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(More customer reviews)Delaney and Bonnie were a husband and wife blue eyed soul team who waxed some pretty awesome rock n soul, for a short time during the late 60's and early 70's. Bonnie Bramlett was America's answer to england's Dusty Springfield. She packed a powerful and soulful voice that put her on par with all the greats of the day. Fortunately, their careers, were aided by some of the giants of classic rock, allowing them some much needed exposure. The album "Motel Shot", was one of their best efforts, and unfortunately is only available on import. Songs like "Never Ending Song Of Love"[top 20 hit], is an acoustic gem that anyone over 45 will remember. The gospel/tambourine driven sound of "Will The Circle Be Unbroken", and "Where The Soul Never Dies" are worth the price of the cd alone. Along for the ride here are, Duanne Allman, Dave Mason, Leon Russell,Rita Coolidge and Joe Cocker. Also playing are Jim Gordon, Carl Radle, and Bobby Whitlock who were better known as Clapton's Dominoes. As you can see, they kept good company, but all these players went on to form the core of Joe Cockers Maddogs and Englishmen, and the rest is history. Without a band of that caliber, Delaney and Bonnie slowly faded from the charts, and never repeated the success of "Motel Shot". This is a fantastic recording of a once great duo[even if it was short lived], who had the goods and delivered. A more affordable and generous retrospective is the Rhino cd, "The Best Of Delaney And Bonnie, which has 18 cuts and some great tunes with Eric Clapton and George Harrison.
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Japanese reissue & the CD debut of their 1971 & sixth LP. Guests include Gram Parsons, Dave Mason and Duane Allman. Contains the original cover art & all 12 original tracks. 1998 EastWest/ Atco release.
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