Richie Furay (1979) Headin South

If Richie Furay wasn't as well known as his superstar former band mates Stephen Stills,  Neil Young,  Randy Meisner and Jim Messina it's because his style is probably too restrained though he has a melodic vocal and guitar style.  Unfortunately his solo songs never had the hit power of Young, Stills, The Eagles or Loggins & Messina but were equally valid. A solid soft rocker, Headin South is an excellent example of a Furay composition with some interesting guitar licks mimicking a pedal steel as well as the belter of a chorus, it is equally as satisfying as his contemporaries and is a skill he has possessed since the Buffalo Springfield days when he sang Do I Have To Come Right Out and Say It: no Ritchie you don't.