The Glow [Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered]

Bonnie Raitt | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 5, 2002)
• Original Release Date: 1979
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
• Label: Rhino
• ASIN: B00005YW4R
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #33,558 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars another should have been........, July 31, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Glow (Audio CD)

So much has been said about this album and why it did not succeed. So many of the songs on this album were all terrific recordings, Bonnie's voice was in fine form. She just didn't get the industry respect or push by Warner Bros. to get one song played. Buy this and listen to Bonnie dig into "Your Good thing (Is about to end),"Going Wild for you Baby", The soulful "I thank You", her own original "Standin' by the same old love" and the unmistakeable style of "The boy can't help it". I felt some of the production could have been a little looser here and there but it should have been played on the radio.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bonnie At Her Best!!!, October 6, 2005

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Andre S. Grindle "Andre' Grindle" (Brewer Maine) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Glow (Audio CD)

Needless to say Bonnie Raitt has many wonderful moments.Up until now I knew of primarly for her hit albums 'Nick Of Time' and 'Luck Of The Draw' but 'The Glow' from 1979 is certainly in nearly the same vein.One reason is the fabulous title song,a stripped back jazzy ballad delivered with terrtic finese from Ms.Raitt,showing for all certainty what a great vocal stylist she can be.
Typical of the 70's era Bonnie Raitt this album is primarily devoted to covers,in this case mostly coming from the pens of Isaac Hayes,David Porter and Jackson Browne.The 'hit' is also the spikiest rocker on the album-a cover of Robert Palmer's "You're Gonna Get What's Coming".Bonnie Rait contributes the excellent "Standin' By The Same Old Love" which is such a strong slice of blues that I wonder why Peter Asher wasn't letting her write more during this period of her career.
At any rate it is albums like this that has influenced a whole generation of caucation female blues performers,even if Bonnie Raitt began at this point offering a deversified mix of blues,rock,R&B and in this case even a bit of night club jazz.In any case any fan of Bonnie Raitt or rocking blues and soul styled music will have a a terric time listening to this CD!!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars What a title...song, June 28, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Glow (Audio CD)

Bonnie singing Jazz? My Lord, what is the world coming to....the title song is a jazzy gem,a sparkling diamond, wow! As a Jazz lover with a bluesy lean, I love the way she handles this song and to use a jazz tune as a title for the album, Bonnie, what's happening...you should be singing more jazz...I love it!