1977 Karla Bonoff – Karla Bonoff
Karla Bonoff is the RIAA Gold-certified first album by singer/songwriter Karla Bonoff. It includes several of Bonoff’s compositions which had previously been prominently recorded: three by Linda Ronstadt (“Lose Again”, “If He’s Ever Near”, “Someone to Lay Down Beside Me”) and one by Bonnie Raitt (“Home”).
Tracks
1 Someone To Lay Down Beside Me (Karla Bonoff) 4:05
2 I Can’t Hold On (Karla Bonoff) 3:15
3 Lose Again (Karla Bonoff) 3:42
4 Home (Karla Bonoff) 4:19
5 Faces In The Wind (Craig Safan) 3:07
6 Isn’t It Always Love (Karla Bonoff) 3:08
7 If He’s Ever Near (Karla Bonoff) 3:17
8 Flying High (Steve Ferguson) 3:29
9 Falling Star (Karla Bonoff) 4:30
10 Rose In My Garden (Karla Bonoff) 4:43
Biography
Musicians
1 Someone To Lay Down Beside Me
| Bass | Leland Sklar |
| Drums | Russ Kunkel |
| Guitar | Waddy Wachtel |
| Percussion | Steve Forman |
| Piano | Karla Bonoff |
| Vocals | Karla Bonoff |
2 I Can’t Hold On
| Bass | Leland Sklar |
| Drums | Russ Kunkel |
| Guitar | Andrew Gold |
| Guitar | Waddy Wachtel |
| Acoustic Guitar | Kenny Edwards |
| Percussion | Steve Forman |
| Background Vocals | Andrew Gold |
| Vocals | Karla Bonoff |
3 Lose Again
| Piano | Karla Bonoff |
| Vocals | Karla Bonoff |
4 Home
| Bass | Emory Gordy |
| Drums | John Ware |
| Steel Guitar | Dan Dugmore |
| Acoustic Guitar | Andrew Gold |
| Acoustic Guitar | Kenny Edwards |
| Mandolin | Kenny Edwards |
| Piano | Andrew Gold |
| Background Vocals | Kenny Edwards |
| Background Vocals | Brock Walsh |
| Background Vocals | Linda Ronstadt |
| Vocals | Karla Bonoff |
5 Faces In The Wind
| Bass | Kenny Edwards |
| Drums | Mike Botts |
| Steel Guitar | Dan Dugmore |
| Clavinet | Andrew Gold |
| Piano | Karla Bonoff |
| Percussion | Greg Ladanyi |
| Background Vocals | Wendy Waldman |
| Vocals | Karla Bonoff |
6 Isn’t It Always Love
| Bass | Leland Sklar |
| Drums | Russ Kunkel |
| Guitar | Waddy Wachtel |
| Piano | Andrew Gold |
| Percussion | Steve Forman |
| Background Vocals | Wendy Waldman |
| Background Vocals | Waddy Wachtel |
| Vocals | Karla Bonoff |
7 If He’s Ever Near
| Bass | Kenny Edwards |
| Acoustic Guitar | Karla Bonoff |
| Piano | Jai Winding |
| Background Vocals | Glenn Frey |
| Background Vocals | John David Souther |
| Vocals | Karla Bonoff |
8 Flying High
| Bass | Kenny Edwards |
| Drums | Mike Botts |
| Guitar | Kenny Edwards |
| Steel Guitar | Dan Dugmore |
| Acoustic Guitar | Karla Bonoff |
| Background Vocals | Kenny Edwards |
| Vocals | Karla Bonoff |
9 Falling Star
| Bass | Kenny Edwards |
| Acoustic Guitar | Kenny Edwards |
| Acoustic Guitar | Karla Bonoff |
| Harmonium | Andrew Gold |
| Vocals | Karla Bonoff |
10 Rose In My Garden
| Bass | Kenny Edwards |
| Drums | Mike Botts |
| Guitar | Waddy Wachtel |
| Piano | Karla Bonoff |
| Acoustic Guitar | Andrew Gold |
| Background Vocals | Kenny Edwards |
| Background Vocals | Linda Ronstadt |
| Vocals | Karla Bonoff |
Liner Notes
Producer – Kenny Edwards
Arranged By – David Campbell
Conductor – David Campbell
Engineer – Dennis Kirk, Greg Ladanyi
Engineer (Assistant) – Michael McGinnis, Serge Reyes
Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
Strings – David Campbell
Design – Tommy Steele
Photography – Ethan Russell
Recorded At The Sound Factory
Mastered At A&M Mastering Studios
Phonographic Copyright CBS Inc
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