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Sweet Forgiveness

Bonnie Raitt

Initial release : 1977

Warner Brothers 2990

David Grisman plays on some of the tracks on this LP which was Bonnie Raitt's sixth album.

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Tracks

  • About To Make Me Leave Home (Earl Randall)
  • Runaway (Del Shannon /Max Crook)
  • Two Lives (Mark Jordan)
  • Louise (Paul Siebel)
  • Gamblin Man (Eric Kaz)
  • Sweet Forgiveness (Daniel Moore)
  • My Opening Farewell (Jackson Browne)
  • Three Time Loser (Covay/Miller)
  • Takin' My Time (Bill Payne)
  • Home (Karla Bonoff)
Musicians

The Band;

  • Bonnie Raitt - slide guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vocals
  • Will McFarlane: electric guitar, slide guitar
  • Jef Labes - keyboards
  • Dennis Whitted - drums
  • Freebo - fretless bass, guitar
Additional musicians;
  • Fred Tackett - acoustic guitar
  • David Grisman - mandocello
  • Bill Payne - synthesizer, organ, Fender Rhodes (Two Lives), piano (Home)
  • Sam Clayton - congas (Sweet Forgiveness)
Additional vocalists;
  • John David Souther - vocals (Home)
  • Michael McDonald - vocals (Gamblin'Man, Runaway, Sweet Forgiveness and Two Lives)
  • Rosemary Butler - vocals (Gamblin'Man, Runaway, Sweet Forgiveness and Two Lives)
  • Lester Chambers - vocals (About To Make Me Leave Home)
  • Maxayn Lewis - vocals (About To Make Me Leave Home)
  • Carlena Williams - vocals (About To Make Me Leave Home)
The sleeve notes do not indicate on which tracks Grisman plays. Louise was included in The Bonnie Raitt Collection. Musicians information was provided for the track;
  • Bonnie Raitt - acoustic guitar, vocals
  • Freebo - bass, guitar
  • Fred Tackett - acoustic guitar
  • David Grisman - mandocello
Grisman does not play on Runaway and About To Leave Home which were also included on The Bonnie Raitt Collection.

Credits

  • Producer - Paul Rothchild
  • Engineers - John Haeny (Sunset Sound Recorders, Los Angeles), Roger Mayer (Elektra Sound Recorders, Los Angeles)
  • Special Thanks: Tony Perrone, Roger Mayer, Freebo and Garry for being there. Also John Haeny, Paul Black, Howard Burke for your guitar, Anna for your shirt, and everyone for their help
  • Art Direction, Photography - John Van Hamersveld
Related releases

Louise, Runaway and About To Leave Home were included on;

Three singles were released in conjunction with this LP;
  • Runaway / Louise, Bonnie Raitt, May 1977, Warner Brothers 8382
  • Three Times Loser / Two Lives, Bonnie Raitt, Aug 1977, Warner Brothers 8430
  • Gamblin' Man / About To Make Me Leave Home, Bonnie Raitt, Nov 1977, Warner Brothers 8485

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