The Very Best of Nicolette Larson

by Nicolette Larson

Overview

Nicolette Larson was a staple of California pop and soft rock in the '70s, not only as a solo artist, but as a backing vocalist for artists as diverse as Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Van Halen, and Neil Young. As a matter of fact, Young gave Larson her breakthrough hit, "Lotta Love." The song turned out to be the peak of her popularity, climbing into the Top Ten in early 1979. She never had that kind of widespread success again, even if she had a few smaller pop hits to her credit, along with some success on the country charts. The charts may have changed, but the music really didn't -- she always walked the line separating country-pop and California soft rock. Throughout it all, her sweet voice was continually engaging, even when she worked with material that wasn't always convincing. That much is evident from Rhino's definitive retrospective, The Very Best of Nicolette Larson. Spanning her entire solo career, from her 1978 debut to her 1994 children's album, the 16-song collection contains all the major highlights, but its momentum sort of sags toward the end of the disc, as her material grew weaker and her productions became too clean. Nevertheless, this is an accurate portrait of her career. If The Very Best Of isn't quite as cohesive as her first few albums, so be it -- it charts the ups and downs of her career quite well, and in doing so, it offers a definitive, warts-and-all summary. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	08/21/2015
Label:	Var?Se Sarabande
UPC:	0030206733389
Rank:	45583

Tracks

1. Hello Stranger
2. Lotta Love
3. You Send Me
4. Rhumba Girl
5. Angels Rejoiced
6. Give a Little
7. The One That Got Away
8. Let Me Go, Love
9. Dancin' Jones
10. Isn't It Always Love
11. Ooo-eee
12. Radioland
13. Tears, Tears, and More Tears
14. Fool Me Again
15. I Only Want to Be with You
16. Two Trains

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Nicolette Larson   Primary Artist
Steve Wariner   Primary Artist,Guest Artist
Emmylou Harris   Primary Artist
Steve Goodman   Primary Artist
Michael McDonald   Primary Artist,Guest Artist
Linda Ronstadt   Guest Artist
Albert Lee   Guest Artist
Vince Gill   Guest Artist
Andrew Gold   Guest Artist

Technical Credits

Andrew Gold   Producer
Steve Goodman   Composer
Steve Stanley   Design,Art Direction
Bob McDill   Composer
Kix Brooks   Composer
Bill Payne   Composer
Ira Louvin   Composer
Ivor Raymonde   Composer
Craig Bickhardt   Composer
Lamont Dozier   Composer
Eddie Holland   Composer
Cary E. Mansfield   Producer
Deborah Allen   Composer
Steve Massie   Mastering
John Sembello   Composer
Sam Cooke   Composer
Jerry Leiber   Composer
Jesse Winchester   Composer
Karla Bonoff   Composer
Neil Young   Composer
Rafe Van Hoy   Composer
Michael McDonald   Composer
A.P. Carter   Composer
Michael Hawker   Composer
Mike Stoller   Composer
Brian Holland   Composer
Brian Ahern   Arranger,Producer
The Wilburns   Composer
Adam Mitchell   Composer
Burt Bacharach   Composer
Carole Bayer Sager   Composer
Charlie Louvin   Composer
Wendy Waldman   Composer
Lowell George   Composer
Allen Toussaint   Composer
Bill Pitzonka   Producer
Fran Payne   Composer
Annie McLoone   Composer
Ralph Dino   Composer
Jim Shea   Cover Photo
B.J. Cook Foster   Composer
Jerry McCulley   Producer,Liner Notes
Sumner Mering   Composer
Mike Hawker   Composer
Traditional   Composer
Ted Templeman   Producer