To Bonnie from Delaney
To Bonnie from Delaney is the fourth album by Delaney & Bonnie and Friends. It was their first studio album for the Atco/Atlantic label (catalog no. SD 33-341), and their fourth album overall. Coincidentally, Atco/Atlantic's parent company purchased the Bramletts' previous label Elektra Records around this time.
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| Released | September 1970 | |||
| Recorded | 1970 | |||
| Studio | Criteria Studios, Miami, FL | |||
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| Length | 42:18 | |||
| Label | Atco | |||
| Producer | Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd, Delaney Bramlett; assisted by King Curtis | |||
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The album peaked at #58 on the Billboard album chart in October 1970, with a single from the album released around that same time, "Soul Shake", also charting. Several of the album's songs ("Living on the Open Road", "The Love of My Man", "Alone Together" and "Going Down the Road Feeling Bad") became staples of Delaney and Bonnie's live shows and remained so until their breakup in 1972.
"Friends" on the album includes Duane Allman, Little Richard, King Curtis and Sneaky Pete Kleinow.
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | link |
| Christgau's Record Guide | A−[2] |
Track listing edit
- "Hard Luck and Troubles" (Delaney Bramlett) – 2:35
- "God Knows I Love You" (Delaney Bramlett, Mac Davis) – 2:46
- "Lay Down My Burden" (Steve Bogard, Michael Utley) – 3:35
- Medley: "Come On In My Kitchen" (Robert Johnson)/"Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean" (Herbert Lance, Johnny Wallace)/"Goin' Down the Road Feelin' Bad" (Traditional; arranged by Delaney Bramlett) – 4:10
- "The Love of My Man" (Ed Townsend) – 4:28
- "They Call It Rock and Roll Music" (Delaney Bramlett) – 3:33
- "Soul Shake" (Margaret Lewis, Myrna Smith) – 3:10
- "Miss Ann" (Richard Penniman, Enotris Johnson) – 5:01
- "Alone Together" (Delaney Bramlett, Bonnie Bramlett, Bobby Whitlock) – 3:13
- "Living on the Open Road" (Delaney Bramlett) – 3:02
- "Let Me Be Your Man" (George Soulé, Terry Woodford) – 3:20
- "Free the People" (Barbara Keith) – 2:47
Personnel edit
- Delaney Bramlett – guitar, vocals
- Bonnie Bramlett – vocals
- Duane Allman – guitar
- Mike Utley – piano
- Jim Gordon – keyboards
- Sneaky Pete Kleinow – steel guitar
- Little Richard – piano
- Jim Dickinson – piano
- Charlie Freeman – guitar
- Ben Benay – guitar
- Kenny Gradney – bass guitar
- Bobby Whitlock – piano
- Ron Tutt – drums
- Sammy Creason – drums
- Jerry Jumonville – alto saxophone
- King Curtis – tenor saxophone
- Darrell Leonard – trumpet, trombone
- Sam Clayton – congas
- Wayne Jackson – trumpet
- Jack Hale – trombone, trumpet
- Alan Estes – conga, percussion
- Jerry Scheff – bass guitar
- Tommy McClure – bass guitar
- Ed Logan – tenor saxophone
- Andrew Love – saxophone
- Frank Mayes – tenor saxophone
- Floyd Newman – baritone saxophone
Production edit
- Producer: Tom Dowd
- Recording engineer: Tom Dowd, Ron Albert, Chuck Kirkpatrick, Don Casale
- Art direction: n/a
- Photography: Tom Wilkes, Barry Feinstein
- Liner notes: n/a
References edit
- ^ a b Greenwald, Matthew. "To Bonnie From Delaney Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: D". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 24, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.