Saturday, November 18, 2023

Able, qualified and ready (Bonnie Bramlett) (LP 2097)

Bonnie Bramlett  The Place I Love (Vinyl, CBS Records, 1973) **** 

Genrepop/rock 

Places I remember: Slow Boat Records

Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: Able, Qualified and Ready; Don't Wanna Go Down There 

Active compensatory factors: This was Bonnie's first solo album after parting ways with Delaney and she shines throughout.

The ironic title and the shotgun on the cover does the trick - she may be sweet but there is grit and steel in that voice and she's packing! I bet a few listeners had to check whether the record was in the right cover!

A sweet little white girl on the cover but the voice is all southern black gospel/soul drenched.

The horn arrangements by Jim Horn are excellent and give additional spice to the music, made by what is in essence The Average White Band.

Where do they all belong? A great stand alone in the Bs.

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