RITA COOLIDGE ANYTIME...ANYWHERE LPCategory / Style / Moods: Pop/Rock Country-Rock, Soft Rock29.77 / 2009-04-08 FP asocc1977 A&M NAUTILUS SUPERDISCS LPTITLE: ANYTIME...ANYWHEREARTIST: RITA COOLIDGECONDITIONCOVER: VG+VINYL: VG+ OR BETTERClick here for info on grading and abbreviationsSCARCE ORIGINAL AUDIOPHILE HALF-SPEED MASTEREDClick the pix for a better view TRACKS: Disc: 11.(Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher and HigherBilly Davis, Gary Jackson ... 3:552.Way You Do the Things You DoWilliam "Smokey" Ro ... 3:353.We're All AloneBoz Scaggs 3:384.I Feel the Burden (Being Lifted Off My Shoulders)Glen Clark 2:465.I Don't Want to Talk About ItDanny Whitten 3:366.WordsBarry Gibb, Maurice Gibb ... 3:257.Good TimesSam Cooke 2:428.Who's to Bless and Who's to BlameKris Kristofferson 3:379.Southern LadyMichael Hazelwood 3:3010.Hungry YearsHoward Greenfield ... 4:18Review by Richie Unterberger Fans aware of Rita Coolidge's past credentials might have been expecting, or at least hoping, for something more soulful than Anytime...Anywhere, given her achievements as backing singer for Joe Cocker, Eric Clapton, Stephen Stills, and Kris Kristofferson. Still, the record had something going for it commercially that her past records lacked, which was being totally in tune with what the soft rock audience wanted in the late '70s. Her ability to round off the edges of soul classics put her remake of Jackie Wilson's "(Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher and Higher" at number two in the pop charts, and helped lift this album -- which included another, smaller hit soul remake with "The Way You Do the Things You Do" -- into the Top Ten. Those two songs, as well as a Top Ten single cover of Boz Scaggs' "We're All Alone," were all on this LP, which presents something like a milder variation of Linda Ronstadt's ability to interpret songs by a variety of pop and soul songwriters. Also on board were the Bee Gees' "Words," Sam Cooke's "Good Times," Kristofferson's "Who's to Bless and Who's to Blame," and Crazy Horse guitarist Danny Whitten's "I Don't Want to Talk About It," while Booker T. Jones' presence helped give the record some genuine R&B feeling. While there was also the feeling that Coolidge wasn't belting it out to the earthiest extent of her capabilities, the slickness of the production combined with her easy-on-the-ear vocals to yield an album that got an enormous amount of radio airplay, and was by far the highest-selling effort of her career. Biography by Steve Huey A versatile singer blessed with a clear, pure voice, Rita Coolidge was a capable stylist in rock, pop, This exquisite piece of retro music history is a vinyl sound recording (not a CD). Please visit the A Sound Deal store for similar items and information on grading and shipping. Add me to your favorites for red hot sales bulletins and sneak previews of upcoming products. Combine Items to Save $$$! Click here to check the store for more!�A Sound Deal
