Raitt was not that popular in the 1970s, having just one hit, a cover of "Runaway" in 1977. She wouldn't become popular until 1989, when her album "Nick of Time" would sell millions and put her career on an entirely different level. So for the time period of this album, Raitt didn't have many offers to collaborate with other musicians. (The first song here, "Since I've Been with You Baby," is probably the first recorded example of such a collaboration.)
Thus, instead, the vast majority of this album is made up of unusual songs she played in concert. A couple are famous songs - "A Big Hunk O' Love" was a hit for Elvis Presley and "(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone" was a hit for Aretha Franklin. The rest are generally cover versions of lesser known songs.
However, "No Nuke Blues" was a rare Raitt original. She has a long history of supporting politically liberal causes through benefit concerts, but generally hasn't put political songs on her albums. That song is definitely anti-nuclear power, so presumably she kept it off an album as part of her general policy about that.
The only snag with this album is that some of the songs have only decent sound quality. Because Raitt wasn't that big of a name, it's very rare to find soundboard bootlegs from her in the mid- to late 1970s. Many of the songs here come from audience bootlegs. So you have to be tolerant of sound quality issues for about half of the songs.
Two songs where there isn't any sound issue are "Don't It Make Ya Wanna Dance" and "Darlin'." These are from the "Urban Cowboy" soundtrack. I've also included "Once in a Lifetime" from the "Coast to Coast" soundtrack as a bonus track. The only reason it's a bonus track is because I don't like the song that much. But your opinion may differ, so I'm adding it in.
01 Since I've Been with You Baby (Geoff Mulduar & Bonnie Raitt)
02 Women Be Wise (Bonnie Raitt & Sippie Wallace)
03 Just a Kiss Away (Bonnie Raitt)
04 Time Will Bring You Love (Bonnie Raitt)
05 [Sweet Sweet Baby] Since You've Been Gone - Take Me to the River (Bonnie Raitt)
06 A Big Hunk O' Love (Bonnie Raitt)
07 Just in Case [We Both Are Wrong] (Bonnie Raitt)
08 No Nuke Blues (Bonnie Raitt)
09 Power (Bonnie Raitt & Jackson Browne)
10 Don't It Make Ya Wanna Dance (Bonnie Raitt)
11 Darlin' (Bonnie Raitt)
12 Wheels of Life (Bonnie Raitt)
Once in a Lifetime (Bonnie Raitt)
https://www.upload.ee/files/16373068/BONNIRTT1976-1980JstKssAwy_atse.zip.html
The photo of Raitt I've chosen for the cover art comes from a 1977 concert.
Thank you.
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