She also collaborated with one of her favorite musicians, Keb ’Mo, to write (with singer-songwriter Jill Colucci) two of the album’s better songs, “Walking on Water” (a duet with ‘Mo) and “Naked All Night.” As you might expect, she was able to gather an impressive list of musicians and collaborators she and producer Ross Hogarth assembled guitarist Dave Grissom (who is especially brilliant throughout), bassist Bob Glaub, John “J.T.” Thomas on keyboards and drummer Brian Macleod-at L.A.’s Sunset Sound, the same studio where Rita recorded her first solo albums. Her voice is remarkably clear and strong, showing no effects of aging. “The idea was making an album that had the same appeal of my early records-to make a roots record about my own roots,” Rita said. She claims it’s the best record she’s ever done, due to a new outlook and perhaps because she wrote some of the material rather than doing cover songs. This is her 18 th solo album, propelled by inspiration and reaction to her 2015 memoir, Delta Lady. The “Delta Lady” came to prominence almost 50 years ago with Joe Cocker’s Mad Dogs & Englishmen, and later with then-husband Kris Kristofferson before embarking on a hugely successful commercial solo career. Respectively.Admittedly, it’s a bit surprising to be writing about a new roots album from Rita Coolidge. Her sister, Priscilla, and her niece, Laura Satterfield, to form Walela, whichĮxplored those roots in greater detail over two albums in 19, Renewed interest in her Native American musical heritage, and she teamed up with 1995's Cherokee, in particular, signaled a Lessons, on Critique, and went on to cut several albums for other small labelsĭuring the latter half of the '90s. She returned to recording with 1992's Love Inside the Fire, and spent some time away from the music business to devote Theme for the James Bond flick Octopussy). Including "You," "I'd Rather Leave While I'm in Love," and "All Time High" (the Marriage was on the rocks, and they separated by the end of the year.Ĭoolidge never repeated the pop success of Anytime, Anywhere, but she didĬontinue to land hits on the adult contemporary charts through the early '80s, Kristofferson released one final duo album, Natural Act, in 1979, but their You Do the Things You Do" (a Top 20 Temptations cover), Anytime, AnywhereĬlimbed into the Top Ten and sold over a million copies. The hit singles "(Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher and Higher" (a Jackie WilsonĬover that went to number two pop), "We're All Alone" (Top Ten), and "The Way Coolidge finally broke through in her own right with 1977's Anytime,Īnywhere, a collection of well-chosen covers with a strong R&B bent. The following year, the couple released aįollow-up, Breakaway, whose "Lover Please" won them another Grammy in the sameĬategory. The country charts, and "From the Bottle to the Bottom" won a Grammy for BestĬountry Vocals by a Duo or Group. Same year she recorded a duo album with him titled Full Moon. She also married progressive country singer/songwriter Over the course of the next few years, she moved into country-rockĪnd Southern California soft rock, working territory not too dissimilar from Returning from the supporting tour for Cocker's Mad Dogs & Englishmen, CoolidgeĬoolidge's self-titled debut album was released in 1971, but despite criticalĪcclaim for it and the follow-up, Nice Feelin', she failed to break throughĬommercially. To Los Angeles, where she sang on recording sessions by the likes of EricĬlapton, Stephen Stills, Leon Russell, and Joe Cocker, among others. Touring with Delaney & Bonnie as a backup vocalist. She moved to Memphis after graduation and worked singingĬommercial jingles, sometimes with her sister, Priscilla, and soon landed a job Sang and wrote songs on the side, and decided to give music a shot before She studied art at Florida State University, but also Lafayette in 1945, Coolidge was part Cherokee and first sang in the church where Pop, R&B, country, and folk, and was a hugely in-demand session vocalist outside Rita Coolidge chante de la variété Pop qui n'a rien à voir avec la Country Music et pourtant elle est considérée comme une chanteuse de ce style.īlessed with a clear, pure voice, Rita Coolidge was a capable stylist in rock, Elle fait un premier album en 1971 pour le label A & M Records et se marie avec Rita Coolidge a débuté en 1969 en compagnie de Joe Cocker. Mai 1945, originaire de Nashville (Tennessee).
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