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Karla Bonoff (album)

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Karla Bonoff
Studio album by
Released1977
RecordedThe Sound Factory, Los Angeles
GenreFolk rock, pop rock,
easy listening, adult contemporary
Length37:36
LabelColumbia
ProducerKenny Edwards
Karla Bonoff chronology
Karla Bonoff
(1977)
Restless Nights
(1979)

Karla Bonoff is the RIAA Gold-certified first album by singer/songwriter Karla Bonoff. It includes several of Bonoff's compositions which had previously been prominently recorded: three by Linda Ronstadt ("Lose Again", "If He's Ever Near", "Someone to Lay Down Beside Me") and one by Bonnie Raitt ("Home").

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideB−[2]
The Rolling Stone Record Guide[3]

Rolling Stone's Stephen Holden called the album an impressive debut marred only by comparisons to Linda Ronstadt, writing that "Bonoff's approach is softer, plainer and more tentative." He concluded that the "consistency of the material confirms a major writing talent; the performances show a promising singer."[4]

AllMusic's William Ruhlmann noted retrospectively that, "despite Bonoff's competent singing, which actually better accentuated the lyrics of her songs than Ronstadt's, it was hard for her to get out from under the shadow of the members of her peer group who had preceded her."[1]

Track listing

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All songs written by Karla Bonoff, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Someone to Lay Down Beside Me" 4:06
2."I Can't Hold On" 3:15
3."Lose Again" 3:42
4."Home" 4:19
5."Faces in the Wind"Craig Safan3:07
6."Isn't It Always Love" 3:08
7."If He's Ever Near" 3:17
8."Flying High"Steve Ferguson3:29
9."Falling Star" 4:30
10."Rose in the Garden" 4:43

Personnel

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Production

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  • Kenny Edwards – producer
  • Dennis Kirk – engineer
  • Greg Ladanyi – engineer
  • Michael McGinnis – assistant engineer
  • Sergio Reyes – assistant engineer
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering at A&M Studios (Hollywood, California)
  • Tommy Steele – design
  • Ethan Russell – photography

References

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  1. ^ a b Karla Bonoff at AllMusic
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: B". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 22, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ The Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1979. pp. 41–42.
  4. ^ Holder, Stephen. "Karla Bonoff", Rolling Stone, October 20, 1977, p. 90.