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Bonnie Raitt - Green Light (1982)
Album
Artist/Composer Bonnie Raitt
Length 35:14
Format CD
Genre General Rock
Label Warner Bros
Index 389
Collection Status In Collection
Packaging Jewel Case
Musicians
Drums and Percussion Ricky Fataar
Bass Guitar Ray Ohara
Guitar-Electric Bonnie Raitt
Guitar-Electric Johnny Lee Schell
Keyboards-Various Ian McLagan
Organ Johnny Lee Schell
Unlisted Instrument Bonnie Raitt
Vocals Bonnie Raitt
Vocals Johnny Lee Schell
Vocals Ricky Fataar
Credits
Engineer Thom Yuill
Engineer Terry Becker
Engineer Tim Kramer
Producer Rob Fraboni
Track List
01 Keep This Heart In Mind 03:20
02 River Of Tears 04:53
03 Can't Get Enough 02:51
04 Willya Wontcha 03:22
05 Let's Keep It Between Us 04:43
06 Me And The Boys 03:38
07 I Can't Help Myself 03:06
08 Baby Come Back 02:48
09 Talk To Me 03:22
10 Green Lights 03:11
Personal
Details
Spars DDD
Rare No
Sound Stereo
Notes
Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine Since 1975's Homeplate, Bonnie Raitt has veered closer to the mainstream than she has to the organic, sexy funk of her early-'70s records. This bothered many listeners, who chose to concentrate on the surface instead of the substance, but Raitt retained many of the same special qualities she demonstrated on those records into the '80s - namely, her excellent taste in material, fondness for blurring folk, blues, country, and rock, and her wonderfully subtle, always engaging, interpretations. Green Lights may suffer a bit from a production that clearly pegs it as a 1982 release, but strip away its production and it's yet another satisfying collection of roots-rockers and bluesy ballads from the always reliable Raitt. Producer Rob Fraboni's recording may be a little bit too mainstream, lacking the new wave spark of, say, Dave Edmunds' similar-sounding recordings of this era, but Raitt nevertheless rises above the limitations of the recording and delivers a tight, enjoyable collection of amiable mainstream rockers with just a hint of roots. This isn't nearly as sexy as even Sweet Forgiveness, and it doesn't have much grit, but it has spirit and is fun, and it's a nice, smooth ride for those that like the direction Raitt's going.