<Tr> <Td> "Crazy Love" (1979) </Td> <Td> "Heart of the Night" (1979) </Td> <Td> "Legend" (1979) </Td> </Tr> <P> "Heart of the Night" is a song introduced on the 1978 album release by the country - rock group Poco entitled Legend: a 1979 hit single, "Heart of the Night" is also featured on the group retrospective 20th Century Masters album as well as The Essential Poco album . </P> <P> Featuring a lead vocal by its composer Paul Cotton, "Heart of the Night" is an evocation of the night life of the city of New Orleans . Cotton, who was born in Alabama but raised in Chicago, said in a September 2000 interview with Sound Waves magazine, "I'm just drawn to the South . Hey, I spent 25 winters in Chicago ." </P> <P> In 1978, Cotton and Rusty Young, "got a little rehearsal hall, put together a band, and played ...' Heart of the Night"' for ABC Records executives . The song is highlighted by an alto saxophone solo by Phil Kenzie . </P>

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