Streetlights (Bonnie Raitt album)
Streetlights | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Warner Bros. | ||||
Producer | Jerry Ragovoy | |||
Bonnie Raitt chronology | ||||
|
Streetlights is the fourth album by Bonnie Raitt, released in 1974.
Recording and music
Bonnie Raitt was allotted $10,000 by
Critics have described Streetlights as Raitt's first attempt to record music for a mainstream audience.[3][4] In contrast to the eclectic and laid-back sound of her first three albums, Streetlights features simpler arrangements with more string instrumentation, influenced by pop and R&B music.[2][4] It is Raitt's only album in which she does not play the slide guitar.[2] Session musician Freebo said Raitt was negatively affected by the more professional production of Streetlights. "The environment changed her singing. She was in a professional world with Streetlights, and had to act like one" said Freebo.[2] Nine of the ten tracks on the album are covers of songs by musicians such as Joni Mitchell, James Taylor, and John Prine.[5][6] The one original track, "Ain't Nobody Home", was written by Ragovoy.[7]
Release and reception
Review scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
The New Rolling Stone Record Guide | [11] |
Streetlights was released in September 1974, by Warner Bros.[12] Streetlights reached number eighty on the Billboard Top LPs & Tapes chart and number 129 on the Cashbox Top 100 Albums chart.[13][14] To support the album, Raitt went on a North American tour with Jackson Browne, from September 13 to November 24.[15] On two stops in Boston and Washington, D.C., Raitt was accompanied by blues musicians Roosevelt Sykes and Sippie Wallace.[16]
Track listing
Side one
- "That Song About the Midway" (Joni Mitchell) – 4:44
- "Rainy Day Man" (James Taylor, Zach Wiesner) – 3:41
- "Angel from Montgomery" (John Prine) – 3:59
- "I Got Plenty" (Joey Levine, Jim Carroll) – 3:09
- "Streetlights" (Bill Payne) – 5:05
Side two
- "What Is Success" (Allen Toussaint) – 3:32
- "Ain't Nobody Home" (Jerry Ragovoy) – 3:04
- "Everything That Touches You" (Michael Kamen) – 3:28
- "Got You on My Mind" (David Lasley, Allee Willis) – 3:50
- "You Got to Be Ready for Love (If You Wanna Be Mine)" (Lou Courtney) – 3:08
Personnel
Credits adapted from Bonnie Raitt's official website.[5]
- Bonnie Raitt – lead vocals, guitar (1, 2, 3), backing vocals (7)
- Don Grolnick – keyboards (1, 2)
- Leon Pendarvis – keyboards (3-6, 9, 10), arrangements (10)
- Paul Griffin – keyboards (7), acoustic piano (8)
- Jon Mayer – keyboards (9, 10)
- David Spinozza – guitar (1, 2, 4, 6)
- Charlie Brown – guitar (3)
- Jeff Mironov – guitar (3, 7, 8)
- Jerry Friedman – guitar (4, 5, 6)
- John Tropea – guitar (5, 7, 8)
- John Hall– guitar (9, 10)
- Bob Mann – guitar (9, 10)
- Freebo – bass (1, 2)
- Bob Babbitt – bass (3-8)
- Richard Davis– bass (9, 10)
- Steve Gadd – drums
- Arthur Jenkins – percussion (1-4, 6, 10)
- Ralph MacDonald – percussion (6, 9)
- Jerry Ragovoy – arrangements (1-9)
- Larry Wilcox – horn and string arrangements (1, 2, 5, 8)
- Dave Matthews – horn arrangements (4, 6, 7), string arrangements (6)
- Lou Courtney – backing vocals (3, 7)
- David Lasley – backing vocals (3, 9, 10)
- Carl Hall – backing vocals (4, 6)
- Sharon Redd – backing vocals (4, 6, 9, 10)
- Tasha Thomas – backing vocals (4, 6)
- Natalie Venable – backing vocals (9, 10)
Production
- Jerry Ragovoy – producer
- Blaise Castellano – engineer
- Harry Maslin – engineer, remixing
- Bruce Tergesen – engineer
- Lee Herschberg – remastering
- Gregg Geller – series producer
- Jo Motta – project coordinator
- Ron Stone – management
Charts
Chart (1974) | Peak position |
---|---|
US Billboard 200[13] | 80 |
US Cashbox 100[14] | 129 |
References
- ^ a b c Bego 1995, p. 49.
- ^ a b c d e Bego 1995, p. 50.
- ISBN 978-1-1359-5832-9.
- ^ a b c Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (n.d.). "Bonnie Raitt - Streetlights". AllMusic. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- ^ a b "Liner Notes - Streetlights". Bonnie Raitt Official Website. n.d. Archived from the original on May 7, 2021. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
- ^ Bego 1995, p. 51.
- ^ Bego 1995, p. 52.
- ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
- ^ Gordon, Robert (August 23, 1991). "Bonnie Raitt on the record". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- ISBN 978-1-5785-9061-2.
- ISBN 978-0-3947-2107-1.
- ^ Bego 1995, p. 53.
- ^ a b "Bonnie Raitt Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
- ^ a b "Cashbox Top 100 Albums Chart" (PDF). Cashbox. Vol. XXXVI, no. 28. December 7, 1974. p. 55.
- ^ "Bonnie Raitt Has Arrived" (PDF). Cashbox. Vol. XXXVI, no. 20. September 28, 1974. p. 27.
- ^ "Raitt Features Blues Greats" (PDF). Cashbox. Vol. XXXVI, no. 23. November 2, 1974. p. 31.
Book sources
- Bego, Mark (1995). Bonnie Raitt : Just in the Nick of Time. ISBN 978-1-5597-2315-2.