Safe in the Arms of Time was recorded at Sunset Sound in Los Angeles, the studio where she recorded her first solo albums on A&M Records 30 years ago. Guitarist Dave Grissom, bassist Bob Glaub, keyboardist John “J.T.” Thomas, and drummer Brian MacLeod all lend their respective talents.
The country/folk flavored opener gives way to the blues rocker, “Doing Fine Without You.” Written by Nash and legendary drummer Russ Kunkel, “Doing Fine” has been on the shelf for over two years, waiting for this vehicle to bring it to the world.Ĭoolidge and producer Ross Hogarth gathered an all-star group of musicians for this project. Safe in the Arms of Time begins with “Satisfied.” The opening lyrics, “Life is a winding road,” sets the theme from the very beginning. “I’ve written so many songs assuming a role like an actor, but this time I got to write from experience,” Coolidge said. She took an active songwriting role as well as bringing in the writing talents of artists including Keb’ Mo’, Stan Lynch, Jill Colucci, Chris Stapleton, and Graham Nash. On Safe in the Arms of Time, Coolidge offers a roots record based on her own roots. music scene when she sang backup on Stephen Stills’ “Love the One You’re With” and Eric Clapton’s “After Midnight.” Astute music fans are well aware of how she contributed the classic, and uncredited, piano coda to Derek & the Dominoes’ “ Layla.” The recording of the album also coincided with Coolidge’s relocation from Southern California to a new life in Tallahassee where in the 1960s, as an art major at Florida State University, she discovered her true calling as a musician.Ĭoolidge’s remarkable history took flight during the heyday of the ‘70s L.A. The Blue Élan label release marks the first new music Coolidge has recorded since the tragic death in 2015 of her beloved sister, Priscilla, a recording artist and member of Walela, the Native American trio she and Coolidge founded with Priscilla’s daughter, Laura Satterfield. The “Delta Lady,” Rita Coolidge will be releasing her 17th studio album, Safe in the Arms of Time on May 4th, 2018.
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