Loving: The Best of Poco 1975–1982 Retrospective The Forgotten Trail (1969–74) On the Country Side The Essential Collection (1975–1982) The Ultimate Collection The Very Best of Poco 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Poco Take Two The Very Best of Poco Alive in the Heart of the Night Keep on Tryin' Poco Live The Essential Poco Gold Best of Poco Live Standing Room Only Setlist: The Very Best of Poco Live

Notable songs	"Pickin' Up the Pieces" "You Better Think Twice" "Kind Woman" "C'mon" "Bad Weather" "A Good Feelin' to Know" "Keep on Tryin'" "Rose of Cimarron" "Indian Summer" "Crazy Love" "Heart of the Night" "Call It Love"

Related articles	Buffalo Springfield Eagles Great Plains Loggins and Messina Souther-Hillman-Furay Band Country rock List of Poco Line-ups Discography

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