Home Plate is the fifth album by Bonnie Raitt, released in 1975.

Home Plate
Studio album by
Released1975
StudioElektra, Los Angeles, California
GenreRock
Length31:59
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerPaul Rothchild
Bonnie Raitt chronology
Streetlights
(1974)
Home Plate
(1975)
Sweet Forgiveness
(1977)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Christgau's Record GuideA[3]
Entertainment WeeklyA [2]
Rolling Stone(average) [4]

Track listing

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."What Do You Want the Boy to Do?"Allen Toussaint3:19
2."Good Enough"John Hall, Johanna Hall2:56
3."Run Like a Thief"JD Souther3:02
4."Fool Yourself"Fred Tackett3:04
5."My First Night Alone Without You"Kin Vassy3:07
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Walk Out the Front Door"Mark T. Jordan, Rip Stock3:09
2."Sugar Mama"Delbert McClinton, Glen Clark3:45
3."Pleasin' Each Other"Bill Payne, Fran Tate3:44
4."I'm Blowin' Away"Eric Kaz3:25
5."Your Sweet and Shiny Eyes"Nan O'Byrne2:47
Total length:31:59

Personnel

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Production

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  • Producer: Paul Rothchild
  • Engineer: Fritz Richmond
  • Remastering supervisor: Ed Cherney
  • Remastering: Gregg Geller
  • Project coordinator: Jo Motta
  • Horn arrangements: Nick DeCaro, Jerry Jumonville, Bill Payne, Fred Tackett
  • String arrangements: Nick DeCaro
  • Art direction: Lockart
  • Photography: Michael Dobo, Norman Seeff
  • Cover photo: Norman Seeff

Charts

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Album - Billboard (United States)

Year Chart Position
1975 Pop Albums 43

References

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  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Home Plate at AllMusic
  2. ^ Entertainment Weekly review
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: R". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 10, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  4. ^ Rolling Stone review