Bonnie Raitt - The Glow

Bonnie Raitt enjoyed critical success and blues/folk credentials with her self-titled debut, Give It Up, and Takin' My Time. By 1975, Raitt's style began to be defined by producer Paul Rothchild. Home Plate and Sweet Forgiveness were uncomfortable overtures to commercial propositions where Raitt's persona and sense of fun got lost. Produced by Peter Asher, The Glow was released in 1979 and includes great players like Danny Kortchmar, Bill Payne, and Waddy Wachtel. During this time, sales might have been a consideration as well as Raitt's tough image. If anything, Asher accentuated Raitt's rough edges and provided his customary production polish. Like many Asher productions of the period, The Glow gets its strength from its covers. Raitt takes on "I Thank You," "You're Good Thing (Is About to End)," and "Bye Bye Baby," and struts through them all with ease. "The Boy Can't Help It" doesn't fare as well. Robert Palmer's "You're Gonna Get What's Coming" makes for a great fit. Surprisingly, her take on Jackson Browne's "Sleep's Dark and Silent Gate" doesn't dig as deep as the great original. The Glow isn't a perfect album, but it's a great example of the music she was doing during a make-or-break time in her career. ~ Jason Elias, All Music Guide

Name Credits Bill Payne Synthesizer, Piano, Piano (Electric), Oberheim Bob Glaub Bass Bob Magnusson Bass Bonnie Raitt Vocals, Slide Guitar, Guitar (Steel), Guitar (Electric), Guitar, National Steel Guitar Craig Fuller Vocals (Background) Danny Kortchmar Vocals (Background), Guitar, Vocals, Guitar (Electric) David Alexander Cover Photo, Photography David Sanborn Soloist, Saxophone Don Grolnick Keyboards, Piano Doug Sax Mastering Ed Cherney Remastering Supervisor Freebo Vocals, Bass Fuller & Kaz Vocals George Ybara Assistant, Mixing Assistant, Editing Assistant, Mixing, Assistant Engineer Gregg Geller A&R J.D. Souther Vocals (Background) Jim Shea Photography, Sleeve Photo Jo Motta Project Coordinator John Guerin Drums Kenny Edwards Vocals, Vocals (Background) Kosh Art Direction, Design Larry Williams Saxophone Maxayn Lewis Vocals (Background), Vocals Niko Bolas Mixing, Assistant, Mixing Assistant, Assistant Engineer Paul Butterfield Harmonica Peter Asher Vocals, Producer, Vocals (Background) Richard Wachtel Guitar, Vocals Rick Marotta Cowbell, Drums, Percussion Rosemary Butler Vocals, Vocals (Background) Steve Madaio Trumpet Trevor Lawrence Saxophone Val Garay Engineer, Mixing Waddy Wachtel Vocals (Background), Vocal Harmony, Guitar (Electric), Gut String Guitar