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Chanteuse Country US née le 17 Juillet 1952 à Helena (Montana). Nicolette Larson
est décédée le 16 Décembre 1997.
After working
as a backup vocalist for several country-rock acts and serving as a member of
Commander Cody's Lost Planet Airmen for several years during the mid-'70s,
vocalist Nicolette Larson launched a solo career in the late '70s. Initially,
Larson followed the sound of laid-back Californian country-rock, which resulted
in a Top Ten pop hit in 1979 with "Lotta Love." In the years following the
success of "Lotta Love," Larson continued to mine the soft rock California sound,
eventually leaving it behind for country music in the mid-'80s. During the
course of the '80s, she racked up a number of country hits before moving into
semi-retirement.
Born in Montana, Nicolette Larson and her family eventually settled in Kansas
City. Following her high-school graduation, she moved out to San Francisco,
where she began working on the Golden Gate Country/Bluegrass Festival. While she
was working the festival, she met a number of musicians, who were all impressed
by her voice and encouraged her to pursue a professional musical career. Larson
followed their advice, joining David Nichtern and the Nocturnes, playing clubs
around the Bay Area. Eventually, she came to the attention of Commander Cody &
the Lost Planet Airmen, who invited her to sing on their 1975 album, Tales From
the Ozone. Following its release, Larson toured with the band, and over the next
three years, she sang on two of the group's albums -- Rock 'n' Roll Again and
Flying Dreams -- in addition to touring with the band.
Around the same time as she began singing with Commander Cody, Larson moved to
Los Angeles, where she began singing as a studio musician. Over the next four
years, she appeared on numerous albums by country and rock musicians, including
records by Neil Young,
Linda Ronstadt,
Hoyt Axton,
Guy Clark, Jesse Winchester,
Emmylou Harris, Jesse Colin Young,
John Stewart, the Doobie Brothers,
Rodney Crowell, and Graham Nash. In 1978, she signed a record contract with
Warner Brothers, releasing her first single, a cover of Young's "Lotta Love," at
the end of the year. "Lotta Love" became a huge hit, reaching number eight on
the pop charts, helping to send her debut album, Nicolette, into gold status.
Though Nicolette and "Lotta Love" were hits right out of the box, she wasn't
able to replicate her success, as "Rhumba Girl" stalled at number 47, which also
happened to be the peak chart position of her second album, In the Nick of Time.
The album did spawn a hit with the Top 40 "Let Me Go, Love," a duet with Michael
McDonald, but her third album, Radioland (1980), was largely ignored.
Following one other attempt at pop success with 1982's All Dressed Up & No Place
to Go and the single "I Only Want to Be With You," Larson retreated from the
mainstream and starred in the country musical Pump Boys and Dinettes. Larson
received positive reviews for her performance, which led to a record contract
with MCA in 1983. On the basis of her performance, the Academy of Country Music
named her the Best New Female vocalist in 1984, even though she had yet to have
any country hits. Larson finally released a country album in 1985 with ...Say
When, but the record didn't live up to its hype. Though it was critically
acclaimed, the album was far from a commercial success, with only one single, "Only
Love Will Make It Right," reaching the Top 50, yet the record was strong enough
for Cash Box to name Larson the Best New Female vocalist of the year.
Larson finally broke into the country charts in 1986 when "That's How You Know
When Love's Right," a duet with
Steve Wariner, climbed into the Top Ten and stayed in the charts for five
months. "That's How You Know When Love's Right" was drawn from Rose of My Heart,
which performed respectably. However, Larson didn't choose to follow the album
up with another country record. In 1987, she recorded an album, Shadows of Love,
in Italy, and in the next year, she began pursuing an acting career. In 1988,
she appeared on Family Reunion, a black gospel television show and the Arnold
Schwarzenegger/Danny DeVito comedy Twins, as well as the television series Throb.
During the early '90s, she began touring with singers Valerie Carter and Lauren
Wood, and the trio went on a USO tour. In 1994, she released a children's album
titled Sleep Baby Sleep. Larson died on December 16, 1997.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolette_Larson
Talents : Vocals, Songwriter, Guitar, Actress
Style musical : Country-Pop, Country Rock, Urban Cowboy
Years in activity :
| 1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 | 10 | 20 |
DISCOGRAPHY
Singles
| 10/1978 | SP WARNER BROS. WBS-8664 (US) | . | Lotta Love / Angels Rejoiced |
| 1978 | SP 12" 33t. WARNER BROS. WBS-8664 PRO-A-781 (US) (promo) |
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Lotta Love / You Send Me |
| 11/1978 | SP REPRISE RPS 1395 (US) | . | Neil Young featuring The Fiddle Of Rufus Thibodeaux - Comes A Time (featuring, fiddle - The Fiddle Of Rufus Thibodeaux) / Motorcycle Mama (featuring - Nicolette Larson) |
| 03/1979 | SP WARNER BROS. 17303 (GER) |
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Lotta Love / Angels Rejoiced |
| 1979 | SP WARNER BROS. W 17303 (I) |
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Lotta Love / Angels Rejoiced |
| 04/1979 | SP WARNER BROS. WBS-8795 (US) | . | Rhumba Girl / Last In Love |
| 04/1979 | SP WARNER BROS. WBS-8828 (US) | . | Minute By Minute (Doobie Brothers) / Sweet Feelin' (Doobie Brothers with Nicolette Larson) |
| 06/1979 | SP WARNER BROS. WBS-8851 (US) | . | Give A Little / Mexican Divorce |
| 1979 | SP WARNER BROS. P-374W (JAP) |
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Lotta Love / The Angels Rejoiced Last Night |
| 1979 | SP WARNER BROS. P-407W (JAP) |
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Rhumba Girl / Last In Love |
| 06/1979 | SP WARNER BROS. WB 17 411 (GER) |
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Minute By Minute (Doobie Brothers) / Sweet Feelin' (Doobie Brothers with Nicolette Larson) |
| 1979 | SP WARNER BROS. P-432W (JAP) |
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Minute By Minute (Doobie Brothers) / Sweet Feelin' (Doobie Brothers with Nicolette Larson) |
| 1979 | SP WARNER BROS. P-448W (JAP) |
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Give A Little / Mexican Divorce |
| 12/1979 | SP WARNER BROS. WBS-49130 (US) |
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Let Me Go Love / Trouble |
| 02/1980 | SP WARNER BROS. WBS-49172 (US) |
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Dancin' Jones / Just In The Nick Of Time |
| 1980 | SP WARNER BROS. WB 17.534 (NL) |
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Dancin' Jones / Let Me Go, Love |
| 06/1980 | SP WARNER BROS. WBS-49520 (US) | . | Back In My Arms / Just In The Nick Of Time |
| 1980 | SP WARNER BROS. GWB-0384 (US) | . | Give A Little / Lotta Love |
| 01/1981 | SP WARNER BROS. WBS-49666 (US) | . | Ooo-Eee / Straight From The Heart |
| 1981 | SP WARNER BROS. W 17759 (I) |
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Ooo-Eee / Straight From The Heart |
| 1981 | SP WARNER BROS. WB 17.762 (US) |
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Ooo - Eee/ Tears, Tears And More Tears |
| 04/1981 | SP WARNER BROS. WBS-49710 (US) | . | When You Came Around / How Can We Go On |
| 06/1981 | SP WARNER BROS. WBS-49763 (US) | . | Radio Land / How Can We Go On |
| 09/1981 | SP WARNER BROS. WBS-49820 (US) | . | Arthur's Theme / Fool Me Again |
| 1981 | SP WARNER BROS. K 56930 (US) |
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Fool Me Again / Same |
| 03/1982 | SP WARNER BROS. K 17892 (UK) |
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Fool Me Again / Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do [instr.]) (Original Soundtrack) |
| 06/1982 | SP WARNER BROS. 7-29948 (US) |
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I Only Want To Be With You / How Can We Go On |
| 01/1985 | SP MCA MCA-52528 (US) | . | Only Love Make It Right / Blow On, Chilly Wind |
| 05/1985 | SP MCA MCA-52571 (US) | . | When You Get A Little Lonely / I Just Keep Falling In Love |
| 09/1985 | SP MCA MCA-52653 (US) | . | Building Bridges / You Were The One |
| 02/1986 | SP MCA MCA-52797 (US) | . | Let Me Be The First / If I Didn't Love You |
| 05/1986 | SP MCA MCA-52839 (US) | . | That's How You Know When Love's Right (with Steve WARINER) / As An Eagle Stirreth Her Nest |
| 09/1986 | SP MCA MCA-52937 (US) | . | That's More About Love / Captured By Love |
| 1988 | SP ? (US) |
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Let Me Be The One / Where Did I Get These Tears |
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Albums
| 1978 | LP 12" WARNER BROS. BSK-3243 (US) |
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NICOLETTE - Lotta Love / Rhumba Girl / You Send Me / Can't Get Away From You / Mexican Divorce / Baby Don't You Do It / Give A Little / Angels Rejoyced / French Waltz / Come Early Mornin' Last In Love |
| 1979 | LP 12" WARNER BROS. BSK-3370 (US) |
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IN THE NICK OF TIME - Dancin' Jones / Just In The Nick Of Time / Let Me Go Love / Rio De Janeiro Blue / Breaking Too Many Hearts / Back In My Arms / Fallen, Daddy / Isn't It Always Love / Trouble |
| 1979 | LP 12" WARNER BROS. 103 (US) (promo) |
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THE WARNER BROS. MUSIC SHOW - Clear Light / Give A Little / Come Early Morning / French Waltz / Mexican Divorce / Last In Love / You Send Me / Lotta Love / Rhumba Girl / Baby, Don't You Do It |
| 1979 | LP 12" Excitable Recordworks 4505-1 (US) |
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BRING BACK THE STROLL - Clear Light / Give A Little / Come Early Mornin' / French Waltz / Mexican Divorce / Last In Love / You Send Me / Lotta Love / Rhumba Girl / Baby, Don't You Do It |
| 1980 | LP 12" WARNER BROS. BSK-3502 (US) |
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RADIO LAND - Radioland / Ooo-Eee / How Can We Go On / When You Come Around / Tears Tears And More Tears / Straight From The Heart / Been Gone Too Long / Fool For Love / Long Distance Love |
| 1982 | LP 12" WARNER BROS. BSK-3678 (US) |
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ALL DRESSED UP AND NO PLACE TO GO - I'll Fly Away (Without You) / I Only Want To Be With You / Just Say I Love You / Nathan Jones / I Want You So Bad / Two Trains / Love Sweet Love / Say You Will / Talk To Me / Still You Linger On |
| 1985 | LP 12" MCA 5556 (US) |
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...SAY WHEN - When You Get A Little Lonely / Say When / Building Bridges / Only Love Will Make It Right / I Just Keep Falling In Love / Break Away / Blow On Chilly Wind / Dancin' Round And Round / You Were The One / You Can't Say |
| 1986 | LP 12" MCA 5719 (US) |
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ROSE OF MY HEART - I Won't Give Up / That's How You Know When Love's Right / If Only For One Night / If I Didn't Love You / As An Eagle Stirreth Her Nest / Let Me Be The First / Captured By Love / Rose Of My Heart / That's More About Love / You're Running Wild |
| 1988 | LP 12" CGD CGD 20734 (I) |
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SHADOWS OF LOVE - Love's Light / Stay With Me Tonight / Work On It / Let Me Be The One / Love Hurts / Rebel In The Rain / Where Did I Get These Tears / Shadows Of Love |
| 1991 | CD HALLELUJAH 006 (US) |
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BERNIE LEADON & NICOLETTE LARSON - LIVE AT MIELPARGUE HALL, TOKYO, JAPAN, JUNE 15, 1991 - Portrait Of A Desperate Man (Bernie LEADON) / Where's My Lover (Bernie LEADON) / I Like To Breathe Free (Shuffle) (Bernie LEADON) / Bitter Creek (Bernie LEADON) / I'll Love You Always (Bernie LEADON) / Walk Don't Run (Bernie LEADON) / Tonight (Nicolette LARSON) / Lotta Love (Nicolette LARSON) / The Loner (Nicolette LARSON) / Rhumba Girl (Nicolette LARSON) / Rio De Janeiro Blue (Nicolette LARSON) / Heartache (Nicolette LARSON) / Baby, Don't You Do It (Nicolette LARSON) |
| 05/1994 | CD SONY / WONDER CK-57672 (US) |
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SLEEP BABY SLEEP - Welcome To The World / Oh Bear / Starlight, Starbright / Irish Lullaby / Barefoot Floors / Appalachian Lullaby / I Bid You Goodnight / Moon And Me / Rock-A-Bye (Mallory's Song) / Rocking My Baby To Sleep / Moment I Saw You |
| 08/1999 | CD RHINO 75833 (US) |
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THE VERY BEST OF NICOLETTE LARSON - Lotta Love / Rhumba Girl / Give A Little / Angels Rejoiced / French Waltz / Baby Don't You Do It / Let Me Go Love / Radioland / Ooo-Eee / Fool Me Again / I Only Want To Be With You / Two Trains / Only Love Will Make It Right / Let Me Be The First / That's How You Know When Love's Right / Irish Lullaby. |
| 2006 | CD RHINO Handmade RHM2 7736 (US) |
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LIVE AT THE ROXY - Clear Light / Give A Little / Come Early Morning / French Waltz / Mexican Divorce / Last In Love / You Send Me / Lotta Love / Rhumba Girl / Baby, Don't You Do It |
| 06/2012 | CD Raven RVCD 348 (US) |
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...Say When / Rose of My Heart - When You Get A Little Lonely / Say When / Building Bridges / Only Love Will Make It Right / I Just Keep Falling In Love / Break Away / Blow On Chilly Wind / Dancin' 'Round And 'round / You Were The One / You Can't Say (You Don't Love Me Anymore) / I Won't Give Up / That's How You Know When Love's Right / If Only For One Night / If I Didn't Love You / As An Eagle Stirreth Her Nest / Let Me Be The First / Captured By Love / Rose Of My Heart / That's More About Love (Than I Wanted To Know) / You're Running Wild / One Bright Star (This Christmas Night) |
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