Nicolette/In The Nick Of Time/Radioland

Anyone who loves West Coast rock will be very familiar with Nicolette - she featured prominently as a backing singer on many legendary albums from the likes of Neil Young, Emmylou Harris, Christopher Cross and her good mate Linda Ronstadt. Such stellar company landed her a recording contract with Warners and a teaming with the Doobies' producer, Ted Templeman, produced these 3 beautiful albums. The debut, 1978's Nicolette proved a real winner. Her smooth blue-eyed soul cover of Lotta Love shot to the top 10 and the album hit top 20. It is a great record with many stellar cuts and a charming diversity that illustrates the breadth of Nicolette's talents. Jesse Winchester's Rhumba Girl gets a great funky treatment, Sam Cooke's You Send Me is smooth and clear, and Marin Gaye's Baby, Don't You Do It is infectious. Mid-way through side two, the album turns country and cuts like Angels Rejoiced and French Waltz and real growers and also top notch.For the follow-up, Nicolette released In The Nick Of Time which was just as good, if not even better than Nicolette. This time, the team headed mainstream and dropped the more country components of the debut, but a rich set of songs made a very rewarding listen. The Michael MacDonald duet, Let Me Go, Love is tender and beautiful, Lieber and Stoller's Dancing' Jones is great fun, Rio De Janeiro Blue is given a great breezy treatment, and Lauren Wood's Breaking Too Many Hearts is great pop. The album did moderately well, but really deserved so much better and is probably my favourite of the three albums.The collection rounds off with Radioland. As others have said, it is not a bad album, just not as full of quality material. Tracks like Ooo-eee and the title track would have been just ok on the other albums but are the stronger songs here. The only one that really hits the mark of the first albums is Alan Toussaint's Tears, Tears And More Tears.This is a superb collection of a great partnership and a worthy part of any West Coast fans collection. Do buy it and appreciate the wonder of the sadly-missed and under-rated Ms. Larson.

If you like superb singing, top-class musicianship and recordings of the highest quality then this wonderful set is for you. The tragedy of Ms. Larson's untimely death adds poignancy to each line she beautifully renders, and every aspect of these albums is honed to perfection by the crew of super-smooth professionals with whom she made them. She never achieved the recognition she deserved, and every tune here proves that. These recordings have been lovingly remastered by producer Ted Templeman, and are an object lesson in how it should be done. Utterly marvelous!

Three albums with this fine singer. The style reminds of Linda Ronstadt. Country rock and other ballads. A nice collection!

A collection of albums which showcases Nicolette’s talents. Fine songs, nice interpretations and superb backing. Recommended

Sounds great.

gtraet deal!

Excellent production values

All three of these 'yacht rock' Warner Brothers albums from Montana's NICOLETTE LARSON charted in the USA - her debut "Nicolette" in November 1978 (No. 15), "In The Nick Of Time" in November 1979 (No. 47) and "Radioland" in January 1981 (No. 62). All three also came loaded down with Ted Templeman production values and a huge/impressive array of guest musicians that reads like a virtual who's who of cool West Coast session types. Then there's exclusive songs by Glenn Frey of The Eagles and John David Souther coupled with smooth-as-a-baby's posterior covers of good people like Allen Toussaint, Jesse Winchester, Little Feat, Holland-Dozier-Holland and Sam Cooke.A typically classy release from England's Beat Goes On - you get her first three commercially available albums remastered in high def from original tapes onto two CDs by BGO's resident audio expert ANDREW THOMPSON, a chunky 24-page booklet with full album credits, photos and new liner notes from noted writer JOHN TOBLER - all wrapped with a pretty outer card slipcase. The Audio on this sucker is gorgeous - tracks like her cover of The Louvin Brothers Country hit "Angels Rejoiced" where she duets on vocals with Herb Pedersen (Mandolin from Albert Lee) is just beautiful to listen too. A top job done. Here are the details...UK released April 2016 - "Nicolette/In The Nick Of Time/Radioland" by NICOLETTE LARSON on Beat Goes On BGOCD 1231 (Barcode 5017261212313) offers 3LPs remastered onto 2CDs and plays out as follows:Disc 1 (38:14 minutes):1. Lotta Love2. Rhumba Girl3. You Send Me4. Can't Get Away From You5. Mexican Divorce6. Baby, Don't Do It [Side 2]7. Give A Little8. Angels Rejoiced9. French Waltz10. Come Early Mornin'11. Last In LoveTracks 1 to 11 are her debut album "Nicolette" - released November 1978 in the USA on Warner Brothers BSK 3243 and in the UK on Warner Brothers K 56569Disc 2 (64:42 minutes):1. Dancin' Jones2. Just In The Nick Of Time3. Let Me Go, Love4. Rio De Janeiro Blue5. Breaking Too Many Hearts6. Back In My Arms [Side 2]7. Fallen8. Daddy9. Isn't It Always Love10. TroubleTracks 1 to 10 are her 2nd album "In The Nick Of Time" - released November 1979 in the USA on Warner Brothers HS 3370 and in the UK on Warner Brothers K 5675011. Radioland12. Ooo-Eee13. How Can We Go On14. When You Come Around15. Tears, Tears and More Tears16. Straight From The Heart17. Been Gone Too Long18. Fool For Love19. Long Distance LoveTracks 11 to 19 are her 3rd studio album "Radioland" - released January 1981 in the USA on Warner Brothers BSK 3502 and in the UK on Warner Brothers K 56878As I said earlier - when you read through the luminaries on these albums - it's not surprising that American Radio liked Nicolette Larson and her famous musical friends. While she handled all lead vocals - you git guest singers like Michael McDonald, Linda Ronstadt and Rosemary Butler - Keyboardists Bill Payne of Little Feat, Michael Omartian and Mark Jordan - Guitarists Fred Tackett, Albert Lee, James Burton, Ronnie Montrose (of Montrose) and Patrick Simmons of The Doobie Brothers - Bass Players Klaus Voorman (of Beatles fame) and Tiran Porter of The Doobie Brothers - Percussionists and Drummers Victor Feldman, Keith Knudsen and Bobby LaKind - as well as stragglers like Herb Pedersen, Van Dyke Parks and arranger Jimmie Haskell. The debut opens with a surprisingly chipper Neil Young cover "Lotta Love". No surprise then that the US 45 of it on Warner Brothers WBS 8664 with "Angels Rejoiced" on the flipside made No. 8 on the Pop charts in late December 1978. With its Jimmie Haskell arranged strings, boppy keyboard beat and floating Saxophone - it was a big hit.Before that Warner Brothers tried the Jesse Winchester penned "Rhumba Girl" as her debut 7" single on Warner Brothers BBS 8795 (with "Lost In Love" on the B-side) that Larson gives a Doobie Brothers "Minute By Minute" funky shuffle - but it failed to ignite interest. The HD Audio on "Give A Little" is fabulous - penned by Bill and Fran Payne (Bill Payne of Little Feat) - it's a slick slice of West Coast 'lurve' - ably abetted by a trio of great backing vocalists - Linda Ronstadt, Nicolas Ashford and producer Ted Templeman. Her two Soul covers - Sam Cooke's "You Send Me" and Marvin Gaye's "Baby, Don't You Do It" (a H-D-H song) - break up the slightly schlocky pop songs. For better feel collectors will dig "Last In Love" - a Glenn Fry song penned with John David Souther that features only Larson singing, Billy Payne on Keyboards and the strings arranged by Jimmie Haskell (concertmaster Sid Sharp). A very Linda Ronstadt arrangement - Larson gives it some ache in her rendition. The remaster is beautiful too...The 2nd LP produced another single that charted - "Let Me Go, Love" - her duet with Michael McDonald of The Doobie Brothers on Warner Brothers 49130 that rose to 35 in February 1980. Her own song (co-penned with Ted Templeman) "Just In The Nick Of Time" is a cool little rocker with great guitar from Little Feat's Paul Barrere and a wicked solo from Ronnie Montrose. Michael McDonald contributes his trademark funky keyboard backdrop to the upbeat "Back In My Arms" - a Holland-Dozier-Holland hit for The Supremes way back in 1965 - another potential hit with top sessionman Jim Horn giving it a great Saxophone solo. Van Dyke Parks counts in the 1-2-3-4 of "Trouble" and plays the Keyboards. Just her voice and his piano - she does a girly variant of Lowell George's "Sailin' Shoes" classic and it ends the album well.By the time we get to studio set number 3 - the public and radio had moved up. Despite the presence of Patrick Simmons, Tiran Porter, Keith Knudsen of The Doobie Brothers and Billy Payne of Little Feat - the opening "Radioland' fails to really ignite - sounding tired and forced. The combo of Clover's John McFee and Little Feat's Paul Barrere on Guitars lifts "Ooo-Eee" but stuff like "How Can We Go On" and "When You Come Around" sound weak and weedy. Much of the rest of the album feels the same with only the finisher - a cover of Little Feat's "Long Distance Love" lifting proceedings. But even then it's not a patch on the 1975 Lowell George original on "The Last Record Album"...To sum up - two good albums followed by one patchy effort. But with that superior presentation and the new 2016 glorious sound - fans will need this. Another reissue winner from BGO...

She is the femaleversion of John Denver

A poor man's Linda Ronstandt but well worth the purchase. Great material showcases her talent. Gone too soon

une voie magnifique que j'ai découverte sur le titre : let me Be the one .le genre de voie trop rare de nos jour

２枚組になってて、曲がアルバム３枚分３０曲も入っているので購入しました。ノリのいいロックあり、楽しいカントリーポップありで、ニコレットラーソンのほとんどすべてといっても過言ではない非常に優秀なアルバムです。聴きやすいし、洋楽にあまりなじみのない方にもお勧めしたいですね。

すでにこの世の人ではありませんが私にとっては永遠に愛すべき歌声です。

Enfin, j'ai trouvé cet album pour ma maman qui l'écoutait dans sa jeunesse, elle etait toute folle comme une ado quand je lui ai fait écouter car cet album est introuvable en France donc merci AMAZON de m'avoir permis de faire un beau cadeau à ma maman

アルバム3枚まとめて、このお値段にはびっくり。アナログアルバムを持っていましたが、思わず購入。聴けば聴くほど、才能あるニコッレタが亡くなってしまったことが残念。カントリー系良し、ロック系良し、フォーク系良し。歌のうまさを再認識しました。

The late, great singer's singer gets the excellent BGO reissue treatment. Her first three Warner Bros LPs packaged together as a slip-cased two-CD set, featuring BGO's usual beautifully re-mastered sound, interesting and informative liner notes, with in-depth musician/songwriter credits, commentary, and photos. Her stunning debut LP, "Nicolette," which kicked off with her smash hit cover of Neil Young's "Lotta Love," proved to be a tough act to follow, commercially speaking. Artistically and creatively, however, she maintained the same high watermark throughout her Warner Bros years, and beyond. Both "In the Nick of Time" (no relation whatsoever to Bonnie Raitt's Grammy-sweeping Capitol Records comeback) and "Radioland" succeed in keeping pace with the high standards set by her eponymous debut, even if neither set hit the same commercial peaks as "Nicolette." Placed (and played) side-by-side in this two-disc set, however, their quality is seamless, and the material of a piece. Highly recommended to anyone who loves great singing and great playing in that classic '70s Southern California style.

If yo are a fan of Nicolette Larson, this is a great collection of her songs. I had the pleasure of seeing here in Bend OR many years ago.

Underappreciated during her solo career, this album collection highlights why her peers wanted to sing with her(Neil young, emmylou harris) on their own releases! A sample of what should have been a career to match Linda ronstadt.

her first 3 albums are in this set. she was a great singer who left us in her prime.you cannot go wrong with this set. any fan of Nicolette Larson will want this set to add to their collection. you will not be disappointed.

Discovered these albums after;"A Lotta Love" got me curious.Truely a treasure lost TOO soon.

This is the Collection to Buy. Love it.

Just as I remember it !

One of my favorite collections