The Glow

The Glow
Studio album by Bonnie Raitt
Released	September 1979[1]
Recorded	April 26-July 12, 1979
Genre	Rock
Length	36:59
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Peter Asher
Bonnie Raitt chronology
Sweet Forgiveness (1977) The Glow (1979) Green Light (1982)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Entertainment Weekly	B− link
Robert Christgau	B+ link
Rolling Stone	(unfavorable) link

The Glow is the seventh album by Bonnie Raitt, released in 1979. One of the first albums to be recorded and mixed digitally

Track listing

1. "I Thank You" (Isaac Hayes, David Porter) – 2:51
2. "Your Good Thing (Is About to End)" (Isaac Hayes, David Porter) – 4:00
3. "Standin' by the Same Old Love" (Raitt) – 4:10
4. "Sleep's Dark and Silent Gate" (Jackson Browne) – 3:25
5. "The Glow" (Veyler Hildebrand) – 4:11
6. "Bye Bye Baby" (Mary Wells) – 3:17
7. "The Boy Can't Help It" (Bobby Troup) – 3:39
8. "(I Could Have Been Your) Best Old Friend" (Andy McMahon, Tracy Nelson) – 2:52
9. "You're Gonna Get What's Coming" (Robert Palmer) – 3:32
10. "(Goin') Wild for You Baby" (David Batteau, Tom Snow) – 5:25

Personnel

• • As listed in liner notes:
• Bonnie Raitt: Main vocal, Slide and National Steel Guitar
• Danny Kortchmar: Electric Guitars
• Waddy Wachtel: Guitars, Vocal Backing and Harmonies
• Paul Butterfield: Harmonica
• Bill Payne: Electric and Acoustic Piano, Oberheim Synthesizers
• Don Grolnick: Piano
• Bob Glaub, Bob Magnusson, Freebo: Bass
• Rick Marotta, John Guerin: Drums, Percussion
• J.D. Souther, Kenny Edwards, Maxayn Lewis, Rosemary Butler, Craig Fuller, Peter Asher: Vocal Backing
• Larry Williams, Trevor Lawrence: Saxohphone
• David Sanborn: Saxophone solo

Production

• Produced by Peter Asher
• Recorded and mixed by Val Garay, Niko Bolas and George Ybarra
• Mastered by Doug Sax
• John Kosh - design, art direction

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1979	Pop Albums	30

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1980	"You're Gonna Get What's Coming"	Pop Singles	73

References

1. "Bonnie Raitt completes 'The Glow' with Peter Asher". Rolling Stone. Straight Arrow Publishers, Inc. (300): 24. September 29, 1979.