BONNIE RAITT "TAKIN MY TIME" - ***1973 "PALM TREE" 1st PRESS*** NM 9/10

BONNIE RAITT "TAKIN MY TIME"

***1973 "PALM TREE" 1st PRESS*** BS-2727

DEADWAX: (SIDE 1) BS2729 40556 RE-1-1A; (SIDE 2) BS2729 40557 RE-1-1A

*** NM 9/10***

This album is an overlooked gem in the catalog of Bonnie Raitt. On Takin' My Time, she wears her influences proudly in an eclectic musical mix containing blues, jazz, folk, New Orleans R&B, and calypso. Although she did not write her own material for this album, she demonstrates an excellent ear for songs and chooses material from some of the best songwriters of the day. She is a great interpreter, and her renditions of Jackson Browne's "I Thought I Was a Child" and Randy Newman's "Guilty" from this album are the definitive versions of these songs. The highlights of this album are the romantic ballads "I Gave My Love a Candle" and "Cry Like a Rainstorm," where Raitt adds an emotional depth to the performance unusual for such a young woman. (Perhaps that's a result of her spending time with elder statesmen of the blues community such as Mississippi Fred McDowell and Sippie Wallace.) Although the faster-paced songs like the calypso "Wah She Go Do" seem a little out of place, the playful tune is welcome among an album filled with the heartache of the slower tunes. Despite being a relative newcomer, Raitt had already earned the respect of her mentors and her peers, as evidenced by the musical contributions of Taj Mahal, and Little Feat members Lowell George and Bill Payne on the album. This is the last consistent album she would make until her comeback in the mid-'80s. (AMDB)

Bonnie Raitt ‎– Takin' My Time
Label: Warner Bros. Records ‎– BS 2729
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold
Country: US Released: 1973

Track List:
A1 You've Been In Love Too Long Backing Vocals – Bonnie*, John Hall*Bass [Fender Fretless] – FreeboDrums – Jim KeltnerElectric Guitar [Lead] – John Hall*Electric Guitar [Rhythm] – Paul Barrère*Electric Piano – Bill PayneTambourine – Milt HollandVocals – Bonnie*Written-By – Clarence Paul, William Stevenson And Ivy Hunter* 3:40
A2 I Gave My Love A Candle Bass [Fender Fretless] – FreeboDrums – Earl PalmerElectric Guitar, Mellotron – John Hall*Piano – Bill PayneVocals, Acoustic Guitar – Bonnie*Written-By – Joel Zoss
4:20
A3 Let Me In Acoustic Bass – Taj MahalDrums – Earl PalmerElectric Guitar – John Hall*Flugelhorn – Oscar BrashearPiano – Bill PayneSoprano Saxophone – Ernie WattsTrombone – George Bohanan*Tuba – FreeboVocals – Bonnie*Written-By – Y. Baker* 3:33
A4 Everybody's Cryin' Mercy Backing Vocals – Bill Payne, Bonnie*, Freebo, John Hall*, Taj MahalBass [Fender Fretless] – FreeboDrums – Earl PalmerHarp – Taj MahalPiano – Bill PayneVocals – Bonnie*Written-By – Mose Allison 3:25
A5 Cry Like A Rainstorm Acoustic Guitar – John Hall*Bass [Fender Fretless] – FreeboCongas – Sam ClaytonDrums – Earl PalmerHarp – Taj MahalPiano, Organ – Bill PayneVocals – Bonnie*Written-By – Eric Kaz 3:50
B1 Wah She Go Do Backing Vocals – Bonnie*, John Hall*, Van Dyke ParksBass [Fender Fretless] – FreeboConductor [Horns] – Kirby JohnsonDrums – Jim KeltnerElectric Guitar – John Hall*Horns – Anthony Terran, Bud Brisbois, Glenn Ferris, Joel Peskin, Martin Krystall*, Robert HardawayOrgan – Bill PaynePiano, Other [Inspiration And Body English] – Van Dyke ParksTimbales, Shaker, Claves – Milt HollandVocals – Bonnie*Written-By – McCarth Lewis* 3:15
B2 I Feel The Same Bass [Fender Fretless] – FreeboDrums – Earl PalmerElectric Guitar [Slide] – Lowell GeorgeElectric Piano, Piano – Bill PayneTabla – Milt HollandVocals, Acoustic Guitar – Bonnie*Written-By – Chris Smither 4:39
B3 I Thought I Was A Child Bass [Fender Fretless] – FreeboCongas – Sam ClaytonDrums – Earl PalmerElectric Guitar – John Hall*Piano – Bill PayneVocals, Acoustic Guitar – Bonnie*Written-By – Jackson Browne 3:44
B4 Write Me A Few Of Your Lines / Kokomo Blues Bass [Fender Fretless] – FreeboDrums – Jim KeltnerElectric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar [Rhythm] – John Hall*Handclaps – Bonnie*, Carl Huston, Carrol Farhat, John Hall*, Nat SeligmanVocals, Electric Guitar [Bottleneck], Acoustic Guitar – Bonnie*Written-By – Fred McDowell 4:34
B5 Guilty Arranged By [Horns], Conductor – Kirby JohnsonBass [Fender Fretless] – FreeboDrums – Earl PalmerElectric Guitar [Rhythm] – Paul Barrère*Electric Guitar [Slide] – Lowell GeorgeHorns – Anthony Terran, Glenn Ferris, Joel Peskin, Martin Krystall*Piano – Bill PayneVocals – Bonnie*Written-By – Randy Newman 2:58

Phonographic Copyright (p) – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Mastered At – The Mastering Lab

Art Direction, Design – Sandy Kroopf, Tom Gamache
Mastered By – Arnie Acosta, Doug Sax
Photography By [Cover] – Michael Dobo
Photography By [Innerspread And Back Photo] – Sandy Kroopf
Producer – John Hall*

Notes: 1973 Palm Tree WB label

Matrix / Runout (Side I): BS-2729 40556-1 TML
Matrix / Runout (Side II): BS-2729 40557 -1 X TML

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