The Glow (Bonnie Raitt album)

The Glow
Studio album by Bonnie Raitt
Released	September 1979[1]
Recorded	April 26-July 12, 1979
Genre	Rock
Length	36:59
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Peter Asher
Bonnie Raitt chronology
Sweet Forgiveness (1977) The Glow (1979) Green Light (1982)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Christgau's Record Guide	B+[2]
Entertainment Weekly	B− link
Rolling Stone	(unfavorable) link

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.

Track listing[]

1. "I Thank You" (Isaac Hayes, David Porter) – 2:51
2. "Your Good Thing (Is About to End)" (Isaac Hayes, David Porter) – 4:00
3. "Standin' by the Same Old Love" (Raitt) – 4:10
4. "Sleep's Dark and Silent Gate" (Jackson Browne) – 3:25
5. "The Glow" (Veyler Hildebrand) – 4:11
6. "Bye Bye Baby" (Mary Wells) – 3:17
7. "The Boy Can't Help It" (Bobby Troup) – 3:39
8. "(I Could Have Been Your) Best Old Friend" (Andy McMahon, Tracy Nelson) – 2:52
9. "You're Gonna Get What's Coming" (Robert Palmer) – 3:32
10. "(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 sax solo (2)
• – 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

Charts[]

Album - Billboard (United States)

Singles - Billboard (United States)

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