Delaney & Bonnie - To Bonnie From Delaney (Mono) '1970

Tracks list

That’s right, faithful Rhino readers: it’s time for another
installment of our Mono Monday feature! We realize this is only the second time
we’ve done it, so there are probably far fewer of you who swung by the
site to see what new album was being added to the catalog than those who are
going, “Oh, right, I forgot that was going to be a thing,” but
you’re here either way, so now you know: the Mono Monday album du jour is
the fourth effort from Delaney and Bonnie Bramlett, To Bonnie from Delaney,
originally released in September 1970.

To Bonnie from Delaney was the third studio album by the duo, coming on the
heels of Home and The Original Delaney & Bonnie & Friends (Accept No
Substitute), both of which were released in 1969, but on Stax and Elektra,
respectively, but it was actually their first studio album for Atco. It was not,
however, the first album they released on Atco: that honor went to On Tour with
Eric Clapton, released earlier in 1970. (Here’s hoping you picked up the
deluxe edition that we put out via Rhino Handmade back in 2010, since
it’s long out of print at this point.)

The attachment of Mr. Clapton’s name to the album no doubt had something
to do with the fact that On Tour was Delaney & Bonnie’s biggest chart
success, but from a studio-album standpoint, it’s To Bonnie with Delaney
that provided them with their highest placing, with the album peaking at #58 on
Billboard’s Top 200 in October 1970. It took them into the Billboard Hot
100 as well, with “Soul Shake” hitting #43 and “Free the
People” hitting #75, but if these titles don’t ring a bell,
consider these selling points instead: among the Bramletts’
“friends” on the album, you’ll find Little Richard, Duane
Allman, King Curtis, and legendary steel guitarist “Sneaky” Pete
Kleinow.

So there you go: it’s To Bonnie from Delaney by Delaney & Bonnie from
Rhino to you. A complicated path, yes, but given the music you get, it’s
one worth following.

 Tracklist:
01 - Delaney & Bonnie - Hard Luck and Troubles (2:38)
02 - Delaney & Bonnie - God Only Knows I Love You (2:49)
03 - Delaney & Bonnie - Lay Down My Burden (3:38)
04 - Delaney & Bonnie - Medley: Come on in My Kitchen / Mama, He Treats Your
Daughter Mean / Going Down the Road Feeling Bad (4:14)
05 - Delaney & Bonnie - The Love of My Man (4:35)
06 - Delaney & Bonnie - They Call It Rock & Roll Music (3:42)
07 - Delaney & Bonnie - Soul Shake (3:09)
08 - Delaney & Bonnie - Miss Ann (5:05)
09 - Delaney & Bonnie - Alone Together (3:17)
10 - Delaney & Bonnie - Living on the Open Road (3:06)
11 - Delaney & Bonnie - Let Me Be Your Man (3:33)
12 - Delaney & Bonnie - Free the People (2:51)

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