Streetlights

Bonnie Raitt | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Warner Bros / Wea
• ASIN: B000002KFH
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #247,724 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. That Song About the Midway

2. Rainy Day Man

3. Angel from Montgomery

4. I Got Plenty

5. Streetlights

6. What Is Success

7. Ain't Nobody Home

8. Everything That Touches You

9. Got You on My Mind

10. You Got to Be Ready for Love (If You Wanna Be Mine)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Following her first three albums, all of which were wildly eclectic affairs, Bonnie Raitt was poised for a mainstream move, and 1974's Streetlights is it. There's no blues edge here whatsoever, and Raitt's guitar playing is subdued--both detractions--but the album also introduces "Angel from Montgomery," the definitive version of John Prine's piercing ballad. Raitt dips further into contemporary singer-songwriter fare with Joni Mitchell's "That Song About the Midway" and James Taylor's "Rainy Day Man," but the album peaks with Allen Toussaint's thoughtful (and funky) "What Is Success." --Daniel Durchholz

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Haunting, Moving, Her Best, January 18, 2001

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This review is from: Streetlights (Audio CD)

I'm SHOCKED that anyone has rated this album anything lower than five stars. This album is haunting, moving, unexpected . . . and well worth having in your collection. It's a record you can listen to again and again, from start to finish, and with every rotation, you'll notice or feel something you missed the time before.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous Bonnie, July 14, 2003

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Queen Deb "debsingssongs" (Raleigh, NC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Streetlights (Audio CD)

In the 70's, the album "Streetlights" was my introduction to Bonnie Raitt. At the time I was living in Minneapolis. I was browsing in a record store and this album just happened to be playing. I was actually looking for another album, but the music really caught my ear, so I asked the clerk who the singer was. He showed me the album and I purchased this album on the spot! I have been a fan of Bonnie Raitt ever since. Since I also sing, I could appreciate a great performance. All the numbers are great, but if I were forced to select my favorites, it would be "Angel From Montgomery" and "Rainy Day Man". Bonnie cannot be categorized into a particular genre. She appeals to a cross section of fans! If you haven't heard this album/cd, it will be a real treat! Right on Bonnie! Keep us humming, singing along and dancing!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you discovered Bonnie Raitt in the 90's, listen to this!, June 13, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Streetlights (Audio CD)

While Bonnie is more popular today than when this record was released in the mid-70's (don't remember the exact year, sorry), it stands up to any of her recent recordings. Bonnie's unique fusion of folk and rural blues with popular music makes this record a bit more distictive than her fine 90's output.

The first five songs, which were the first side of my beloved LP version, are the highlight -- when I say that I played the record over and over again, I really mean that I played side A over and over again. "Angel From Montgomery" is stunning, a song of memory, regret and longing with a gorgeous, soaring chorus. "That Song About the Midway" and "Streetlights" are similarly affecting.

The second side is not quite up to the same mark, but on the basis of songs 1 through 5 it makes my top ten most listened-to CD's in all genres. It's a lovely record for a quiet evening in front of the fireplace alone, and even better with company.