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Nicolette Larson - The Very Best Of Nicolette Larson (1999)

Posted By: Designol

Date: 19 May 2025 16:39:45

Montana-born, honey-voiced singer Nicolette Larson headed west in 1974 and quickly became a member of the '70s California rock scene. She sang backup with Hoyt Axton and Commander Cody, did sessions with Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt, and Neil Young, and landed a solo deal with Warner Bros., which, in late 1978, released her first single, "Lotta Love" (penned by her mentor Young). It went Top 10, spurred her debut album Nicolette to gold, and launched a promising career. She cut four albums for Warner Bros. and guested on records by others ranging from the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band to Van Halen. In Nashville, Larson starred in the musical Pump Boys And Dinettes and cut the album Say When, proving she was adept at country too. Sadly, Nicolette passed away in December 1997 of complications arising from cerebral edema; she was just 45. Now Rhino is proud to bring you the only collection devoted to this underappreciated artist's best solo recordings, The Very Best Of Nicolette Larson. Featuring the hit singles and key tracks from her nine albums released on Warner Bros., MCA, and Sony Wonder, it also includes previously unreleased live versions of "French Waltz" and "Baby, Don't You Do It".

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 popularity 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 Californian 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.

Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Allmusic.com

Nicolette Larson at Allmusic
Nicolette Larson at Wiki

Tracklist:

01. Lotta Love (03:11)
02. Rhumba Girl (03:49)
03. Give A Little (02:57)
04. Angels Rejoiced (02:27)
05. French Waltz (Live, 1978) (04:31)
06. Baby, Don't You Do It (Live, 1978) (04:01)
07. Let Me Go, Love (With Michael McDonald) (03:46)
08. Radioland (03:03)
09. Ooo-Eee (03:24)
10. Fool Me Again (04:04)
11. I Only Want To Be With You (03:15)
12. Two Trains (04:12)
13. Only Love Will Make It Right (03:00)
14. Let Me Be The First (03:54)
15. That's How You Know When Love's Right (With Steve Wariner) (03:26)
16. Irish Lullaby (03:20)

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