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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.
© Vik Iyengar /TiVo
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William Stevenson, Writer - Ivy Hunter, Writer - BONNIE RAITT, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Clarence Paul, Writer
© 1973 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1973 Warner Records Inc.
BONNIE RAITT, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Joel Zoss, Writer
© 1973 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1973 Warner Records Inc.
George Minor, Writer - Ernie Watts, Brass Arranger - BONNIE RAITT, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Oscar Brashear, Brass Arranger - George Bohanan, Brass Arranger - Alphonso Howell, Writer - Yvonne Baker, Writer
© 1973 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1973 Warner Records Inc.
BONNIE RAITT, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Mose Allison, Composer
© 1973 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1973 Warner Records Inc.
Eric Kaz, Writer - BONNIE RAITT, Lead Vocals, MainArtist
© 1973 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1973 Warner Records Inc.
Van Dyke Parks, Contributor - Milt Holland, Contributor - BONNIE RAITT, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - McCarth Lewis, Writer
© 1973 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1973 Warner Records Inc.
Milt Holland, Contributor - BONNIE RAITT, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Chris Smither, Writer
© 1973 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1973 Warner Records Inc.
Jackson Browne, Writer - BONNIE RAITT, Lead Vocals, MainArtist
© 1973 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1973 Warner Records Inc.
JOHN HALL, Contributor - BONNIE RAITT, Contributor, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Fred McDowell, Writer - Carl Huston, Contributor - Carrol Farhat, Contributor - Nat Seligman, Contributor
© 1973 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1973 Warner Records Inc.
Randy Newman, Writer - BONNIE RAITT, Lead Vocals, MainArtist
© 1973 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1973 Warner Records Inc.
Album review
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.
© Vik Iyengar /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:37:08
- Main artists: Bonnie Raitt
- Composer: Mose Allison
- Label: Rhino - Warner Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 1973 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1973 Warner Records Inc. Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company
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