HOME PLATE

Personnel: Bonnie Raitt (vocals, guitar, slide guitar); Jackson Browne, J.D. Souther, Emmylou Harris (vocals); John Hall, Fred Tackett, Will McFarlane (guitar); John Sebastian (autoharp); Bill Payne (accordion, keyboards); Jerry Jumonville (tenor saxophone); Jim Gordon (baritone saxophone); Dick Hyde (bass trumpet, trombone); George Bohanon (trombone); Jai Winding (piano, Clavinet); William "Smitty" Smith (piano); Freebo (bass); Gary Mallaber, Dennis Whitted (drums); Joe Porcaro, Jeff Porcaro (percussion); Venetta Fields, Robbie Montgomery, Maxayn Lewis, Rosemary Butler, Terry Reid, Debbie Green, Greg Prestopino, John Herald, Willow Van Der Hoek, Tom Waits (background vocals). Recorded at Elektra Sound Recorders, Los Angeles in 1975. Digitally remastered by Patrick Kraus. On HOME PLATE, Raitt had plenty of superstar help, including appearances by Jackson Browne, John Sebastian, Tom Waits and Emmylou Harris. Her interpretations of Allen Toussaint's "What Do You Want The Boy To Do," and J.D. Souther's "Run Like A Thief" showed her stylistic range to be as broad as ever. Like her first four albums, HOME PLATE had no hit singles, but Raitt's large following kept album sales high.

• Genre: Pop
• Format: CD
• Released: 3/5/2002