| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Christgau's Record Guide | C[1] |
Anytime...Anywhere is the sixth album by Rita Coolidge released in 1977 on the A&M Records label. The album is her most successful, reaching #6 on the Billboard 200 and having been certified platinum (over 1 million U.S. copies sold). The album spawned three Billboard top twenty hits; a cover of Boz Scaggs' "We're All Alone" (#7), a cover of The Temptations' "The Way You Do The Things You Do" (#20), and the album's biggest hit, "(Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher and Higher" (#2), a remake of Jackie Wilson's "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher".
Track listing
Side one
- "(Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher and Higher" (Paul Smith, Gary Jackson, Raynard Miner, Billy Davis) – 3:59
- "The Way You Do the Things You Do" (William "Smokey" Robinson, Robert Rogers) – 3:35
- "We're All Alone" (Boz Scaggs) – 3:38
- "I Feel the Burden (Being Lifted Off My Shoulders)" (Glen Clark) – 2:46
- "I Don't Want to Talk About It" (Danny Whitten) – 3:36
Side two
- "Words" (Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb) – 3:25
- "Good Times" (Sam Cooke) – 2:42
- "Who's to Bless and Who's to Blame" (Kris Kristofferson) – 3:37
- "Southern Lady" (Michael Hazlewood) – 3:30
- "The Hungry Years" (Neil Sedaka, Howard Greenfield) – 4:18
Production
- David Anderle – producer
- Warren Dewey – recording engineer
- Marty Lewis – recording engineer
- Kent Nebergall – recording engineer, mixing engineer
- Mike Reese – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California)
- Roland Young – art direction
- Chuck Beeson – album design
- Dick Zimmerman – photography
- Ellen Vogt – production Assistant
Source: Anytime...Anywhere album cover
Personnel
- Rita Coolidge – lead vocals, backing vocals (1), harmony vocals (5)
- Booker T. Jones – organ (1-3, 7), synthesizers (1), string arrangements (1, 3, 6), track arrangements (1-3, 6), backing vocals (2, 7), electric piano (6, 7), harmony vocals (6), arrangements (7)
- Michael Utley – electric piano (1, 9), synthesizers (1, 3, 6), acoustic piano (2-8, 10), organ (4, 8, 9)
- Jerry McGee – electric guitar (1, 9), electric rhythm guitar (2), acoustic guitar (3, 5-7, 10), lead guitar (4)
- Dean Parks – electric guitar (1, 7, 10), electric slide guitar (2), acoustic guitar (3, 5), lead electric guitar (3), rhythm guitar (4), guitars (8), horn and string arrangements (10)
- Al Perkins – pedal steel guitar (5)
- Leland Sklar – bass
- Mike Baird – drums (1-3, 6, 7)
- Sammy Creason – drums (4, 5, 8-10)
- Bobbye Hall – congas (4, 9), tambourine (4, 9)
- Gayle Levant – harp (10)
- Nick DeCaro – string arrangements (5)
- Kim Carnes – backing vocals (1, 2, 7)
- Danny Timms – backing vocals (1, 2, 7)
- Venetta Fields – backing vocals (4, 8, 9)
- Clydie King – backing vocals (4, 8, 9)
- Sherlie Matthews – backing vocals (4, 8, 9)
Charts
| Chart (1977) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian (Kent Music Report)[2] | 9 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[3] | 15 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[4] | 40 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[5] | 7 |
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[6] | 23 |
| US Billboard 200[7] | 6 |
Certifications and sales
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[8] | Platinum | 50,000^ |
| Canada (Music Canada)[9] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[10] | Gold | 100,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[11] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: C". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 23, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 74. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Rita Coolidge – Anytime...Anywhere" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Rita Coolidge – Anytime...Anywhere". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- ^ "Rita Coolidge | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- ^ "Rita Coolidge Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
- ^ "Rita Coolidge Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- ^ "Awards from Oz" (PDF). Cash Box. February 7, 1981. p. 31. Retrieved December 4, 2021 – via World Radio History.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Rita Coolidge – Anytime...Anywhere". Music Canada.
- ^ "British album certifications – Rita Coolidge – Anytime...Anywhere". British Phonographic Industry.
- ^ "American album certifications – Rita Coolidge – Anytime...Anywhere". Recording Industry Association of America.
