The Essential Collection (1975–1982) is a compilation album by the American band Poco, released in 1997.

Track listing "Keep On Tryin’" (Timothy B. Schmit) – 2:54 "Makin’ Love" (Rusty Young) – 2:55 "Lovin’ Arms" (Young) – 3:29 "Flyin’ Solo" (Timothy B. Schmit, Jacob Otis Brennan) – 3:36 "Rose Of Cimarron" (Young) – 6:42 "Too Many Nights Too Long" (Paul Cotton) – 5:59 "Tulsa Turnaround" (Cotton) – 2:40 "Stealaway" (Young) – 3:12 "Indian Summer" (Cotton) – 4:40 "Living In The Band" (Cotton) – 3:14 "Me And You" (Schmit) – 2:44 "Heart Of The Night" (Cotton) – 4:49 "Crazy Love" (Young) – 2:55 "Legend" (Young) – 4:16 "Midnight Rain" (Cotton) – 4:25 "Under The Gun" (Cotton) – 3:11 "Widowmaker" (Young) – 4:25 "Sometimes (We Are All We Got)" (Cotton) – 3:35 "The Price Of Love" (Don & Phil Everly) – 3:23 "Ashes" (Young, Johnny Logan) – 2:59 "Feudin’" (Young) – 2:20

Personnel Rusty Young – steel guitar, banjo, dobro, guitar, piano George Grantham – drums, vocals Timothy B. Schmit – bass, vocals Paul Cotton – guitar, vocals Charlie Harrison – bass, vocals Steve Chapman – drums Kim Bullard – keyboards, vocals

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