Rita Coolidge: My Favorite Songs - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

biffbronson · 06-22-2022, 03:15 PM

I'm certain that many of you are familiar with Rita Coolidge.
She has had a very long career in music, achieving her greatest recording successes in the late 1970s (and she also had a #1 Adult Contemporary hit in 1983).
She remains very active. I'm excited to attempt a ranking of my favorite songs of hers:

1. We're All Alone (1977)
2. I'd Rather Leave While I'm In Love (1979)
3. (Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher and Higher (1977)
*4. Echo My Heart* (1987 ?)
5. All Time High (1983)

*I've been told that "Echo My Heart" has not been released on CD. I love the song, here is a link to a Farm Aid III / 1987 video with Rita performing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeIU0UXhPZ4

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Hawkee · 07-04-2022, 02:50 AM

Rita Coolidge is one amazing singer and I first heard her version of We're All Alone on a female songwriters album I bought from Target and I was blown away by her voice and I was surprised at how well she could sing and it surprises me that her career is still going strong. Among the other facts I learned about Rita Coolidge was that her sister was the wife of Booker T of Booker T And The MG's and that she was the one who asked Boz Scaggs if Rita could cover the song and soon Rita scored a huge hit though it was a cover of Jackie Wilson's Higher And Higher that made Rita a household name. I love singing along to We're All Alone because it's a really nice song with great lyrics
Bestie

07-04-2022, 02:50 AM	#2
Hawkee Michael Fassbender Fanatic Moderator Forum Star Join Date: Jan 17, 2016 Location: California Posts: 10,771	Rita Coolidge is one amazing singer and I first heard her version of We're All Alone on a female songwriters album I bought from Target and I was blown away by her voice and I was surprised at how well she could sing and it surprises me that her career is still going strong. Among the other facts I learned about Rita Coolidge was that her sister was the wife of Booker T of Booker T And The MG's and that she was the one who asked Boz Scaggs if Rita could cover the song and soon Rita scored a huge hit though it was a cover of Jackie Wilson's Higher And Higher that made Rita a household name. I love singing along to We're All Alone because it's a really nice song with great lyrics Bestie
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06-22-2022, 03:15 PM	#1
biffbronson Sentimental Fool Forum Star Join Date: Aug 22, 2009 Location: Near Notre Dame Posts: 10,390	Rita Coolidge: My Favorite Songs I'm certain that many of you are familiar with Rita Coolidge. She has had a very long career in music, achieving her greatest recording successes in the late 1970s (and she also had a #1 Adult Contemporary hit in 1983). She remains very active. I'm excited to attempt a ranking of my favorite songs of hers: 1. We're All Alone (1977) 2. I'd Rather Leave While I'm In Love (1979) 3. (Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher and Higher (1977) 4. Echo My Heart (1987 ?) 5. All Time High (1983) *I've been told that "Echo My Heart" has not been released on CD. I love the song, here is a link to a Farm Aid III / 1987 video with Rita performing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeIU0UXhPZ4