Karla Bonoff - Karla Bonoff

If Karla Bonoff's debut album sounded like the sort of record that Linda Ronstadt or James Taylor were making at the same time, that shouldn't have been a surprise: the rhythm section of Leland Sklar and Russell Kunkel was the same, the tasteful chicken-scratching of guitarist Waddy Wachtel was present, and so was a cheering section including Ronstadt, Don Henley, Eagle associate J.D. Souther, and other charter members of the SoCal country/folk/rock club of the '70s. Also, Ronstadt had cut three of the songs on her last album and Bonnie Raitt had done one. All of this meant that, despite Bonoff's competent singing, which actually better accentuated the lyrics of her songs than Ronstadt's, it was hard for her to get out from under the shadow of the members of her peer group who had preceded her. Nevertheless, the album's ten songs paint an effective picture of the ups and downs of love, circa the mid-'70s. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide

Name Credits Andrew Gold Keyboards, Clavinet, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Guitar, Harmonium, Piano (Electric), Piano, Vocals (Background), Clarinet Bernie Grundman Mastering Brock Walsh Vocals, Vocals (Background) Dan Dugmore Guitar (Steel) David Campbell Conductor Emory Gordy Bass Ethan A. Russel Photography Glenn Frey Vocals (Background), Vocals Greg Ladanyi Finger Cymbals, Percussion, Cymbals, Engineer J.D. Souther Vocals (Background), Vocals Jai Winding Piano John Ware Drums Karla Bonoff Vocals (Background), Vocals, Guitar (Acoustic), Keyboards, Piano, Guitar Kenny Edwards Producer, Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals, Guitar, Mandolin, Bass, Guitar (Electric), Vocals (Background) Leland Sklar Bass Linda Ronstadt Vocals (Background), Vocals Michael Botts Drums Richard Wachtel Vocals, Guitar Russ Kunkel Drums Steve Forman Percussion Tom Steele Design Waddy Guitar, Guitar (Electric), ? Wendy Waldman Vocals, Vocals (Background)