Rose of Cimarron
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Rose Of Cimarron is the 11th album by the country rock
Country rock
Country rock is sub-genre of popular music, formed from the fusion of rock with country. The term is generally used to refer to the wave of rock musicians who began to record country-flavored records in the late 1960s and early 1970s, beginning with Bob Dylan and The Byrds; reaching its greatest...

 band Poco
Poco
Poco is an Southern California country rock band originally formed by Richie Furay and Jim Messina following the demise of Buffalo Springfield in 1968. The title of their first album, Pickin' Up the Pieces, is a reference to the break-up of Buffalo Springfield. Highly influential and creative,...

, released May 1976. Former Loggins & Messina sax/fiddle player Al Garth joined the band to record this album, but left shortly after due to internal conflicts. The title track became one of the band's signature songs, and was later recorded by Emmylou Harris
Emmylou Harris
Emmylou Harris is an American singer-songwriter and musician. In addition to her work as a solo artist and bandleader, both as an interpreter of other composers' works and as a singer-songwriter, she is a sought-after backing vocalist and duet partner, working with numerous other artists including...

 on her album, Cimarron
Cimarron (Emmylou Harris album)
Cimarron was a 1981 Emmylou Harris album that, like its predecessor, Evangeline, was composed mostly of outtakes from other recording sessions that hadn't fit into any of Harris' other albums. As a result, critics at the time complained that the album was "choppy" and lacked a unifying sound. ...

.

Track listing

  1. "Rose of Cimarron
    Rose of Cimarron (song)
    "Rose of Cimarron" is a song by country rock band Poco from their Rose of Cimarron album, written by original member Rusty Young.-Inspiration:Rusty Young said of the song: "'Rose of Cimarron' is a song I wrote after I picked up a brochure while we [Poco] were on tour in Oklahoma in 1973. It told a...

    " (Rusty Young) – 6:42
  2. "Stealaway" (Rusty Young) – 3:12
  3. "Just Like Me" (Timothy B. Schmit) – 2:45
  4. "Company’s Comin’" (Rusty Young) – 2:39
  5. "Slow Poke" (Rusty Young) – 2:04
  6. "Too Many Nights Too Long" (Paul Cotton) – 5:59
  7. "P.N.S. (When You Come Around)" (Paul Cotton) – 3:15
  8. "Starin’ At The Sky" (Timothy B. Schmit, John "Juke" Logan
    John "Juke" Logan
    John "Juke" Logan is an American electric blues harmonica player, singer, pianist and songwriter. He is best known for his harmonica playing on the theme music for television programs and films...

    ) – 2:58
  9. "All Alone Together" (Paul Cotton) – 3:21
  10. "Tulsa Turnaround" (Paul Cotton) – 2:40

Personnel

  • Paul Cotton
    Paul Cotton (musician)
    Paul Cotton is an American guitarist and singer-songwriter, most notable as a member of the band Poco and as the writer of the international hit song from that band, "The Heart of the Night".-History:Most of Paul Cotton's music career has been as songwriter, guitarist and singer for the band Poco...

     - guitar, vocals
  • Rusty Young - steel guitar, guitar, vocals
  • Timothy B. Schmit
    Timothy B. Schmit
    Timothy Bruce Schmit is an American musician and songwriter, best known for his work as bass guitar player and singer for Poco and the Eagles. Schmit has also worked for decades as a session musician and solo artist.-Early career:Raised in Sacramento, Schmit began playing in the folk music group...

     - bass, vocals
  • George Grantham - drums, vocals

  • Al Garth – fiddle, flute, violin, sax, vocals
  • Mark Henry Harman – keyboards, celeste, cello
  • Milt Holland
    Milt Holland
    Milt Holland was an American drummer, percussionist, ethnic musicologist, and writer in the Los Angeles music scene who pioneered the use of African, South American, and Indian percussion styles in jazz, pop and film music, traveling extensively on those continents to collect instruments and to...

     – percussion, marimba, washboard
  • Johnny Logan – banjo
  • Paul Weller – guitar, vocals
  • Tom Sellers – piano
  • Steve Ferguson – piano

Production

  • Producer: Poco, Mark Henry Harman
  • Recording Engineer: Mark Henry Harman, Doug Rider
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