Bonnie Raitt
Takin' My Time Live, A Compilation

1. You've Been In Love Too Long (May 14, 1975-Late Show; Harvard Square Theatre, Cambridge, Massachusetts)
2. I Gave My Love A Candle (May 9, 1974; Harvard Square Theatre, Cambridge, Massachusetts)
3. Lively Up Yourself-with Padlock (September 14, 1985; Santa Cruz County Fair, Watsonville, California)
4. Everybody's Cryin' Marcy (September 23, 2002; Greek Theatre, Los Angeles)
5. Can't Find My Way Home-with Lowell George and John Hammond Jr. (October 17, 1972; Ultrasonic Studios, Hempstead, New York)
6. Wah She Go Do (May 23, 1975; Fox Theatre, Atlanta)
7. I Feel The Same (December 9, 1973; The Record Plant, Sausalito, California)
8. I Thought I Was A Child (July 30, 1977; RAI Congrescentrum, Amsterdam)
9. Write Me A Few Of Your Lines-Kokomo Medley (June 24, 1992; SWR Studio 3, Baden-Baden, Germany)
10. Guilty (June 6, 1985-Late Show; Rockefeller's, Houston)

NOTES
This is my favorite Bonnie album and not just because of Taj, Lowell, Paul, Bill and Sam, et al. I think the variety of styles plus the execution is her best. There were two omissions, Let Me In and Cry Like A Rainstorm, which were replaced by Lively Up Yourself and Can't Find My Way Home, which I felt shared similarities with the songs they replaced.

A large share of the songs on the album didn't appear to stay in her live repertoire much past the 70s and a few were performed quite sparingly, which made a few selections quite easy. As such, this leans toward many recordings that are 40+ years old when rigs weren't as refined as nowadays. Some selections are a little rough but they are all eminently listenable.

Thank you to those who record, transfer, master and distribute these recordings. For this project, they are...
1. Steve Hopkins
2. Steve Hopkins/JEMS
3. JerryRocks/Macrinus
4. JerryRocks
5. davmar77/goody
6. Wes Meyette/kingrue
7. goody
8. draftervoi/propylaen
9. unknown
10. mr.lemonska

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