Beautiful

Bonnie Bramlett (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rockin' Camel Music
• ASIN: B0014CTUCW
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #307,854 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Bonnie Bramlett started here career when she was just 14. She started singing on Gaslight Square, a St. Louis nightclub area. She learned from the best, gaining a very strong musical foundation. Her love of rhythm and blues got the attention of Albert King and Little Milton. At the age of 16, she became the first and only white "Ikette" with Ike and Tina Turner. As her career expanded, she moved to Los Angeles, in 1967, where she met her soon to be husband, Delaney Bramlett. They formed a band named Delaney & Bonnie & Friends. The group released 5 amazing albums; the first being Delaney & Bonnie - Home on Stax Records. Her song Superstar (co-written with Leon Russell) was nominated for a Grammy in 1972. Later that same year, Delaney and Bonnie fell apart both professionally and personally. Bonnie released her first solo album, backed by The Average White Band, in 1973 for Epic Records. She then moved to Georgia, signed with Capricorn Records and released albums in 1974, 1976, and 1978. Bonnie also became the number one backup singer on various artists albums released by Capricorn. Later she was invited to tour with the Allman Brothers Band and became known as the first Allman Sister. In the 1980s Bonnie returned to Los Angeles and eventually remarried in 1988. She landed a guest role on the T.V. show Fame, and also a role in The Doors movies alongside Val Kilmer, Meg Ryan, and Billy Idol. Roseanne Barr asked Bonnie to join her on her TV show, Roseanne as her co-worker "Bonnie Watkins", a role she performed for two and a half seasons. 01 - Sure Got A Way With My Heart - Listen 02 - Witness For Love - Listen 03 - Strongest Weakness - Listen 04 - Beautiful - Listen 05 - For What It's Worth - Listen 06 - Some Of My Best Friends - Listen 07 - I Do Believe - Listen 08 - Shake Something Loose - Listen 09 - Bless 'Em All - Listen 10 - It's Gonna Rain - Listen 11 - He'll Take Care Of You

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Blue Skies, June 21, 2008

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Lee Armstrong (Winterville, NC United States) - See all my reviews
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Bonnie Bramlett has been putting out some great discs recently like I'm Still the Same & Roots, Blues & Jazz. On "Beautiful," she continues following her muse, picking out exquisite songs, and rendering them with equal mixtures of soul, swagger and rock & roll. The opener "Sure Got Away With My Heart" is a bouncy soul classic that sets your toe tapping and puts a smile on your face, "He got my head in a spin, got me wondering where I been." Randall Bramblett who was in Sea Level has put out a string of excellent CDs like No More Mr. Lucky & Rich Someday. He contributes two tracks to Bonnie's CD, the slow sexy horn-drenched "Witness for Love" & the power boogie "Shake Something Loose," "Come on baby, now turn up the juice; We gonna rock it up 'til we shake something loose." "Strongest Weakess" written by Bekka Bramblett & Gary Nicholson & also recorded by Tracy Nelson & Etta James, unleashes a powerful classic rock attack, "You been a run around for a long time now; I know all the games you play." The title track comes from Steve Conn's self-titled CD where Bonnie fully embodies this aching lovely ballad, "I need a drink; I need a dream; I need some hope & I need some love, and I need someone to tell me that I'm beautiful." On Stephen Stills' classic Buffalo Springfield track "For What It's Worth," I love the classic stops and starts in the song. These have been evened out a bit in Bonnie's arrangement, but its lovely melody & lyric still shine. "Bless 'Em All" penned by Gary Nicholson brings some humor as it smiles at all the religious denominations. Paul Hornsby's "It's Gonna Rain All Night" strikes a slow jazz torch groove, "You brought a change in the weather when you left me with all this pain; Now ain't no blue skies been seen since then." The CD concludes with Dan Penn's "He'll Take Care of You" which rides on a nice hook & glides on a catchy chorus, "You don't have to beg, you don't have to plead, Just tell Him you love Him, that's all He needs." "Beautiful" is an excellent set of classic grooves with Bonnie's lovely smoky voice fully inhabiting each track. Bravo!

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful, April 26, 2008

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William M. Thames III "Music Maven" (Ormond Beach, FL) - See all my reviews
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Sometimes--just sometimes, the musical world and the real world step in line, and recordings such as this materialize from a place of deep honesty. Here, Bramlett snuggles deep down into a familiar blanket of earthy melodies that bring out the best in her bare-bones, smoky vocal style. This album is brimming with fresh new material, classic feels, and songs that unfold like the roadmap of her life, and the best songs here hit with unexpected force. Buy two of these CD's, one for yourself and one for your best friend!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Music..., May 2, 2008

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John Keith (Birmingham, AL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Beautiful (Audio CD)

Very good songs and great arrangments.
Big fan of Bonnie and these wonderful players, esp. Bill Stewart on drums and Kelvin Holly on guitar...
Bonnie's vocals are great...
We need more records like this.