 Bronco were formed in August 1969 by Jess Roden following his split from The Alan Bown Set.They were signed to Island Records by Guy Stevens and, after initially recording tracks at Olympic Studios with him, recorded their first album, "Country Home", at Island's own Basing Street Studios during 1970, with the final mix being overseen by Paul Samwell-Smith.One of the album's tracks, "Love" was included on "Bumpers", an Island sampler album.