Nicolette (album)

Nicolette is the debut album by Nicolette Larson, released in 1978 by Warner Bros. Records. It reached #15 on the US pop charts and #1 in Canada and was certified Gold in both markets.

Nicolette
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 29th, 1978
GenreSoft rock, country rock
Length38:09
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerTed Templeman
Nicolette Larson chronology
Nicolette
(1978)
In the Nick of Time
(1979)
Singles from Nicolette
  1. "Lotta Love"
    Released: 1978

Larson came to public attention singing backup for Neil Young on American Stars 'n Bars and Comes a Time. Her first charting single was Young's smoky composition "Lotta Love". As a single, it hit #1 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart, #8 on the Billboard Hot 100, #8 on the Cash Box Top 100, and #8 in Record World magazine. The follow-up single, "Rhumba Girl," fell short of the US Top 40, but reached #15 in Canada and #4 on the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart.[1]

Eddie Van Halen appears uncredited on guitar on "Can't Get Away From You".

The album was re-released on CD in 2005 on the Wounded Bird label.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Christgau's Record GuideC–[3]

Album cover photo

The cover photo of the album was taken in the Garden Court restaurant at The Palace Hotel, San Francisco.[4]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Lotta Love"Neil Young3:11
2."Rhumba Girl"Jesse Winchester3:52
3."You Send Me"Sam Cooke3:56
4."Can't Get Away from You"Lauren "Chunky" Wood3:17
5."Mexican Divorce"Bob Hilliard, Burt Bacharach3:57
6."Baby Don't You Do It"Holland, Dozier, Holland3:42
7."Give a Little"Bill Payne3:00
8."Angels Rejoiced"Ira Louvin, Charlie Louvin2:27
9."French Waltz"Adam Mitchell4:22
10."Come Early Mornin'"Bob McDill2:42
11."Last in Love"Glenn Frey, J. D. Souther3:43

Charts

Chart (1978/79) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] 6
Canada 1

Personnel

Additional personnel

References

  1. "Canadian Chart". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
  2. Chrispell, James. Nicolette Larson: Nicolette at AllMusic. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  3. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: L". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 1, 2019 via robertchristgau.com.
  4. "which pop singer?". Retrieved 2015-04-04.
  5. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 174. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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