Anytime ... Anywhere/Love Me Again
July 8, 2008

Product Description
For the first time on one CD, Raven presents two superb albums from one of the finest singers of the 1970s – RITA COOLIDGE. Anytime ... Anywhere (1977) and Love Me Again (1978) feature the pure sounds of laid-back West Coast music mixed with a soulfulness that marks them as polished, quality productions. The Platinum-selling Anytime ... Anywhere sold over a million copies on the strength of three major hit singles – Rita’s covers of Jackie Wilson’s ‘Higher and Higher’ (#2), Boz Scaggs’ ‘We’re All Alone’ (#7) and the Temptations’ ‘The Way You Do the Things You Do’ (#20). The renowned Coolidge stamp of soulful warmth is also predominant on superb covers of Danny Whitten’s ‘I Don’t Want to Talk about It’ and the Bee Gees’ ‘Words’.

Love Me Again continues where Anytime ... Anywhere left off. Coolidge moulds every song into a confident, velvet template – ‘You’, ‘Slow Dancer’, ‘Sweet Inspiration’ and ‘Love Me Again’ flow and meander like a pristine stream. Another highlight is her cover of Christine McVie’s ‘Songbird’, one of the most romantic ballads of all time. Produced by Booker T. Jones and David Anderle and featuring crack session musicians (Mike Utley, Sammy Creason, Leland Sklar, Dean Parks, Jerry McGee) and stunning backing vocalists (Kim Carnes, Clydie King, Sherlie Matthews, Venetta Fields) these beautifully produced albums (at #6 and #32, the highest charting of her career) combine sophistication, flow and a sensual tone to make a completely satisfying whole. Great value!

Anytime ... Anywhere:
1. (Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher And Higher
2. The Way You Do The Things You Do
3. We’re All Alone
4. I Feel The Burden
5. I Don’t Want To Talk About It
6. Words
7. Good Times
8. Who’s To Bless And Who’s To Blame
9. Southern Lady
10. Hungry Years

Love Me Again:
11. You
12. Slow Dancer
13. Sweet Inspiration
14. Love Me Again
15. It Just Keeps You Dancing
16. Bye Bye, Love
17. The Jealous Kind
18. Hello Love, Goodbye
19. You’re So Fine
20. Songbird

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The Lady's Not For Sale/Fall Into Spring/It's Only Love
April 6, 2010

Product Description
For the first time on one superb Double CD, Raven presents three classic 1970s albums by one of the finest American singers of the pop era RITA COOLIDGE. The Lady’s Not For Sale (1972), Fall Into Spring (1974) and It’s Only Love (1975) established her career and feature the pure sounds of laid-back country-rock and West Coast soft-rock mixed with a soulfulness that marks them as polished, quality productions. Raven has previously combined her two platinum-selling hit albums Anytime Anywhere (1977) and Love Me Again (1978) on a great value 2-for-1 release (RVCD-277) containing her biggest hits ‘Higher and Higher’ and ‘We’re All Alone’.

Originally recorded for A&M Records, these three albums showcase the renowned Coolidge stamp of soulful warmth which is predominant on splendid covers of ‘Fever’, ‘Bird on the Wire’, ‘I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight’, ‘Love Has No Pride’, ‘Desperados Waiting for the Train’ and ‘It’s Only Love’. Produced by David Anderle and featuring crack session musicians (Booker T. Jones, Sammy Creason, Lee Sklar, Dean Parks, Jerry McGee, Al Perkins and her band the Dixie Flyers) plus stunning backing vocalists (Jennifer Warnes, Clydie King, Sherlie Matthews, Venetta Fields) these beautifully produced albums combine sophistication, flow and a sensual tone to make a completely satisfying whole. With superb quality audio, detailed liner notes and color booklet, this excellent release is a must for fans of sophisticated and soulful country-tinged pop.

CD 1
The Lady’s Not For Sale:
1. My Crew
2. Fever
3. Bird On The Wire
4. I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight
5. A Woman Left Lonely
6. Whiskey Whiskey
7. Everybody Loves A Winner
8. Donut Man
9. Inside Of Me
10. The Lady’s Not For Sale

Fall Into Spring (Part 1):
11. Love Has No Pride
12. That’s What Friends Are For
13. Cowboys And Indians
14. Hold An Old Friend’s Hand
15. We Had It All
16. Mama Lou

CD 2
Fall Into Spring (Part 2):
1. Heaven’s Dream
2. Desperados Waiting For The Train
3. A Nickel For The Fiddler
4. The Burden Of Freedom
5. Now Your Baby Is A Lady
6. I Feel Like Going Home

It’s Only Love:
7. Born To Love Me
8. I Wanted It All
9. Keep The Candle Burning
10. Don’t Let Love Pass You By
11. It’s Only Love
12. Star
13. Late Again
14. My Rock And Roll Man
15. Mean To Me
16. Am I Blue

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Finally! I've been waiting years for these three Rita Coolidge albums to see the light of day on CD (other than rare Japanese editions). All three are superb.

Satisfied/Heartbreak Radio/Never Let You Go
October 30, 2012

Product Description
On a great value Double CD, Raven presents three exceptional albums by the esteemed American singer RITA COOLIDGE – Satisfied (1979), Heartbreak Radio (1981) and Never Let You Go (1983). This is the first time that both Heartbreak Radio and Never Let You Go have appeared on CD in their entirety. Originally recorded for A&M Records, these recordings captured the singer at the height of her success, with passion, honesty and pure expression. Coolidge is a versatile singer “blessed with a clear, pure voice” (All Music Guide) and began her career as a hugely in-demand backing vocalist and then the polished, quality albums The Lady’s Not For Sale (1972), Fall Into Spring (1974) and It’s Only Love (1975) (Raven RVCD-315) established her as a solo star with a beautiful and soulful mix of laid-back country-rock and West Coast soft-rock.

She hit platinum-selling success with Anytime... Anywhere (1977) and Love Me Again (1978) (Raven RVCD-277) which yielded her biggest hits ‘Higher and Higher’ and ‘We’re All Alone’. Her eighth album Satisfied featured the hits ‘I’d Rather Leave While I’m in Love’ (written by Carole Bayer Sager and Peter Allen) and ‘One Fine Day’ (Goffin/King), followed by Never Let You Go with ‘The Closer You Get’. Coolidge also scored a Top 40 hit with the movie theme song ‘Fool That I Am’ (Coast to Coast) which appears as a bonus track. With 31 songs, 123 minutes of superb audio, 12-page colour booklet and detailed liner notes this is an essential collection for the Rita Coolidge enthusiast and fans of sophisticated and soulful country-tinged pop.

CD 1
Satisfied:
1. One Fine Day
2. The Fool In Me
3. Trust It All To Somebody
4. Let’s Go Dancin’
5. Pain Of Love
6. I’d Rather Leave While I’m In Love
7. Sweet Emotion
8. Crime Of Passion
9. Can She Keep You Satisfied

Heartbreak Radio (Part 1):
10. Walk On In
11. One More Heartache
12. The Closer You Get
13. Wishin’ And Hopin’
14. Heartbreak Radio
15. Man And A Woman

CD 2
Heartbreak Radio (Part 2):
1. I Did My Part
2. Hold On (I Feel Our Love Is Changing)
3. Basic Lady
4. Stranger To Me Now
5. Take It Home

Never Let You Go:
6. I’ll Never Let You Go
7. Tempted
8. Stop Wasting Your Time
9. Shadow In The Night
10. Only You
11. You Do It
12. Fools In Love
13. Do You Really Want To Hurt Me
14. You Ought To Be With Me
15. We’ve Got Tonite

Bonus Track:
16. Fool That I Am

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Great job Raven, someone needs to keep her catlg in print.

Rick A.

Someone needs to release her great A&M album "Inside the Fire"!

I just picked up Out Of The Blues and am loving it.

Youtube has a 1972 video of her and Kris singing Help Me Make It Through The Night for the BBC. It Is awesome!!