Bonnie Raitt - Streetlights (1974)

The Call of the Wendigo wrote:I'm getting Crystal Gayle vibes.

Nothing wrong with that.

It's getting too Easy Listening for me now.

9: "When We Was Fab".

I think she's turning into the Carpenters.

The Call of the Wendigo wrote:It's getting too Easy Listening for me now.

The writers were disco stalwarts.

Nightjar wrote:

The Call of the Wendigo wrote:It's getting too Easy Listening for me now.

The writers were disco stalwarts.

Allee Willis (born November 10, 1947 – died December 24, 2019, Los Angeles, California, USA) was an American songwriter, multimedia artist, set designer, writer, director, and collector. Willis is known as an author/co-author of a few seminal pop and disco mega hits, including September and Boogie Wonderland by Earth, Wind & Fire, Neutron Dance by Pointer Sisters, What Have I Done to Deserve This? by Pet Shop Boys (co-written with Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe), and I'll Be There For You (Theme From "Friends") by The Rembrandts – one of the best-selling TV themes of all time. Throughout her career, Allee Willis collaborated with many prominent artists and composers across various genres, such as Bob Dylan, James Brown, Herbie Hancock, Deniece Williams, Cyndi Lauper, Lamont Dozier, and Maxine Nightingale. In 1986, Willis won a Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack "Beverly Hills Cop", which included two of her songs: Neutron Dance by the Pointer Sisters, and Stir It Up by Patti LaBelle. She was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2018.

David Lasley - American singer / songwriter and background singer, born August 20, 1947 in Branch, Michigan. His songs have been covered by Crystal Gayle, Dionne Warwick, Feargal Sharkey, Patti LaBelle, Whitney Houston, Sheena Easton, Boz Scaggs, and many more. His resume (as a background singer) includes Chic, Sister Sledge, Bonnie Raitt, James Taylor, Luther Vandross, Aretha Franklin, Dionne Warwick, and Dusty Springfield.

Last track - You Got to Be Ready for Love (If You Wanna Be Mine).

Easily the weakest song.

This was written by the guy from The Fifth Dimension.

I actually think that Home Plate is better than this.

It is over.

That was a very dull album, burdened with an uninspired choice of songs, bland production and lacklustre musicianship. The only point of interest was her voice which was excellent. A faster drummer was needed.

Now to look back at the thread and see what everyone else made of it.

It's amazingly good for the first 2/3s, but falls away into mediocrity in the last part.

Home Plate, is more consistent but I chose this instead because of that album's tendencies towards 'torch songs'.

Still, it's always a pleasure to listen to Bonnie Raitt.

She's one of the greatest singers and performers there've ever been.

Her voice is astounding.

I'll put a bet on Maria McKee and Lucinda Williams having her as one their main inspirations BTW.

WhatDoesThisButtonDo? wrote:Music to boil pasta to.

And what sauce did you have with that?

Something a bit sour was it?

Anyway, I knew yous two wouldn't like it so I'm inured.

Bonnie Raitt is brilliant.

FACT.

I'm listening to this album right now.

It's superb.