Fallin' In Love/Heavenly Fire/The Heartbreaker/Believe Me/Border Town/Safe At Home/Pretty Goodbye/Rise & Fall/The Flight Of The Dove/Deep Dark & Dreamless
First of two albums from the country-rock Souther-Hillman-Furay Band whose members were all established musicians. Disagreements would soon lead to the break up of the band. (US:11)
“Although there are no real surprises or masterpieces on this album, it's still quite underrated. Chris Hillman is back in good form. I really like Heavenly Fire and Rise & Fall. Richie Furay's songs are not as good as the better ones he wrote and sang for Poco or Springfield, but they're all above average. J D Souther is the weakest link, although his contributions are far from bad, they just aren't that memorable.”
“The album is exactly what you would expect: some nice, easy going west coast rock with some nice harmonies in the style of The Byrds. The songs are mostly disappointing and the album never really takes off. It's J D Souther who comes up with the most memorable songs: Border Town and the fine ballads Pretty Goodbyes and Deep Dark & Dreamless. They are not enough to make the album great, all of the members have done better elsewhere.”
“Setting aside the level of professionalism in execution and delivery, we can look at the quality in song writing. Each song writer has tremendous experience, and placed on the table three or four of their best for this album. J D Souther presents his classic ballad style, Richie Furay presents his signature work, and Chris Hillman throws in his solid rock based compositions.”
“When David Geffen finished putting his super group together by coaxing Richie Furay to leave Poco, he must have had high hopes for his creation. Although the group never broke through commercially, or gelled as a unit, you would never know it from this sparkling debut album.”
“The musicianship is strong, the vocals personal and evocative, the songs great. There were three strong personalities which had a hard time coming together, which explains why the group didn't last long.”
“If you are into the Eagles, Byrds, Poco or any other country rock band, this is a must for your collection. It contains great ballads as well as out and out rock and roll.”
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