Running Horse

Running Horse is the eighteenth studio album by the country rock band Poco. Rusty Young, Paul Cotton, and George Grantham reunite for the first time since 1977 with new material.

Running Horse
Studio album by Poco
Released	18 November 2002
Genre	Country rock
Length	45:04
Label	Drifter's Church
Producer	Mike Clute, Rusty Young
Poco chronology
Legacy (1989) Running Horse (2002) The Last Roundup (2004)

Reception

Professional ratings

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

In his Allmusic review, music critic John Duffy called the production "weak, tentative, and thin, with dated guitar tones and studio feel" and wrote, "It's as if the alt-country explosion of the mid-'90s never happened. With so many groups owing a debt to Poco, it's hard to understand why while listening to Running Horse. All that said, Young and guitarist Paul Cotton's songs display charming honesty and rich emotional depth, more so than most any mainstream country release could muster."[1]

Track listing

1. “One Tear at a Time” (Rusty Young) – 3:02
2. “Every Time I Hear That Train” (Paul Cotton) – 4:28
3. “If Your Heart Needs a Hand” (Young) – 4:59
4. “Never Loved... Never Hurt Like This” (Jack Sundrud) – 3:47
5. “Forever” (Young) – 3:31
6. “Never Get Enough” (Sundrud, Craig Bickhardt, David James) – 3:07
7. “If You Can’t Stand to Lose” (Young, John Cowan) – 4:15
8. “I Can Only Imagine” (Cotton) – 5:09
9. “Shake It” (Sundrud) – 4:54
10. “That’s What Love is all About” (Young, Craig Fuller) – 3:45
11. “Running Horse” (Cotton) – 4:07

Personnel

• Paul Cotton – guitar, vocals
• Rusty Young – steel guitar, banjo, dobro, guitar, vocals
• George Grantham - drums, vocals
• Jack Sundrud – bass, vocals
• Craig Fuller – harmony vocals, acoustic guitar
• Bill Lloyd – additional guitar
• John Cowan – background vocals
• Tony Harrell – keyboards

Production

• Producer: Mike Clute, Rusty Young

References

1. Duffy, John. "Running Horse > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved Dec 26, 2019.
2. Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.