Nicolette (album)

Nicolette
Studio album by Nicolette Larson
Released	September 29, 1978
Studio	Warner Bros. Recording Studios, Los Angeles, California
Genre	Yacht rock, country rock
Length	38:09
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Ted Templeman
Nicolette Larson chronology
Nicolette (1978) In the Nick of Time (1979)
Singles from Nicolette
"Lotta Love" Released: 1978 "Rhumba Girl" Released: 1979

Nicolette is the debut album by Nicolette Larson, released in 1978 by Warner Bros. Records. It reached #15 on the US pop charts and #1 in Canada and was certified Gold in both markets.

Larson gained public attention singing backup for Neil Young on American Stars 'n Bars and Comes a Time . Her first charting single was Young's smoky composition "Lotta Love". As a single, it hit #1 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart, #8 on the Billboard Hot 100, #8 on the Cash Box Top 100, and #8 in Record World magazine. The follow-up single, "Rhumba Girl," fell short of the US Top 40 but reached #15 in Canada and #4 on the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart. ^[1]

Eddie Van Halen appears uncredited on guitar on "Can't Get Away From You".

The album was re-released on CD in 2005 on the Wounded Bird label.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Christgau's Record Guide	C− [3]

Album cover photo

The cover photo of the album was taken in the Garden Court restaurant at The Palace Hotel, San Francisco. ^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Lotta Love"	Neil Young	3:11
2.	"Rhumba Girl"	Jesse Winchester	3:52
3.	"You Send Me"	Sam Cooke	3:56
4.	"Can't Get Away from You"	Lauren "Chunky" Wood	3:17
5.	"Mexican Divorce"	Bob Hilliard, Burt Bacharach	3:57
6.	"Baby Don't You Do It"	Holland, Dozier, Holland	3:42
7.	"Give a Little"	Bill Payne, Fran Payne	3:00
8.	"Angels Rejoiced"	Ira Louvin, Charlie Louvin	2:27
9.	"French Waltz"	Adam Mitchell	4:22
10.	"Come Early Mornin'"	Bob McDill	2:42
11.	"Last in Love"	Glenn Frey, JD Souther	3:43

Personnel

• Nicolette Larson – vocals, backing vocals, guitar, percussion
• Paul Barrère – guitar
• James Burton – guitar, dobro
• Valerie Carter – backing vocals
• Victor Feldman – vibes, percussion
• Michael McDonald – backing vocals
• Bill Payne – keyboards
• Herb Pedersen – guitar, backing vocals
• Linda Ronstadt – backing vocals
• Bob Glaub – bass guitar
• Mark T. Jordan – keyboards
• David Kalish – guitar
• Bobby LaKind – percussion, conga, triangle
• Albert Lee – guitar, mandolin
• Fred Tackett – guitar
• Ted Templeman – percussion, backing vocals
• Klaus Voormann – bass guitar
• Sid Sharp – synthesizer, concertmaster
• Jimmie Haskell – strings, accordion, conductor, string arrangements, woodwind arrangement
• Chuck Findley – horn
• Jim Horn – horn
• Plas Johnson – flute
• Andrew Love – saxophone
• Steve Madaio – horn
• Rick Shlosser – drums
• Patrick Simmons – guitar
• Edward Van Halen - guitar on "Can't Get Away from You"

Additional personnel

• Donn Landee – engineer
• Mike Zagaris – photography
• Joel Bernstein – sleeve photo
• Dave Bhang – art direction, design

Charts

Chart (1978–1979)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [5]	6
Canada	1

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [6]	Gold	20,000^
Canada (Music Canada) [6]	Gold	50,000^
United States (RIAA) [6]	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Canadian Chart". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
2. Chrispell, James. Nicolette Larson: Nicolette at AllMusic. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
3. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: L". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies . Ticknor & Fields. ISBN   089919026X . Retrieved March 1, 2019– via robertchristgau.com.
4. "which pop singer?" . Retrieved 2015-04-04.
5. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 174. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
6. "Nicolette First Gold for Larsson" (PDF). Cash Box . March 10, 1979. p. 16. Retrieved December 1, 2021– via World Radio History.