Delta Lady: The Rita Coolidge Anthology

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Rita Coolidge

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This cd "Delta Lady", The Rita Coolidge anthology is a must own collection for any old-time fans, who are in need of a cd upgrade, or if you want to own more than just the usual 10 cut best of packages. Rita Coolidge, got her first big break, when invited to tour with Joe Cocker's Maddogs and Englishmen, as the solid anchor of his space choir. During that tour, Rita had a solo spot during every show, singing "Superstar"[included here]. She caught the eye of A&M who offered her a recording contract. She went on to record a version of Dave Mason's "Only You Know And I Know", which received a decent amount of airplay in the early 70's. Featured here, is over 3 decades of rita's music, including duets with then husband Kris Kristofferson, and great tracks like "Bird On The Wire" and "This Lady is not forsale". Her really big break, came in 1977, with the release of "Anytime-Anywhere, which spawned 3 top 20 hits, including,"Higher and Higher", We're All Alone", and "The Way You Do The Things You Do". Following that huge success, Rita charted with many other tunes as well, like "You", 'One Fine Day", "I'd Rather Leave While I'm In Love", "Fool That I Am", and "All Time High". Rita Coolidge was never a mega-superstar,and I am sure she preferred it that way, but this beautiful lady in my eyes, remains one of the truly great unsung female vocalists of the modern pop era. This handsome cd package is very neatly put together, with songs released in chronilogical order, a very nice booklet and essay, along with some great photo's of Rita through the years. If you are a fan of adult contemporary music, and soft rock, I highly recommend you add this to your cd library.