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 became staples of Delaney and Bonnie's live shows and remained so until their breakup in 1972.
The "Friends" listed on the album include Duane Allman, Little Richard, King Curtis and Sneaky Pete Kleinow.
Track listing
- "Hard Luck and Troubles" – 2:35
- "God Knows I Love You" – 2:46
- "Lay Down My Burden" – 3:35
- Medley: "Come On in My Kitchen" /"Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean" /"Going [Down the Road Feeling Bad]" – 4:10
- "The Love of My Man" – 4:28
- "They Call It Rock and Roll Music" – 3:33
- "Soul Shake" – 3:10
- "Miss Ann" – 5:01
- "Alone Together" – 3:13
- "Living on the Open Road" – 3:02
- "Let Me Be Your Man" – 3:20
- "Free [the People (Sherbet song)|Free the People]" – 2:47
Personnel
- Delaney Bramlett – guitar, vocals
- Bonnie Bramlett – vocals
- Duane Allman – guitar
- Mike Utley – piano
- Jim Gordon – keyboards
- Sneaky Pete Kleinow – steel guitar
- Little Richard – piano
- Jim Dickinson – piano
- Charlie Freeman – guitar
- Ben Benay – guitar
- Kenny Gradney – bass guitar
- Bobby Whitlock – piano
- Ron Tutt – drums
- Sammy Creason – drums
- Jerry Jumonville – alto saxophone
- King Curtis – tenor saxophone
- Darrell Leonard – trumpet, trombone
- Sam Clayton – congas
- Wayne Jackson – trumpet
- Jack Hale – trombone, trumpet
- Alan Estes – conga, percussion
- Jerry Scheff – bass guitar
- Tommy McClure – bass guitar
- Ed Logan – tenor saxophone
- Andrew Love – saxophone
- Frank Mayes – tenor saxophone
- Floyd Newman – baritone saxophone
Production
- Producer: Tom Dowd
- Recording engineer: Tom Dowd, Ron Albert, Chuck Kirkpatrick, Don Casale
- Art direction: n/a
- Photography: Tom Wilkes, Barry Feinstein
- Liner notes: n/a