Running Horse is the eighteenth studio album by the country rock band Poco. Rusty Young, Paul Cotton, and George Grantham reunite for the first time since 1977 with new material.
Reception
In his Allmusic review, music critic John Duffy called the production "weak, tentative, and thin, with dated guitar tones and studio feel" and wrote, "It's as if the alt-country explosion of the mid-'90s never happened. With so many groups owing a debt to Poco, it's hard to understand why while listening to Running Horse. All that said, Young and guitarist Paul Cotton's songs display charming honesty and rich emotional depth, more so than most any mainstream country release could muster."
Track listing
- âÂÂOne Tear at a Timeâ (Rusty Young) â 3:02
- âÂÂEvery Time I Hear That Trainâ (Paul Cotton) â 4:28
- âÂÂIf Your Heart Needs a Handâ (Young) â 4:59
- âÂÂNever Loved... Never Hurt Like Thisâ (Jack Sundrud) â 3:47
- âÂÂForeverâ (Young) â 3:31
- âÂÂNever Get Enoughâ (Sundrud, Craig Bickhardt, David James) â 3:07
- âÂÂIf You CanâÂÂt Stand to Loseâ (Young, John Cowan) â 4:15
- âÂÂI Can Only Imagineâ (Cotton) â 5:09
- âÂÂShake Itâ (Sundrud) â 4:54
- âÂÂThatâÂÂs What Love is all Aboutâ (Young, Craig Fuller) â 3:45
- âÂÂRunning Horseâ (Cotton) â 4:07
Personnel
Poco
- Paul Cotton â electric lead guitar, acoustic rhythm guitar, lead vocals, backing vocals
- Rusty Young â lap steel guitar, banjo, dobro, pedal steel guitar electric rhythm guitar, acoustic rhythm guitar, lead vocals, backing vocals
- Jack Sundrud â bass, lead vocals, backing vocals
- George Grantham â drums, percussion, backing vocals
Additional musicians
- Tony Harrell â keyboards
- Craig Fuller â acoustic guitar (3), harmony vocals (3), backing vocals (10)
- Bill Lloyd â additional guitar (5, 8)
- John Cowan â backing vocals (7)
Production
- Mike Clute â producer, engineer, mixing
- Rusty Young â producer
- Jack Sundrud â engineer, collage design
- Pete Misines â assistant engineer
- Eric Walker â design, layout
- Georgina Rosenbaum â cover artwork
- Jonathan Rosenbaum â cover artwork
- Mary Frances Brennan â photography
- Recorded at Mike's Place and Jack's Place (Nashville, Tennessee).
- Mixed at Mike's Place
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