# Legacy (Poco album)

Legacy is a studio album by the American country rock band Poco, released in 1989. The album reunited the five original members of the group; they had never recorded together. It contained two top-40 singles, "Call It Love" and "Nothin' to Hide".
Legacy was the second Poco album to be certified gold.

## Critical reception

Professional ratings :
| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
The Vancouver Sun wrote that the album "eschews the simple beauty of [Richie] Furay's work with the Springfield for the slick, sappy MOR sound of '70s California country rock."

## Track listing
### Original vinyl LP

* "When It All Began" (Steve Pasch, Anthony "M." Krizan, Richie Furay, Scott Sellen) – 3:36
* "Call It Love" (Ron Gilbeau, Billy Crain, Rick Lonow, Jim Messina) – 4:17
* "The Nature of Love" (Jeff Silbar, Tommy Stephenson) – 4:03
* "What Do People Know" (Rusty Young) – 3:52
* "Follow Your Dreams" (Messina) – 2:56
* "Rough Edges" (Young, Radney Foster, Bill Lloyd) – 3:08
* "Nothin’ to Hide" (Richard Marx, Bruce Gaitsch) – 5:12
* "Who Else" (Young, Mike Noble) – 4:01
* "Lovin’ You Every Minute" (Messina, Michael Brady) – 3:10
* "If It Wasn’t for You" (Furay, Scott Sellen) – 4:16

### CD version

* "When It All Began" (Steve Pasch, Anthony "M." Krizan, Richie Furay, Scott Sellen) – 3:36
* "Call It Love" (Ron Gilbeau, Billy Crain, Rick Lonow) – 4:17
* "The Nature of Love" (Jeff Silbar, Van Stephenson) – 4:03
* "What Do People Know" (Rusty Young) – 3:52
* "Nothin’ to Hide" (Richard Marx, Bruce Gaitsch) – 5:12
* "Look Within" (Messina) – 5:03
* "Rough Edges" (Young, Radney Foster, Bill Lloyd) – 3:08
* "Who Else" (Young, Mike Noble) – 4:01
* "Lovin’ You Every Minute" (Messina, Michael Brady) – 3:10
* "If It Wasn’t for You" (Furay, Scott Sellen) – 4:16
* "Follow Your Dreams" (Messina) – 2:56

## Personnel
### Poco

* Jim Messina – guitars, vocals, lead vocals on "Follow Your Dreams," "Lovin' You Every Minute," and "Look Within"
* Richie Furay – guitars, 12-string guitar, vocals, lead vocals on "When It All Began" and "If It Wasn't for You"
* Rusty Young – steel guitar, banjo, dobro, guitars, acoustic piano, vocals, lead vocals on "Call It Love," "What Do People Know," and "Who Else"
* Randy Meisner – bass, vocals, lead vocals on "The Nature of Love," "Rough Edges," and "Nothin' to Hide"
* George Grantham – drums (not on the album), backing vocals

### Additional musicians

* Brian Mendelsohn – Synclavier programming
* Bill Payne – keyboards
* C.J. Vanston – keyboards
* Frank Marocco – accordion
* Bruce Gaitsch – acoustic guitar, arrangements on "Nothin' to Hide"
* Joe Chemay – bass
* Leland Sklar – bass
* Gary Mallaber – drums
* Jeff Porcaro – drums
* Paulinho da Costa – percussion
* Richard Marx – vocals, arrangements on "Nothin' to Hide"

## Production

* David Cole – producer (1–4, 6–11), engineer (1–4, 6–11), mixing (1–4, 6–11)
* Richard Marx – producer (5)
* Rick Holbrook – Engineering (5), Mixing (5) at Capitol Studios (Hollywood California)
* Peter Doell – additional engineer, assistant engineer
* Ken Felton – assistant engineer
* Steve Holroyd – assistant engineer
* Jesse Kanner – assistant engineer
* Laura Livingston – mix assistant
* Wally Traugott – mastering at Capitol Studios (Hollywood, California).
* John Ciasulli – technical assistance
* Ross Garfield – technical assistance
* Suzanne Marie Edgren – production coordinator
* DNZ, The Design Group – art direction, design
* Jim Shea – photography
* Lendon Flanagan – illustration

## Certifications

| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| United States (RIAA) | Gold | 500,000$^^$ |
| $^^$ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |||