A Tribute To Nicolette Larson: Lotta Love Concert

by Tribute To Nicolette Larson: Lo

Overview

Released eight years after the actual event, Rhino's A Tribute to Nicolette Larson: Lotta Love Concert compiles highlights from two concerts at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in February 1998. Larson passed away in December 1997, and a group of her friends and colleagues in the California soft rock and singer/songwriter scene gathered together to pay tribute. So, the concert featured such heavyweights as Jackson Browne, Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt, Jimmy Buffett, Carole King, Dan Fogelberg, Bonnie Raitt, Joe Walsh, Little Feat, and, of course, Crosby, Stills & Nash. Many of these artists, but not all, had Larson sing on their records and the songs here do not necessarily reflect songs that featured Nicolette on backing vocals. Instead, this is an all-star concert where the stars sing their all-star songs: Walsh does "Rocky Mountain Way," Browne does "Running on Empty," Ronstadt does "Blue Bayou," CSN do "Southern Cross," and Buffett does "Margaritaville." In other words, no real surprises, other than that the performances are infused with a genuine sense of warmth and love that's rare on superstar concerts like these. Perhaps that's because these two concerts functioned as a public wake for a singer who was an integral part of the Californian scene in the '70s, and her friends are celebrating her life and music while re-creating that '70s spirit for a brief time. Whatever the case, there's a real feeling of love and affection on this tribute, which makes it not only a fitting tribute, but a record worth hearing for anybody who's had deep and lasting fondness for the sound of Southern California in the '70s. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	02/14/2006
Label:	Rhino / Rhino/Warner Bros.
UPC:	0081227330323
Rank:	35824

Tracks

1. Lotta Love  -  Ensemble
2. Part of the Plan  - Dan Fogelberg
3. Rocky Mountain Way  - Rocke Grace  - Kenny Passarelli  - Joe Vitale  - Joe Walsh
4. Cold, Cold, Cold  - Lowell George  -  Little Feat  - Bonnie Raitt
5. Love Has No Pride  - Eric Kaz  - Bonnie Raitt  - Libby Titus
6. Wonderful Life  - Bonnie Raitt  - Michael Ruff
7. Up on the Roof  - Gerry Goffin  - Carole King
8. For a Dancer  - Jackson Browne
9. Running on Empty  - Jackson Browne
10. Even Cowgirls Get the Blues  - Rodney Crowell  - Emmylou Harris
11. Blue Bayou  - Joe Melson  - Roy Orbison  - Linda Ronstadt
12. In My Life  -  Crosby  - John Lennon  - Paul McCartney
13. Southern Cross  -  Crosby  - Michael Curtis  - Richard Curtis  - Stephen Stills
14. Margaritaville  - Jimmy Buffett
15. You've Got a Friend  -  Ensemble  - Carole King

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Little Feat   Primary Artist
Linda Ronstadt   Primary Artist,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Joe Walsh   Primary Artist,Vocals,Slide Guitar,Vocals (Background)
Crosby, Stills & Nash   Primary Artist
Emmylou Harris   Primary Artist,Vocals,Guitar (Acoustic),Vocals (Background)
Dan Fogelberg   Primary Artist,Vocals,Guitar (Acoustic)
Jackson Browne   Primary Artist,Piano,Vocals,Guitar (Electric)
Jimmy Buffett   Primary Artist,Vocals,Guitar (Electric),Vocals (Background)
Michael Ruff   Primary Artist,Piano,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Nicolette Larson   Primary Artist
Ensemble   Primary Artist
Bonnie Raitt   Primary Artist,Vocals,Guitar (Acoustic)
Carole King   Primary Artist,Piano,Vocals
Richie Hayward   Drums,Vocals
Mike Finnegan   Organ (Hammond),Piano (Electric)
Steve Farris   Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Paul Barrere   Vocals,Guitar (Electric)
Gerald Johnson   Bass
Craig Doerge   Piano,Synthesizer,Piano (Electric)
Joe Vitale   Drums
Sherry Kondor   Vocals (Background)
Stephen Stills   Vocals,Guitar (Acoustic),Vocals (Background)
Graham Nash   Vocals,Harmonica,Guitar (Acoustic),Vocals (Background)
Russ Kunkel   Drums
Rudy Guess   Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Crosby & Nash   Vocals,Guitar (Acoustic),Vocals (Background)
Fred Tackett   Guitar (Electric)
Mary Kay Place   Vocals (Background)
Kenny Gradney   Bass
Waddy Wachtel   Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Leland Sklar   Bass
Lenny Castro   Percussion
Jon Cleary   Flute,Synthesizer,Piano (Electric)
John Gilutin   Organ (Hammond),Piano (Electric)
Sam Clayton   Vocals,Percussion
Rosemary Butler   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Valerie Carter   Vocals,Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Nathaniel Kunkel   Producer
Ross Hogarth   Engineer
Joel Bernstein   Photography
Michael Curtis   Composer
Gerry Goffin   Composer
Henry Diltz   Photography
Stephen Barncard   Engineer
Todd Bowie   Crew
Kenny Passarelli   Composer
James Austin   A&R
Joe Vitale   Composer
Joe Walsh   Composer
Stephen Stills   Composer
Graham Nash   Producer,Art Direction
Dan Fogelberg   Composer
Joe Melson   Composer
Carole King   Composer
Russ Kunkel   Producer,Liner Notes
Eric Kaz   Composer
John Vanderslice   Crew
Doug Sax   Mastering
Steve Woolard   Project Assistant
Jimmy Buffett   Composer
Michael Ruff   Composer
Lowell George   Composer
Roy Orbison   Composer
Robert Hadley   Mastering
Laura Grover   Project Coordinator
Sheryl Farber   Editing
Paul R. Gurian   Liner Notes
Vanessa Atkins   Project Assistant
John Gonzales   Crew
Jeremy Janeczko   Crew
Richard Curtis   Composer
Gil Morales   Engineer
Charlie Fernandes   Crew
Lisa Liese   Product Manager
Maria Villar   Design
Paul McCartney   Composer
Jackson Browne   Composer
John Lennon   Composer
Rocke Grace   Composer
Libby Titus   Composer
Rodney Crowell   Composer