Home Plate (album)

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Home Plate
Bonnie Raitt - Home Plate.jpg
Studio album by
Released1975
Studio Elektra, Los Angeles, California
Genre Rock
Length31:59
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Paul Rothchild
Bonnie Raitt chronology
Streetlights
(1974)
Home Plate
(1975)
Sweet Forgiveness
(1977)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Christgau's Record Guide A [2]
Entertainment Weekly A [3]
Rolling Stone (average) [4]

Home Plate is the fifth album by Bonnie Raitt, released in 1975.

Contents

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."What Do You Want the Boy to Do?" Allen Toussaint 3:19
2."Good Enough" John Hall, Johanna Hall2:56
3."Run Like a Thief" JD Souther 3:02
4."Fool Yourself" Fred Tackett 3:04
5."My First Night Alone Without You" Kin Vassy 3:07
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Walk Out the Front Door"Mark T. Jordan, Rip Stock3:09
2."Sugar Mama" Delbert McClinton, Glen Clark3:45
3."Pleasin' Each Other" Bill Payne, Fran Tate3:44
4."I'm Blowin' Away" Eric Kaz 3:25
5."Your Sweet and Shiny Eyes"Nan O'Byrne2:47
Total length:31:59

Personnel

Production

Charts

Album - Billboard (United States)

YearChartPosition
1975Pop Albums43

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References

  1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Home Plate at AllMusic
  2. 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.
  3. Entertainment Weekly review
  4. Rolling Stone review