HOME (LP)

Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing housed in tip-on jacket. 1969AEs Home is the debut LP on Stax Records from Delaney & Bonnieua blue-eyed soul duo comprised of married singer-songwriters Delaney and Bonnie Bramlett. Both artists came from impressive backgrounds (Delaney played with acclaimed songwriter Leon Russell in the house band for the TV show, Shindig!, while Bonnie performed with legendary blues guitarist Albert King when she was just a teenager). Their debut album, Home, featured an impressive lineup of talent, including Russell, as well as Booker T. & The M.G.AEs and members of the Memphis Horns. Produced by Donald oDucko Dunn and Don Nix, Home offers a selection of original material from the couple, plus songs by writing duo Isaac Hayes and David Porter, and Steve Cropper. This reissue includes tracks like oHard to Say Goodbye,o oJust Plain Beautiful,o and oItAEs Been a Long Time Coming,o as well as a bluesy rendition of oPiece of My Heartouas made famous by Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company.'