From the Inside/A Good Feelin' to Know

by Poco

Overview

This two-LP-on-one-CD release makes for a delightful juxtaposition of distinctly differing sounds by one of the more stable early lineups of Poco, released a year apart (1971-1972). From the Inside, produced by Steve Cropper in Memphis, was a kind of experimental album, its sound leaner than that for which the group was known, featuring playing that was more stripped down than anything on their prior albums, and with the guitars turned down a bit. And A Good Feelin' to Know was their return to a flashier, more virtuoso guitar sound -- in some ways, even overlooking the group's cover of "Go and Say Goodbye," the Poco album closest in spirit to the work of their predecessor group, the Buffalo Springfield. And it was also the group's go-for-broke thrust at commercial success, taking their most popular concert number as the title tune and aiming it as a very AM radio-friendly single release. The remastering, done in 1997, gives this CD a vivider sound than either of the domestic Columbia/Sony CD versions, with crackling and crunchy guitars all over A Good Feelin' to Know and the beautiful harmony singing up close on From the Inside. The annotation by John Tobler is also some of the best yet found on a Poco compilation, albeit from a British perspective. ~ Bruce Eder

Product Details

Release Date:	07/25/2002
Label:	Beat Goes On
UPC:	5017261203595
Rank:	6959

Tracks

1. Hoe Down
2. Bad Weather
3. What Am I Gonna Do
4. You Are the One
5. Railroad Days
6. From the Inside
7. Do You Feel It Too
8. Ol' Forgiver
9. What If I Should Say I Love You
10. Just for Me and You
11. And Settlin' Down
12. Ride the Country
13. I Can See Everything
14. Go and Say Goodbye
15. Keeper of the Fire
16. Early Times
17. A Good Feelin' to Know
18. Restrain
19. Sweet Lovin'

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Poco   Primary Artist
J.A. Spell   Piano

Technical Credits

Jim Gaines   Audio Consultant
Stephen Stills   Composer
John Tobler   Liner Notes
Jack Richardson   Producer
George Grantham   Group Member
Joe Lopes   Audio Consultant
Charlie Bragg   Engineer
Rusty Young   Composer,Group Member
Jim Mason   Producer
Richie Furay   Composer,Group Member
Roy Segal   Engineer
Brian Christian   Audio Consultant
Timothy B. Schmit   Composer,Group Member
Steve Cropper   Producer
Kathy K. Johnson   Cover Assembly
Barry Feinstein   Design,Photography
Lacy O'Neal   Engineer
Tom Wilkes   Design,Photography
John Berg   Cover Design
Paul Cotton   Composer,Group Member