Deliverin'

Deliverin’ is the third album, and first live album, by the American country rock band Poco. Jim Messina quit the band in October 1970, prior to the release of the album. WBCN DJ Charles Laquidara wrote the liner notes.

Deliverin’
Live album by Poco
Released	January 13, 1971
Recorded	September 22–23, 1970 at Boston Music Hall and the Felt Forum, NYC
Genre	Country rock
Length	39:38
Label	Epic
Producer	Jim Messina
Poco chronology
Poco (1970) Deliverin’ (1971) From the Inside (1971)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]

In his Allmusic review, music critic Bruce Eder called the album "About as perfect an album as they ever made and, not coincidentally, by far the biggest seller the early group ever had."[1]

Track listing

1. “I Guess You Made It” (Richie Furay) – 3:58
2. “C’mon” (Furay) – 3:10
3. “Hear That Music” (Timothy B. Schmit) – 3:29
4. “Kind Woman” (Furay) – 6:07
5. “Medley: Hard Luck / Child’s Claim To Fame / Pickin Up The Pieces” (Furay, Schmit) – 4:41
6. “You Better Think Twice” (Jim Messina) – 3:59 (listed as "You'd Better Think Twice")
7. “A Man Like Me” (Furay) – 4:04
8. “Medley: Just in Case It Happens, Yes Indeed / Grand Junction / Consequently So Long” (Furay, Rusty Young, Skip Goodwin) – 9:46

Personnel

• Jim Messina — electric and acoustic lead guitar, vocals
• Richie Furay — electric and acoustic rhythm guitar, vocals
• Rusty Young — steel guitar, dobro, vocals
• Timothy B. Schmit — bass, vocals
• George Grantham — drums, vocals

Production

• Producer: Jim Messina
• Recording Engineer: Jim Reeves
• Liner notes: Pete Fornatale

References

1. Eder, Bruce. "Deliverin' > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved Dec 26, 2019.
2. Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.