Home Plate (album) explained
Home Plate is the fifth album by Bonnie Raitt, released in 1975.
Personnel
- Bonnie Raitt – guitar, electric guitar, vocals (all), slide guitar, electric slide guitar (9)
- Harry Bluestone – concert master
- George Bohanon – trombone, baritone saxophone, bass trumpet
- Jackson Browne – vocals, background vocals
- Rosemary Butler – vocals, background vocals
- Venetta Fields – vocals, background vocals
- Freebo – bass, guitar, tuba, vocals, guitarron, fretless bass
- Jim Gordon – baritone saxophone
- Debbie Greene – vocals, background vocals
- John Hall – guitar, electric guitar
- Emmylou Harris – vocals, background vocals
- John Herald – vocals, background vocals
- Dick Hyde – trombone, trumpet, bass trumpet; horn (as Richard Hyde)
- Jerry Jumonville – tenor saxophone
- Jef Labes – keyboard
- Maxayn Lewis – vocals, background vocals
- Gary Mallaber – drums
- Will McFarlane – guitar, electric guitar
- Robbie Montgomery – vocals, background vocals
- Bill Payne – accordion, keyboard, vocals
- Jeff Porcaro – percussion
- Greg Prestopino – vocals, background vocals
- Terry Reid – vocals, background vocals
- John Sebastian – autoharp, harp
- William D. "Smitty" Smith – piano, keyboard
- J.D. Souther – vocals, background vocals
- Fred Tackett – synthesizer, acoustic guitar, guitar, mandolin, keyboard, 12 string guitar, Fender Rhodes
- Willow VanDer Hoek – vocals, background vocals
- Tom Waits – vocals, background vocals on "Your Sweet and Shiny Eyes"
- Dennis Whitted – drums
- Jai Winding – piano, keyboard, clavinet
Production
- Producer: Paul Rothchild
- Engineer: Fritz Richmond
- Remastering supervisor: Ed Cherney
- Remastering: Gregg Geller
- Project coordinator: Jo Motta
- Horn arrangements: Nick DeCaro, Jerry Jumonville, Bill Payne, Fred Tackett
- String arrangements: Nick DeCaro
- Art direction: Lockart
- Photography: Michael Dobo, Norman Seeff
- Cover photo: Norman Seeff
Charts
Album - Billboard (United States)
