DT: MARCH 19, 2021

FM: MITCH SCHNEIDER/ANDREA FAULK

RICHIE FURAY
TODAY SHARES VIDEO OF HIS 2018 PERFORMANCE OF
POCO’S “LET’S DANCE TONIGHT”
AHEAD OF RELEASE OF DOUBLE LIVE ALBUM + DVD
‘50TH ANNIVERSARY RETURN TO THE TROUBADOUR’

WATCH THE VIDEO HERE

RICHIE FURAY today (3/19) shared a live performance video of “Let’s Dance Tonight” from his upcoming 50TH ANNIVERSARY RETURN TO THE TROUBADOUR–a double CD and download as well as a single DVD concert film on DSDK Productions, distributed by MRI Entertainment. The digital audio only is being released April 2, with both the physical CD + DVD release available April 23.

The “Let’s Dance Tonight” video was premiered 3/17 via Americana Highways which praised the video by saying: “For Poco fans this performance by Richie Furay is essential. And what a wonderful performance it is, evoking Poco and the nostalgia of the time, and a captivating show on its own terms too.” Watch the video here and listen to the single here. Pre-save and pre-add the album here.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee–one of the chief architects of the country rock genre as a member of Buffalo Springfield, Poco and the Souther-Hillman-Furay Band—wrote the song for Poco’s sixth album and final one he recorded with them, Crazy Eyes. This marks the third single/video from FURAY’s new live album, following “Kind Woman” and “C’mon,” the latter of which was premiered at Relix with a story hailing him as an “Americana Icon.”

Recorded with The Richie Furay Band at the iconic Los Angeles venue in November 2018, the double album is comprised of two powerful sets: “Still DeLIVErin,’ which encompasses Buffalo Springfield songs, favored Poco tunes and some of FURAY’s finest solo work, and “DeLIVErin’ Again,” a front-to-back performance of Poco’s DeLIVErin’ plus their 1972 signature song “A Good Feelin’ To Know” with Timothy B. Schmit (who joined Poco in 1969 on vocals and bass) singing his parts. The audio for the CD and concert film was mixed and produced by multi-Grammy Award-winning audio engineer Ross Hogarth.

“Let’s Dance Tonight,” which begins with the lyrics “Slippin’ away headin’ out to L.A./Gonna sing in the city tonight,” is a personal song for FURAY. “Well of course being in L.A. at the Troubadour made it a very special opportunity to perform this song,” he points out. “L.A. is where it all began for me and Poco, I don’t think I ever get near the city to do a show where ‘Let’s Dance Tonight’ doesn’t come to mind and find its way into the set list. I guess it’s a way of acknowledging the opportunities I had there to make music.  That’s the general way to look at it. There is also the specific, personal way as well as Los Angeles is where I met my wife Nancy, of 54 years. Poco spent a lot of time on the road so coming home to Los Angeles back then was always a refreshing moment.”

FURAY says that “Let’s Dance Tonight” is “a happy upbeat song that our fans were very receptive to.  They got on their feet and were clapping and dancing at our live shows.” He adds: “It obviously is a special song as I recorded it twice [for Poco’s Crazy Eyes and his solo album Heartbeat of Love].  I remember doing a ‘reunion’ with Poco at the Belcourt Theater in Nashville; after rehearsing the song, a friend who was there said it was one of his favorite Poco songs and I replied if I ever did another project I wanted to re-record it because I thought it got overlooked with all the drama surrounding Crazy Eyes, so that’s how it ended up on Heartbeat of Love.  I see the song as one of a few that were overlooked at the time in one way or another as a top 40 single possibility.”

The Troubadour show in 2018 was truly a magical evening in many ways. The sold-out concert marked FURAY’s 50th anniversary return to the venue where Poco (originally as Pogo) performed their very first shows in 1968. The evening was marked by Timothy B. Schmit joining FURAY on the Schmit-penned “Hear That Music” from DeLIVErin’ and the above-mentioned “A Good Feelin’ To Know.” Timothy also introduced FURAY onstage after reading a congratulatory note from Cameron Crowe (who intended being at the Troubadour in person but could not make it at the last minute). Timothy then introduced the esteemed artist and producer Peter Asher (Peter & Gordon), who presented FURAY with a commemorative award for his 50th anniversary return to the Troubadour. Also on hand at the show and backstage was Randy Meisner, Poco’s first bass player before Schmit replaced him.

Tracklisting Page in ‘50th Anniversary Return To The Troubadour’

Track listing for 50TH ANNIVERSARY RETURN TO THE TROUBADOUR CD + DVD

CD1: “Still DeLIVErin’”
On The Way Home
Let’s Dance Tonight
We Were The Dreamers
Don’t Let It Pass By
Go and Say Goodbye
Wake Up My Soul
Hard Country
Wind of Change
Anyway Bye Bye
Someday

CD2: “DeLIVErin’ Again”
I Guess You Made It
C’mon
Hear That Music (with Timothy B. Schmit)
Kind Woman
Hard Luck
Child’s Claim To Fame
Pickin’ Up The Pieces
You Better Think Twice
A Man Like Me
Just in Case It Happens, Yes Indeed
Grand Junction
Consequently So Long
Encore: A Good Feelin’ To Know (with Timothy B. Schmit)

Richie Furay Band:

Richie Furay: guitars, vocals
Jesse Furay Lynch, tambourine and vocals
Scott Sellen, guitars, banjo and vocals
Jack Jeckot, keyboards, harmonica, guitar and vocals
Aaron Sellen, bass guitar and vocals
Alan Lemke, drums

Plus:
Dave Pearlman, pedal steel guitar and dobro
Timothy B. Schmit, vocals

Pictured, Richie Furay and his daughter Jesse Furay Lynch
Photo Credit: Howard Zryb

50th Anniversary Return To The Troubadour’
Front Cover Art
‘50th Anniversary Return To The Troubadour’
Back Cover Art

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