In 1977 the Dutch public broadcasting association VARA made a documentary called Wonderland, about then up-&-coming recording artists Warren Zevon, Linda Ronstadt, Bonnie Raitt & Jackson Browne. Here is that film. Warren Zevon at Griffith Observatory, Linda Ronstadt in studio “Tracks Of My Tears” alternative studio version, Linda Ronstadt outside her Malibu house, Warren Zevon at a burrito stand, Warren Zevon in concert “Carmelita”, Bonnie Raitt at Frederick’s, Bonnie Raitt in concert “Nothing Seems To Matter”, Linda Ronstadt in the bedroom of her Malibu house, Linda Ronstadt in studio “Lose Again” alternative studio version, Warren Zevon at Griffith Observatory, Warren Zevon in rehearsal “Frank And Jesse James”, Bonnie Raitt, Bonnie Raitt in concert “Give It Up Or Let Me Go”, Jackson Browne, Jackson Browne in concert “Before The Deluge”
Give It Up Or Let Me Go (album Give It Up)
Give It Up is the second album by
Bonnie Raitt, released in 1972.
"
Give It Up [comes] closest to perfecting her approach," wrote critic
Dave Marsh for early editions of
The Rolling Stone Album Guide.
"She [mingles] her blues resources with a variety of contemporary and
folk-oriented songs, coming up with classics in "Been Too Long at the
Fair" and Eric Kaz's "Love Has No Pride". Her version of the latter
remains definitive..."
Robert Christgau echoed these sentiments in his
Consumer Guide column and gave the album an 'A' rating.
Rolling Stone critic
Jon Landau also praised the album, writing that "the best thing about Bonnie Raitt is her singing, and the best thing about
Give It Up
is that she sings great from beginning to end; in doing so, she
successfully handles a far greater range of styles and material than on
her first album and has produced a more interesting and satisfying record in the process."
[4] It was ranked as number 496 and in 2012 at #495 in the book version of
Rolling Stone's
500 Greatest Albums of All Time
