Home Plate (album)
Home Plate | ||||
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Released | 1975 | |||
Recorded | 1975 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 31:59 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. | |||
Producer | Paul Rothchild | |||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Christgau's Record Guide | A[3] |
Entertainment Weekly | A [2] |
Rolling Stone | (average) [4] |
Home Plate is the fifth album by Bonnie Raitt, released in 1975.
Track listing[]
- "What Do You Want the Boy to Do?" (Allen Toussaint) – 3:19
- "Good Enough" (John Hall, Johanna Hall) – 2:56
- "Run Like a Thief" (J.D. Souther) – 3:02
- "Fool Yourself" (Fred Tackett) – 3:04
- "My First Night Alone Without You" (Kin Vassy) – 3:07
- "Walk Out the Front Door" (Mark T. Jordan, Rip Stock) – 3:09
- "Sugar Mama" (Delbert McClinton, Glen Clark) – 3:45
- "Pleasin' Each Other" (Bill Payne, Fran Tate) – 3:44
- "I'm Blowin' Away" (Eric Kaz) – 3:25
- "Your Sweet and Shiny Eyes" (Nan O'Byrne) – 2:47
Personnel[]
- Bonnie Raitt – guitar, electric guitar, vocals (all), slide guitar, electric slide guitar (9)
- Harry Bluestone – concert master
- George Bohanon – trombone, baritone saxophone, bass trumpet
- Jackson Browne – vocals, background vocals
- Rosemary Butler – vocals, background vocals
- Venetta Fields – vocals, background vocals
- Freebo – bass, guitar, tuba, vocals, guitarron, fretless bass
- – baritone saxophone
- Debbie Greene – vocals, background vocals
- John Hall – guitar, electric guitar
- Emmylou Harris – vocals, background vocals
- John Herald – vocals, background vocals
- Dick Hyde – trombone, trumpet, bass trumpet; horn (as Richard Hyde)
- Jerry Jumonville – tenor saxophone
- Jef Labes – keyboard
- Maxayn Lewis – vocals, background vocals
- Gary Mallaber – drums
- – guitar, electric guitar
- Robbie Montgomery – vocals, background vocals
- Bill Payne – accordion, keyboard, vocals
- Jeff Porcaro – percussion
- – vocals, background vocals
- Terry Reid – vocals, background vocals
- John Sebastian – autoharp, harp
- William D. "Smitty" Smith – piano, keyboard
- J.D. Souther – vocals, background vocals
- Fred Tackett – synthesizer, acoustic guitar, guitar, mandolin, keyboard, 12 string guitar, Fender Rhodes
- – vocals, background vocals
- Tom Waits – vocals, background vocals on "Your Sweet and Shiny Eyes"
- – drums
- – piano, keyboard, clavinet
Production[]
- Producer: Paul Rothchild
- Engineer: Fritz Richmond
- Remastering supervisor: Ed Cherney
- Remastering: Gregg Geller
- Project coordinator: Jo Motta
- Horn arrangements: Nick DeCaro, Jerry Jumonville, Bill Payne, Fred Tackett
- String arrangements: Nick DeCaro
- Art direction: Lockart
- Photography: Michael Dobo, Norman Seeff
- Cover photo: Norman Seeff
Charts[]
Album - Billboard (United States)
Year | Chart | Position |
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1975 | Pop Albums | 43 |
References[]
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Home Plate at AllMusic
- ^ Entertainment Weekly review
- ^ 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.
- ^ Rolling Stone review
Categories:
- Bonnie Raitt albums
- 1975 albums
- Albums produced by Paul A. Rothchild
- Warner Records albums