Editorial Review:

Album Description:
Jim Messina joined and produced the final Buffalo Springfield album and then co founded Poco prior to becoming a staff producer for CBS which lead to the hugely successful liaison with Kenny Loggins. Oasis dates from the period immediately after the end of the Kenny Loggins partnership in 1978. On CD for the first time. Evangeline. 2005.

Album Details:
Jim Messina Joined and Produced the Final Album for Buffalo Springfield and Then Co-founded Country-rock Stalwarts Poco Prior to Becoming a Staff Producer for Cbs/Sony which Led to the Hugely Successful Liaison with Kenny Loggins as the Duo Loggins and Messina which Led to Nine Top Selling Albums and a Dozen Top 100 Singles in the USA. "oasis" Dates from the Period Immediately after the End of the Kenny Loggins Partnership. The Album was Recorded for CBS/EPIC and Released in 1978.

Rating: - A True Oasis!!
When this first came out on vinyl, I heard it at the record store.
I never saw much of it since - since now, that its reissued on CD!
This is fun!! Jimmy and the guys let loose, and play it thier way.
Not too loose, not too tight - just right. A "feel good" effect from every track. Easy, and upbeat, I'm sure audiences at the time thought
this effort was a bit too schmaltzy - too corny. That didn't affect
the performance at all - these guys just went with it! Go to your ... Read More

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Rating: - Messina Magic
I had been a big fan of Loggins and Messina and was curious what was going to happen to their sound once they went their separate ways. I bought both of their 1st solo albums post L & M and while Loggins did a pretty credible job with his, he used some studio musicians and it just didn't seem true to him. Oasis on the other hand was a revelation. Jim had gotten together with a bunch of friends and musicians who really seemed to bring the full emotional content of Jim's songs to fruition and were blazing ... Read More

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Rating: - GOOD STUFF
Any Loggins & Messina fan would like this CD. You get a different side of Jimmy Messina's talent. More jazzy sound that shows his writing skills. Had this on vinyl many years ago & now it's on CD, that sounds great...