Nicolette Larson - Lotta Love

1st track from “Nicolette“ (1978). It’s gonna take a lotta effort to get this sweet Neil Young-penned ditty out of your head! (But why would you want to? It’s so perfect!) “No matter which genre she aspired to, she seemed to have the chops to do a fine job. ’Nicolette’ was a surprise for many when it first came out and is still a pleasure to listen to today.“ ~ excerpt from a review by James Chrispell Montana-born Nicolette Larson began her musical career in earnest in San Francisco in the early ’70s, singing with David Nichtern & The Nocturnes. Moving south to Los Angeles, she became friends with Linda Ronstadt, through whom she was introduced to Neil Young. By 1978 she’d contributed backup vocals to Young’s American Stars ’N Bars and Comes A Time. The latter featured “Lotta Love,“ which would become Larson’s own signature song as included on her own 1978 album Nicolette. After providing harmonies for the likes of Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris, and The Doobie Brothers, and doing a stint in Commander Cody, Larson released four solo albums for Warner Bros. before moving to Nashville and recording her MCA debut, Say When, which garnered the Country Music Academy’s Best New Female Vocalist award and produced the hit duet with Steve Warner, “That’s When You Know When Love’s Right.“ ~