Rose of Cimarron
Studio album by
Poco
ReleasedMay 1976
StudioRecord Plant (Los Angeles, California).
GenreCountry rock
Length35:35
LabelABC
ProducerPoco, Mark Henry Harman
Poco chronology
Live
(1976) 		Rose of Cimarron
(1976) 		Indian Summer
(1977)
Singles from Rose of Cimarron
  1. "Rose of Cimarron"
    Released: October 1976

Rose of Cimarron is the ninth studio album by the American country rock band Poco, released in 1976.

Background

Former Loggins & Messina sax/fiddle player Al Garth joined the band to record this album, but left shortly after due to internal conflicts. On the cover and in photos throughout the album package, the band is depicted as a quartet without Garth (i.e, Paul Cotton, George Grantham, Timothy B. Schmit, and Rusty Young.) Garth is credited with playing on seven of the album's 10 tracks.

The title track became one of the band's signature songs, and was later recorded by Emmylou Harris on her album, Cimarron. The band's old label, Epic Records, released Poco Live just one month before Rose of Cimarron, causing confusion among listeners and helping sales of the former at the expense of the latter.

Paul Cotton contributes a version of his song "P.N.S. (When You Come Around)" originally recorded when he was with Illinois Speed Press.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]

In his Allmusic review, music critic James Chrispell wrote of the album; "The country influence is nearly abandoned except for the Rusty Young tune "Company's Comin'/Slow Poke." There are great tunes with great arrangements throughout."[1]

Track listing

  1. "Rose of Cimarron" (Rusty Young) – 6:42
  2. "Stealaway" (Young) – 3:12
  3. "Just Like Me" (Timothy B. Schmit) – 2:45
  4. "Company’s Comin’" (Young) – 2:39
  5. "Slow Poke" (Young) – 2:04
  6. "Too Many Nights Too Long" (Paul Cotton) – 5:59
  7. "P.N.S. (When You Come Around)" (Cotton) – 3:15
  8. "Starin’ at the Sky" (Schmit, John Logan) – 2:58
  9. "All Alone Together" (Cotton) – 3:21
  10. "Tulsa Turnaround" (Cotton) – 2:40

Charts

Chart (1976) Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] 54
United States (Billboard 200) 59

Track-by-Track Personnel

"Rose of Cimarron"
"Stealaway"
"Just Like Me"
"Company's Comin'/Slow Poke"
"Too Many Nights Too Long"
"When You Come Around"
"Starin' at the Sky"
"All Alone Together"
"Tulsa Turnaround"

Production

References

  1. ^ a b Chrispell, James. "Rose of Cimarron > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved Dec 26, 2019.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th ed.). Omnibus Press. p. 3074. ISBN 978-0857125958.
  3. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 235. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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