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was removed from the painting on the cover and replaced with the dog seen at the far left. His bass parts and backing vocals were left in the mix, but his lead vocals were removed, and new versions were sung by George
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review, music critic Bruce Eder called the album a "startlingly great record, as accomplished as any of
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appears on the album but quit the band shortly before the record was released. Meisner's exit was the result of his anger from being excluded (at Furay's insistence) from participation in the final mix playback sessions for the album, as only
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wrote; "Nice and happy, but considering the personnel a disappointment."
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296:"Calico Lady" (Furay, Jim Messina, Skip Goodwin) – 3:03
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819:Poco: The Songs of Paul Cotton
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384:– bass guitar, backing vocals
16:1969 studio album by Poco
476:"Robert Christgau: CG: Poco"
299:"First Love" (Furay) – 3:08
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701:Cowboys & Englishmen
861:The Ultimate Collection
415:Frank Bez - photography
631:A Good Feelin' to Know
406:Jim Messina - producer
893:Pickin' Up the Pieces
868:The Very Best of Poco
807:The Very Best of Poco
789:The Wildwood Sessions
610:Pickin' Up the Pieces
448:Pickin' Up the Pieces
312:Pickin' Up the Pieces
158:Pickin' Up the Pieces
133:Pickin' Up the Pieces
22:Pickin' Up the Pieces
421:- cover illustration
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963:Loggins and Messina
948:Buffalo Springfield
782:Bareback at Big Sky
480:robertchristgau.com
474:Christgau, Robert.
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875:The Essential Poco
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450:> Review"
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419:Drew Struzan
396:– percussion
394:Milt Holland
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60:January 1969
52:May 19, 1969
37:Studio album
994:Poco albums
943:Discography
833:The Best Of
746:Live albums
582:Paul Cotton
561:Jim Messina
540:Rusty Young
485:21 December
388:Bobby Doyle
365:Rusty Young
359:Jim Messina
111:Jim Messina
988:Categories
907:Crazy Love
840:Backtracks
754:Deliverin'
708:Ghost Town
638:Crazy Eyes
426:References
401:Production
120:chronology
715:Inamorata
342:Personnel
199:Reception
652:Cantamos
454:Allmusic
271:Allmusic
223:Allmusic
190:Bassist
106:Producer
57:Recorded
49:Released
39: by
459:Dec 26,
390:– piano
306:Side 2
286:Side 1
269:In his
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137:(1969)
953:Eagles
722:Legacy
680:Legend
602:Albums
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217:Rating
214:Source
77:Length
645:Seven
169:band
163:album
94:Label
66:Genre
761:Live
617:Poco
528:Poco
487:2013
461:2019
347:Poco
171:Poco
142:Poco
118:Poco
99:Epic
42:Poco
165:by
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