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Sweet Forgiveness
1977 studio album by Bonnie Raitt
Sweet Forgiveness is the sixth album by Bonnie Raitt, released in 1977. The single "Two Lives" was written by Mark T. Jordan of the Edison Electric Band.
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Released | April 1977 | |||
Studio | Sunset Sound, Los Angeles | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 37:37 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. | |||
Producer | Paul Rothchild | |||
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Raitt's cover of the Del Shannon hit "Runaway" was issued as a single, reaching No. 57 on the U.S. singles chart.
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AllMusic | [1] |
Christgau's Record Guide | A−[2] |
Entertainment Weekly | A [3] |
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Rolling Stone wrote that Raitt has "abandoned her flowing naturalness for a plodding roughness which, unfortunately, matches producer Paul Rothchild’s singular lack of imagination."[4]
Side one
- "About to Make Me Leave Home" (Earl Randall) – 4:14
- "Runaway" (Max Crook, Del Shannon) – 3:57
- "Two Lives" (Mark Jordan) – 3:49
- "Louise" (Paul Siebel) – 2:45
- "Gamblin' Man" (Eric Kaz) – 3:27
Side two
- "Sweet Forgiveness" (Daniel Moore) – 4:11
- "My Opening Farewell" (Jackson Browne) – 5:20
- "Three Time Loser" (Don Covay, Ron Miller) – 3:19
- "Takin' My Time" (Bill Payne) – 3:37
- "Home" (Karla Bonoff) – 3:28
- Bonnie Raitt – acoustic guitar, guitar, electric guitar, vocals, slide guitar
- Norton Buffalo – harmonica
- Rosemary Butler – vocals
- Lester Chambers – vocals
- Sam Clayton – conductor, conga
- Freebo – bass, guitar, vocals, fretless bass
- David Grisman – mandolin, mandocello
- Jef Labes – keyboard
- Maxayn Lewis – vocals
- Michael McDonald – vocals
- Will McFarlane – guitar, electric guitar, slide guitar
- Bill Payne – organ, synthesizer, piano, keyboard, vocals, Fender Rhodes
- J.D. Souther – vocals
- Fred Tackett – acoustic guitar, guitar, keyboard
- Dennis Whitted – drums
- Carlena Williams – vocals
- Producer: Paul A. Rothchild
- Engineers: John Haeny, Roger Mayer
- Remastering: Keith Blake, Lee Herschberg
- Series producer: Gregg Geller
- Project coordinator: Jo Motta
- Art direction: John Van Hamersveld
- Photography: John Van Hamersveld
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- Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Sweet Forgiveness at AllMusic
- Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: R". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 10, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- "Bonnie Raitt on the record". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2023-04-13.
- "Bonnie Raitt Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 6, 2020.