Album
Takin My Time
1973 · Rock, Blues
9 collectors on Gatefold own this
Takin My Time is a Rock album by Bonnie Raitt, originally released in 1973. On Gatefold: 45 pressings tracked, owned by 9 collectors.
About
No two artists of the early '70s were better suited for one another than Bonnie Raitt and Little Feat, and <i>Takin’ the Time</i> was their opportunity to collaborate on a full-length record. Though the album features all members of Feat and was produced by group leader Lowell George, John Hall eventually assumed production duties after Raitt and George “got too close to be able to have any objectivity about it” (Raitt’s words). Little Feat’s playing lights up “I Gave My Love,” “I Feel the Same” and “I Thought I Was a Child,” but the entire album is elevated by an exceptional crop of Los Angeles studio musicians, including Jim Keltner, Taj Mahal, Earl Palmer, Milt Holland and Van Dyke Parks. As usual, Raitt shows her exemplary taste in source material. Witness her takes on Mose Allison’s “Everybody’s Cryin’ Mercy” and Randy Newman’s “Guilty,” in which she is able to tap into the essence of each songwriter while simultaneously making the song her own.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1You've Been In Love Too Long3:40
- A2I Gave My Love A Candle4:20
- A3Let Me In3:33
- A4Everybody's Cryin' Mercy3:25
- A5Cry Like A Rainstorm3:50
Side B
- B1Wah She Go Do3:15
- B2I Feel The Same4:39
- B3I Thought I Was A Child3:44
- B4Write Me A Few Of Your Lines / Kokomo Blues4:34
- B5Guilty2:58
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Blues Rock
- warm
- laid-back
- bluesy
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
First pressing variant, issued on WB Burbank labels with alternate label layout to Takin My Time (US 1973) (opens in a new tab) (track A5 without additional publishing credit).
Another similar Pitman pressing with the additional publishing credit on the side A label is here: Takin My Time (US 1973) (opens in a new tab)
"P" stamped in runouts denotes Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman, pressing. Remainder of runouts etched and stamped.
Issued in gatefold sleeve.
Warner Bros. Burbank labels with label rimtext:
Mixed at Village Recorders, West L.A.
Tracks recorded at Sunset Sound, Hollywood
Overdubs recorded at Warner Bros. Recording Studios, N. Hollywood
Mastered at the Mastering Lab, June-July, 1973
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Bill PayneBACKING VOCALS ELECTRIC PIANO ELECTRIC PIANO, PIANO
- Bonnie RaittBACKING VOCALS VOCALS VOCALS , ACOUSTIC GUITAR
- Bud BrisboisHORNS
- Earl PalmerDRUMS
- Ernie WattsARRANGED BY , HORNS , SOPRANO SAXOPHONE SAXOPHONE SOPRANO SAXOPHONE
- FreeboBACKING VOCALS BASS FRETLESS BASS
- George BohanonARRANGED BY ARRANGED BY , HORNS , TROMBONE TROMBONE
- Glenn FerrisHORNS
- Jim KeltnerDRUMS
- Joel PeskinHORNS
- John Joseph HallACOUSTIC GUITAR BACKING VOCALS ELECTRIC GUITAR
- Kirby JohnsonARRANGED BY , CONDUCTOR CONDUCTOR TRANSCRIPTION BY , CONDUCTOR
- Lowell GeorgeELECTRIC GUITAR ELECTRIC SLIDE GUITAR SLIDE GUITAR
- Marty KrystallHORNS
- Milt HollandTABLA TAMBOURINE TIMBALES, SHAKER , CLAVES
- Oscar BrashearARRANGED BY , HORNS , FLUGELHORN FLUGELHORN, ARRANGED BY
- Paul BarrereELECTRIC GUITAR ELECTRIC GUITAR, RHYTHM GUITAR RHYTHM GUITAR
- Robert HardawayHORNS
9 collectors on Gatefold own this · 45 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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