To Bonnie from Delaney

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To Bonnie from Delaney
Studio album by Delaney & Bonnie
Released	September 1970
Recorded	1970
Genre	Country Rock
Length	42:18
Label	Atco
Producer	Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd and Delaney Bramlett, assisted by King Curtis
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Delaney & Bonnie chronology
On Tour with Eric Clapton (1970) To Bonnie from Delaney (1970) Motel Shot (1971)

To Bonnie from Delaney is a 1970 album by Delaney & Bonnie and Friends. It was their first studio album for the Atco/Atlantic label (catalog no. SD 33-341), and their fourth album overall.

The album peaked at #58 on the Billboard album chart in October 1970, with a single from the album released around that same time, "Soul Shake," also charting. Several of the album's songs ("Living on the Open Road," "The Love of My Man," "Alone Together," "Going Down the Road Feeling Bad") became staples of Delaney and Bonnie's live shows, and remained so until their breakup in 1972.

"Friends" on the album include Duane Allman, Little Richard, King Curtis, and Sneaky Pete Kleinow.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Hard Luck and Troubles" (Delaney Bramlett) - 2:35
2. "God Knows I Love You" (Delaney Bramlett/Mac Davis) - 2:46
3. "Lay Down My Burden" (Bogard/Utley) - 3:35
4. Medley: "Come on in My Kitchen" (Robert Johnson)/"Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean" (Lance/Singleton/Wallace)/"Going Down the Road Feeling Bad" (Traditional, arr. Delaney Bramlett) - 4:10
5. "The Love of My Man" (Ed Townsend) - 4:28
6. "They Call It Rock & Roll Music" (Delaney Bramlett) - 3:33
7. "Soul Shake" (Margaret Lewis/Myrna Smith) - 3:10
8. "Miss Ann" (Richard Penniman/Enotris Johnson) - 5:01
9. "Alone Together" (Delaney Bramlett/Bonnie Bramlett/Bobby Whitlock) - 3:13
10. "Living on the Open Road" (Delaney Bramlett) - 3:02
11. "Let Me Be Your Man" (Soule/Woodford) - 3:20
12. "Free the People" (Barbara Keith) - 2:47

[edit] Personnel

• Delaney Bramlett - guitar, vocals
• Bonnie Bramlett - vocals
• Duane Allman - guitar
• Mike Utley - piano
• Jim Gordon - keyboards
• Sneaky Pete Kleinow - steel guitar
• Little Richard - piano
• Jim Dickinson - piano
• Charlie Freeman - guitar
• Ben Benay - guitar
• Kenny Gradney - bass
• Bobby Whitlock - piano
• Ron Tutt - drums
• Sammy Creason - drums
• Jerry Jumonville - alto saxophone
• King Curtis - tenor saxophone
• Darrell Leonard - trumpet, trombone
• Sam Clayton - congas
• Wayne Jackson - trumpet
• Jack Hale - trombone, trumpet
• Alan Estes - conga, percussion
• Jerry Scheff - bass
• Tommy McClure - bass
• Ed Logan - tenor saxophone
• Andrew Love - saxophone
• Frank Mayes - tenor saxophone
• Floyd Newman - baritone saxophone

[edit] Production

• Producer: Tom Dowd
• Recording Engineer: Tom Dowd/Ron Albert/Chuck Kirkpatrick/Don Casale
• Art Direction: n/a
• Photography: Tom Wilkes/Barry Feinstein
• Liner Notes: n/a