The Very Best of Nicolette Larson

Product Description
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."

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The Very Best of Nicolette Larson

Average customer rating: gotta lotta love for her A musical treasure lost too soon Revered by other singers A Must have for any music library Nice collection of songs from the late singer

The Very Best of Nicolette Larson Nicolette Larson Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cowboy | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Pop Rock | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Pop Rock | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Rhino Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Country | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: A Tribute to Nicolette Larson: Lotta Lova Concert Nicolette All My Life: The Best of Karla Bonoff In the Nick of Time Sleep, Baby, Sleep ASIN: B00000JNJ4 Release Date: 1999-08-17

Tracks:

1. Lotta Love
2. Rhumba Girl
3. Give a Little
4. Angels Rejoiced
5. French Waltz [Live 1978]
6. Baby, Don't You Do It [Live 1978]
7. Let Me Go, Love - Nicolette Larson, Michael McDonald, Michael McDonald
8. Radioland
9. Ooo-Eee
10. Fool Me Again
11. I Only Want to Be With You
12. Two Trains
13. Only Love Will Make It Right - Nicolette Larson,
14. Let Me Be the First
15. That's How You Know When Love's Right
16. Irish Lullaby

Album Description

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."

Customer Reviews:

gotta lotta love for her.......2007-05-01

i always buy a 'best of' cd for one or two songs. 'lotta love' is a pop-disco classic that momentarily eclipsed linda ronstadt as the pop female vocalist of the late 70 and early 80s. and it made a pop diva out of its vocalist nicolette larson, a former backgrounder for ronstadt. but there couldn't have been much love lost--ronstadt is in the background for this record.

and this one song garners three of these four stars from me. and french waltz and let me go love are the other star.

A musical treasure lost too soon.......2006-03-13

Nicolette Larson's music evolved and matured over nearly three decades. It is a great loss and sadness that she passed away in her prime. This is a great introduction to those who are not familiar with her music and a nice compilation for those who know her.

Revered by other singers.......2005-05-26

Nicolette never captured the public imagination as a solo singer despite having a superb voice and an outgoing personality. She was very popular with other singers, many of whom employed her as a backing singer on their records. You'll find her name in the credits of albums by Guy Clark, Commander Cody, Neil Young, Christopher Cross, Emmylou Harris, Neil Young, Rita Coolidge, Linda Ronstadt, John Stewart and many others.

Eventually, a record company gave her a recording contract and her first single (Lotta love - a Neil Young song) made the American top ten. It seemed that Nicolette was set for a long and glittering career but nothing else she ever did came close to matching the success of Lotta love.

Nicolette's second single (Rhumba girl - a Jesse Winchester song) became a minor American hit. One later single (Let me go love - a duet with Michael McDonald) made the American top forty. Among the failed singles was a cover of I only want to be with you, originally a hit for Dusty Springfield in the sixties. Nicolette's version is almost as good as Dusty's and far superior to many other versions I've heard. Nicolette never charted in Britain, but although some of her albums were released in the UK, I'm not sure that any effort was made to promote them.

Changing musical trends caused Nicolette to change directions. She recorded a couple of country albums (Say when, Rose of my heart). I never heard the first but I bought the second on vinyl and it's outstanding. It yielded a top ten country hit (That's how you know when love's right, a duet with Steve Wariner) but any hopes that Nicolette would establish herself as a country star faded. Nicolette eventually married and settled for motherhood, only rarely returning to the recording studio. A lullaby album marked the end of her career.

Nicolette died in her mid-forties following liver failure. She was not a prolific solo recording artist but this compilation is a fitting tribute to a brilliant singer.

A Must have for any music library.......2003-12-08

An American treasure, this collection of Nicolette's work, a must have. We miss you.

Nice collection of songs from the late singer.......2002-06-19

When I first heard "Lotta Love," I was working in a radio station. When we previewed this record )out of the stack of 30 or 40 vinyl 45s that used to come in every week), I told the music director: "This is going to be a hit." How sweet it was to be right.

She had other hits along the way, during a career not nearly as successful as I thought it should have been. "I Only Want To Be With You" was a fine cover, snd she made a brief appearance in the movie Twins singing, "I'd Die For This Dance."

The song that knocked me breathless was "Let Me Go, Love," a duet with Michael McDonald (of the Doobie Brothers). It's still a staple of soft-music stations.

Her musical styles were so varied, though, that she never really landed in one category long enough to become dominant. She sang many songs that were either country-flavored or outright country in nature.

Her body of work is well-represented in this collection of tunes. If you've never heard anything other than "Lotta Love," you owe it to yourself to try this superb CD.

Average customer rating:

Soft Love (As Seen On TV's Mystic Music) Seals & Crofts , Todd Rundgren , Christopher Cross , Laura Branigan , Nicolette Larson , Grover Washington Jr. & Bill Withers , Foreigner , Debbie Gibson , Johnny Lee , and K.C. & The Sunshine Band Manufacturer: Mystic Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD New Wave | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B000MZWJC0

Product Description

MYSTIC MUSIC Presents Various Artists - Soft Love (CD) AS SEEN ON T.V. TRACK LIST: 01. GET CLOSER SEALS & CROFTS 02. I SAW THE LIGHT TODD RUNDGREN 03. THINK OF LAURA CHRISTOPHER CROSS 04. POWER OF LOVE LAURA BRANIGAN 05. LET ME GO, LOVE NICOLETTE LARSON 06. JUST THE TWO OF US GROVER WASHINGTON, JR AND BILL WITHERS 07. I DON'T WANT TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU LINDA RONSTADT 08. LONELY PEOPLE DEBBIE GIBSON 09. LOOKIN' FOR LOVE JOHNNY LEE 10. PLEASE DON'T GO K.C. & THE SUNSHINE BAND

Average customer rating: Bonus Disco Track of "Lotta Love" Makes this CD a Must-Have for Fans

Very Best of Nicolette Larson Nicolette Larson Manufacturer: Wea Japan ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cowboy | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B00002DD8X Release Date: 2006-02-13

Tracks:

1. Lotta Love
2. Rhumba Girl
3. Give a Little
4. Angels Rejoiced
5. French Waltz [Live 1978]
6. Baby Don't You Do It
7. Let Me Go Love
8. Radioland
9. Ooo-Eee
10. Fool Me Again
11. I Only Want to Be with You
12. Two Trains
13. Only Love Will Make It Right - Nicolette Larson, Steve Wariner
14. Let Me Be the First
15. That's How You Know When Love's Right
16. Irish Lullaby
17. Lotta Love [Disco]

Album Description

Japanese edition of the late pop vocalist's first-ever hits compilation with 'Lotta Love' (Disco Stereo Mix) added as a hidden bonus track. Also includes the original top 10 version of her cover of that Neil Young song, plus the chart hits 'Rhumba Girl',

Album Details

Japanese Version featuring a Bonus Track: Lotta Love (Disco Stereo Mix).

Customer Reviews:

Bonus Disco Track of "Lotta Love" Makes this CD a Must-Have for Fans.......2006-05-11

If Larson's career wasn't exactly stellar, you wouldn't guess it from this collection of tunes from Larson's 4 pop albums, 2 country albums and 1 children's lullabies album [and her appearance on the soundtrack of "Arthur"]. Best known for her 1978 smash "Lotta Love," Nicolette more or less faded from view after that but still put out some great recordings. For the Nicolette fan, this album is a must-have if only because it contains a bonus track of a long, lightly disco-fied version of "Lotta Love" [well, long might not be a good word for it, because the song clocks in at about 4 1/2 minutes]. All others will be surprised by some great songs and may even wonder after listening how exactly Nicolette failed to stay on the charts in any meaningful way after the success of her first album and single. And while the album provides some clues about the answer to that question--namely, genre-hopping--it also provides a great introduction to non-fans of an often underlooked talent who died too young but whose musical catalog is worthy of more than a few superlatives.

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