 "Crazy Eyes", recorded at RCA Victor Studio (Los Angeles) during May 21-27, 1973, was the second of three Poco albums produced by Jack Richardson.Richardson's first collaboration with Poco -- "A Good Feelin' to Know" (1972) -- had been considered the band's most viable bid for mainstream stardom to date but proved a commercial disappointment.After that failure, and while "Crazy Eyes" was in its planning stage, Asylum Records CEO David Geffen had offered Furay the opportunity to co-lead the Souther–Hillman–Furay Band; Furay was receptive to Geffen's offer but opted to record a final album with Poco and kept silent about his departure until the album was nearly completed.