Cowboys & Englishmen is the fourteenth studio album by the American country rock band Poco. The Young-penned "Feudin'" was nominated for a Grammy in 1982 for Best Country Instrumental Performance. Largely made up of cover songs the album was Poco's last for MCA and reflected the fact that it was a contractual obligation album. When ABC Records was sold to MCA the new label A&R department showed little effort in promoting the band and, as a result, the band fielded offers from other labels once their contract was up and signed with Atlantic Records for their next two albums Ghost Town and Inamorata.[1]
| Cowboys & Englishmen | ||||
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| Released | February 1982 | |||
| Studio | Soundcastle (Hollywood, California) | |||
| Genre | Country rock | |||
| Length | 33:34 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Producer | Mike Flicker | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
In his AllMusic review, music critic William Ruhlmann wrote, "A throwaway effort at a time when their career needed rejuvenation, not another wound."[2]
Track listing
edit- "Sea of Heartbreak" (Paul Hampton, Hal David) – 3:44
- "No Relief in Sight" (Rory Bourke, Eugene Dobbins, Johnny Wilson) – 3:10
- "There Goes My Heart" (Paul Cotton) – 3:11
- "Ashes" (Rusty Young, John Logan) – 2:59
- "Feudin’" (Young) – 2:20
- "Cajun Moon" (J.J. Cale) – 4:00
- "Ribbon of Darkness" (Gordon Lightfoot) – 3:07
- "If You Could Read My Mind" (Lynn Duddy & John Edwards) – 3:56
- "While You're on Your Way" (Tim Hardin) – 3:44
- "The Price of Love" (Don & Phil Everly) – 3:23
Personnel
edit- Kim Bullard – keyboards, vocals
- Paul Cotton – guitars, vocals
- Rusty Young – steel guitar, guitars, vocals
- Charlie Harrison – bass, vocals
- Steve Chapman – drums
Production
edit- Mike Flicker – producer
- John Mills – engineer, mixing
- Dave Marquette – assistant engineer
- Mike Reese – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California).
- George Osaki – art direction
- Bányai István – design, illustration
- Peter Golden – management
- Bill Siddons – management
- Crosslight Management Ltd. – management company
References
edit- ^ Legend: Poco by Jerry Fuentes (2009-12-1)
- ^ a b Ruhlmann, William. "Cowboys & Englishmen > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved Dec 26, 2019.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.