Songoftheday 7/29/12 - I know you must be somebody's else dream, please don't go cause it really doesn't matter to me...

Randy Meisner - "Never Been In Love"

from the album Randy Meisner (1982)

Billboard Hot 100 peak: #28 (three weeks)

Weeks in the top-40: 6

Today's Song of the Day is by former member of the Eagles and Poco, Randy Meisner. He had joined the post-Buffalo Springfield group Poco in the late 60s, but didn't even survive there to see the release of their first album.

In 1971, Meisner was a one of the founders of the Eagles, along with Glenn Frey, Don Henley, and Bernie Leadon. He was a part of the group for five albums from their debut to Hotel California, and sang lead on the top-10 hit "Take It To The Limit" (one of my all-time favorite songs of theirs). Leaving after the Hotel California album, Randy started recording solo, releasing his first self-titled solo album in 1978. Two years later, he scored his first top-40 hit with "Deep Inside My Heart", with had Kim Carnes on background vocals. A year later, his "Hearts On Fire" made the pop and rock top-20. (Both of these are from his sophomore LP, One More Song.)

Meisner released his third album in 1982 titled just under his name (like his first). The rock group Heart backed him up on the band and vocals on the record. The first single from it was "Never Been In Love"...

This would be Randy's last solo hit on the chart, but he would reunite with Poco in 1989 for their Legacy album, singing lead on their top-40 hit "Nothin' To Hide" (written by Richard Marx).

Up tomorrow: Mississippi singer goes crazy on a Friends of Distinction hit.