1970 Delaney & Bonnie and Friends – To Bonnie From Delaney
To Bonnie From Delaney is the fourth album by Delaney & Bonnie And Friends. It was their first studio album for the Atco/Atlantic label, and their fourth album overall. Coincidentally, Atco/Atlantic’s parent company purchased the Bramletts’ previous label Elektra Records around this time.
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” and “Going Down the Road Feeling Bad”) became staples of Delaney and Bonnie’s live shows and remained so until their breakup in 1972.
Tracks
1 Hard Luck And Troubles (Delaney Bramlett) 02:38
2 God Knows I Love You (Delaney Bramlett; Mac Davis) 02:49
3 Lay Down My Burden (Mike Utley; Steve Bogard) 03:38
4 Medley: Come On In My Kitchen Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean Going Down The Road Feeling Bad (Woody Payne; Charlie Singleton; Herb Lance; Johnny Wallace; Traditional) 04:13
5 The Love Of My Man (Ed Townsend) 04:34
6 They Call It Rock & Roll Music (Delaney Bramlett) 03:41
7 Soul Shake (Margaret Lewis Warwick; Myra Smith) 03:08
8 Miss Ann (Enotris Johnson; Richard Penniman) 05:04
9 Alone Together (Bobby Whitlock; Bonnie Bramlett; Delaney Bramlett) 03:17
10 Living On The Open Road (Delaney Bramlett) 03:05
11 Let Me Be Your Man (George Soule; Terry Woodford) 03:32
12 Free The People (Barbara Keith) 02:51
Biography
Musicians
| Bass | Jerry Scheff |
| Bass | Tom McClure |
| Drums | Ron Tutt |
| Drums | Sammy Creason |
| Guitar | Charlie Freeman |
| Guitar | Delaney Bramlett |
| Vocals | Delaney Bramlett |
| Slide Guitar | Duane Allman |
| Organ | Bobby Whitlock |
| Background Vocals | Bobby Whitlock |
| Piano | Jim Dickinson |
| Sax | Floyd Newman |
| Sax | Andrew Love |
| Sax | Ed Logan |
| Trombone | Jack Hale Sr |
| Trumpet | Wayne Jackson |
| Congas | Sam Clayton |
| Percussion | Alan Estes |
| Vocals | Bonnie Bramlett |
Liner Notes
Producer – Delaney Bramlett, Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd
Engineer (Remix) – Gene Paul (Tracks 6, 9, 10)
Engineer (Recording) – Chuck Kirkpatrick, Ron Albert (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12)
Engineer (Recording) – Don Casale (Tracks 6, 9, 10)
Photography, Design – Barry Feinstein, Tom Wilkes
Designed At Camouflage Productions
Recorded At Criteria Recording Studios
Recorded At Decca Studios, New York
Copyright Atlantic Recording Corporation