The Glow (Bonnie Raitt album)
The Glow is the seventh album by Bonnie Raitt, released in 1979. It was one of the first albums to be recorded and mixed digitally.
The Glow | ||||
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Released | September 1979[1] | |||
Recorded | April 26-July 12, 1979 | |||
Studio | Sound Factory (Hollywood) | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 36:59 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. | |||
Producer | Peter Asher | |||
Bonnie Raitt chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | link |
Christgau's Record Guide | B+[2] |
Entertainment Weekly | B− link |
Rolling Stone | (unfavorable) link |
Track listing
Side one
- "I Thank You" (Isaac Hayes, David Porter) – 2:51
- "Your Good Thing (Is About to End)" (Isaac Hayes, David Porter) – 4:00
- "Standin' by the Same Old Love" (Raitt) – 4:10
- "Sleep's Dark and Silent Gate" (Jackson Browne) – 3:25
- "The Glow" (Veyler Hildebrand) – 4:11
Side two
- "Bye Bye Baby" (Mary Wells) – 3:17
- "The Boy Can't Help It" (Bobby Troup) – 3:39
- "(I Could Have Been Your) Best Old Friend" (Andy McMahon, Tracy Nelson) – 2:52
- "You're Gonna Get What's Coming" (Robert Palmer) – 3:32
- "(Goin') Wild for You Baby" (David Batteau, Tom Snow) – 5:25
Personnel
- As listed in liner notes:
- Bonnie Raitt – lead vocals, slide electric guitar (3, 8), National steel guitar (7)
- Danny Kortchmar – electric guitar (1-4, 6, 7, 9), backing vocals (7)
- Waddy Wachtel – electric guitar (1, 3, 4, 6-10), harmony vocals (3), backing vocals (7)
- Bill Payne – acoustic piano (1-4), electric piano (8, 10), Oberheim synthesizer (9, 10)
- Don Grolnick – acoustic piano (5)
- Bob Glaub – bass (1-4, 6, 7, 9, 10)
- Bob Magnusson – bass (5)
- Freebo – bass (8)
- Rick Marotta – drums (1-4, 6-10), cowbell (1), percussion (6, 7, 8)
- John Guerin – drums (5)
- Larry Williams – saxophone (2)
- Trevor Lawrence – saxophone (2)
- David Sanborn – alto saxophone solo (2)
- Steve Madaio – trumpet (2)
- Paul Butterfield – harmonica (6)
- Rosemary Butler – backing vocals (1, 9)
- Kenny Edwards – backing vocals (1, 4, 9)
- Maxayn Lewis – backing vocals (1, 9)
- J.D. Souther – backing vocals (1, 9)
- Craig Fuller – backing vocals (4)
- Peter Asher – backing vocals (7)
Production
- Producer – Peter Asher
- Recorded and Mixed by Val Garay
- Assistant Engineers – Niko Bolas and George Ybarra
- Recorded and Mixed at The Sound Factory (Hollywood, CA).
- Mastered by Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab (Los Angeles).
- Art Direction and Design – John Kosh
- Cover Photo – David Alexander
- Sleeve Photos – Jim Shea
References
- "Bonnie Raitt completes 'The Glow' with Peter Asher". Rolling Stone. Straight Arrow Publishers, Inc. (300): 24. September 29, 1979.
- Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: R". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 10, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
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