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While Delaney & Bonnie will be forever associated with Eric Clapton and Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs, the couple, along with a loose association of friends, recorded a number of classics in their own right. Released in 1969, Accept No Substitute contained the same blend of soul and rock & roll that would show up on Layla the following year. While the production, as Matthew Greenwald points out in the liner notes, has a "pop sheen," Delaney & Bonnie's earthy vocals, along with the band's rhythm & blues assault, nonetheless dictate the proceedings. The horn section and expressive guitar create a lovely mix on "Get Ourselves Together" and "Someday," giving the listener a taste of what gospel might sound like if performed by a good '60s rock band. This religious connection is even more predominate on "Soldiers of the Cross," a piece of lyrical fundamentalism that would fit quite comfortably into a Baptist choir's repertoire. This isn't to infer that Accept No Substitute is pious in any way; only that Delaney & Bonnie and their friends add a spiritual quality to the music they perform. One also shouldn't miss the imaginative "Ghetto," a song that cleverly combines soulful piano with strings. For those unfamiliar with Delaney & Bonnie's other work, Accept No Substitute is a good place to start. ~ Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr., All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Get Ourselves Together (Lyrics) Bonnie Bramlett, Carl Radle Delaney & Bonnie (2:25)
Someday Bonnie Bramlett Delaney & Bonnie (3:29)
Ghetto Bonnie Bramlett, Homer Banks, Bettye Crutcher Delaney & Bonnie (4:55)
When the Battle Is Over Dr. John, Jessie Hill Delaney & Bonnie (3:32)
Dirty Old Man Mac Davis, Delaney Bramlett Delaney & Bonnie (2:31)
Love Me a Little Bit Longer Bonnie Bramlett Delaney & Bonnie (2:57)
I Can't Take It Much Longer Delaney Bramlett Delaney & Bonnie (3:07)
Do Right Woman, Do Right Man Dan Penn, Chips Moman Delaney & Bonnie (5:23)
Soldiers of the Cross Traditional Delaney & Bonnie (3:10)
Gift of Love Delaney Bramlett Delaney & Bonnie (2:53)

Credits

Rita Coolidge (Vocals), Rita Coolidge (Choir, Chorus), Delaney & Bonnie (Main Performer), Leon Russell (Guitar), Leon Russell (Piano), Leon Russell (Arranger), Leon Russell (Keyboards), Bonnie Bramlett (Vocals), Bonnie Bramlett (Main Performer), Delaney Bramlett (Guitar), Delaney Bramlett (Vocals), Delaney Bramlett (Main Performer), Jim Price (Trombone), Jim Price (Trumpet), Jim Price (Horn), Jim Keltner (Drums), David Anderle (Supervising Producer), Bonnie (Vocals), Bonnie (Choir, Chorus), John Haeny (Engineer), Jimmie Haskell (String Arrangements), Bobby Keys (Saxophone), Jerry McGee (Guitar), Carl Radle (Bass), Carl Radle (Guitar (Bass)), Bobby Whitlock (Organ), Bobby Whitlock (Keyboards), Bobby Whitlock (Vocals), Bobby Whitlock (Choir, Chorus), Delaney (Guitar), Delaney (Arranger), Delaney (Vocals), Delaney (Choir, Chorus), Delaney (Producer), Tom Wilkes (Graphic Design), Barry Feinstein (Cover Photo), Gordon Anderson (Executive Producer), Matthew Greenwald (Liner Notes)
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Accept No Substitute
Studio album by Delaney & Bonnie
Released 1969
Recorded 1969, Elektra Studios, Los Angeles, California
Genre Rock
Length 34:22
Label Elektra
Producer Delaney Bramlett, assisted by David Anderle
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Accept No Substitute - The Original Delaney & Bonnie is the second album by Delaney & Bonnie Bramlett, and their only release on the Elektra label (catalog no. EKS 74039). The album features many of the "friends" that would form the core of their best-known 1969-70 touring band, including Leon Russell, Bobby Whitlock, Carl Radle and Rita Coolidge.

The album's release created no small amount of behind-the-scenes controversy. Upon hearing pre-release mixes of the album, George Harrison offered Delaney and Bonnie a contract with the Beatles' Apple Records label, which they signed despite their prior contractual commitment to Elektra. According to Elektra founder Jac Holzman's book on that label's early history[1], Apple went so far as to make test pressings of Accept No Substitute based on this contract, which was subsequently voided.[2] After the album's release, frustrated that no copies of Accept No Substitute were available in his father's home town record store, an apparently-drunken Delaney Bramlett phoned Holzman (who was in the UK at the time) saying that he would "come to England and kill" Holzman if the situation was not immediately corrected. Holzman responded by releasing Delaney and Bonnie from their Elektra contract[3].

One song from this album, "Ghetto," would become a regular feature of Delaney and Bonnie's live shows. The song, co-authored by Bonnie during Delaney and Bonnie's tenure at Stax Records, was later covered by Stax stars The Staple Singers.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Get Ourselves Together" (Bonnie Bramlett, Carl Radle) – 2:25
  2. "Someday" (Jerry Allison, Bonnie Bramlett, Doug Gilmore) – 3:29
  3. "Ghetto" (Bettye Crutcher, Homer Banks, Bonnie Bramlett) – 4:55
  4. "When the Battle is Over" (Mac Rebennack, Jessie Hill) – 3:32
  5. "Dirty Old Man" (Delaney Bramlett, Mac Davis) – 2:31
  6. "Love Me a Little Longer" (Bonnie Bramlett) – 2:57
  7. "I Can't Take It Much Longer" (Delaney Bramlett, Joey Cooper) – 3:07
  8. "Do Right Woman, Do Right Man" (Dan Penn, Chips Moman) – 5:23
  9. "Soldiers of the Cross" (Traditional) – 3:10
  10. "Gift of Love" (Delaney Bramlett, Mac Davis) – 2:53

Personnel

Production

  • Delaney Bramlett: Producer, arrangements.
  • David Anderle: Supervising producer.
  • Leon Russell: Arrangements.
  • Jimmie Haskell: String arrangements ("Do Right Woman," "Ghetto").
  • John Haeny: Engineer.
  • Barry Feinstein: Photography.

References

  1. ^ Holzman, Jac and Gavan Daws (1998). Follow the Music - The Life and High Times of Elektra Records in the Great Years of American Pop Culture, FirstMedia, ISBN 0-9661221-1-9, p. 273.
  2. ^ It is reputed that some promotional copies of Elektra's US release of Accept No Substitute show Apple's assigned UK catalog number for the album, SAPCOR-7, in the LP's runoff matrix grooves, indicating they were made from Apple's master plates. Holzman does not confirm this in his recounting of events, however.
  3. ^ Holzman, Jac and Gavan Daws (1998). Follow the Music - The Life and High Times of Elektra Records in the Great Years of American Pop Culture, p. 275.

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