Home Plate is the fifth album by Bonnie Raitt, released in 1975.

Track listing

Personnel

  • Bonnie Raitt – guitar, electric guitar, vocals (all), slide guitar, electric slide guitar (9)
  • Harry Bluestone – concert master
  • George Bohanon – trombone, baritone saxophone, bass trumpet
  • Jackson Browne – vocals, background vocals
  • Rosemary Butler – vocals, background vocals
  • Venetta Fields – vocals, background vocals
  • Freebo – bass, guitar, tuba, vocals, guitarron, fretless bass
  • Jim Gordon – baritone saxophone
  • Debbie Greene – vocals, background vocals
  • John Hall – guitar, electric guitar
  • Emmylou Harris – vocals, background vocals
  • John Herald – vocals, background vocals
  • Dick Hyde – trombone, trumpet, bass trumpet; horn (as Richard Hyde)
  • Jerry Jumonville – tenor saxophone
  • Jef Labes – keyboard
  • Maxayn Lewis – vocals, background vocals
  • Gary Mallaber – drums
  • Will McFarlane – guitar, electric guitar
  • Robbie Montgomery – vocals, background vocals
  • Bill Payne – accordion, keyboard, vocals
  • Jeff Porcaro – percussion
  • Greg Prestopino – vocals, background vocals
  • Terry Reid – vocals, background vocals
  • John Sebastian – autoharp, harp
  • William D. "Smitty" Smith – piano, keyboard
  • JD Souther – vocals, background vocals
  • Fred Tackett – synthesizer, acoustic guitar, guitar, mandolin, keyboard, 12 string guitar, Fender Rhodes
  • Willow VanDer Hoek – vocals, background vocals
  • Tom Waits – vocals, background vocals on "Your Sweet and Shiny Eyes"
  • Dennis Whitted – drums
  • Jai Winding – piano, keyboard, clavinet

Production

  • Producer: Paul Rothchild
  • Engineer: Fritz Richmond
  • Remastering supervisor: Ed Cherney
  • Remastering: Gregg Geller
  • Project coordinator: Jo Motta
  • Horn arrangements: Nick DeCaro, Jerry Jumonville, Bill Payne, Fred Tackett
  • String arrangements: Nick DeCaro
  • Art direction: Lockart
  • Photography: Michael Dobo, Norman Seeff
  • Cover photo: Norman Seeff

Charts

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! Chart (1975)

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| US Top LPs & Tape (Billboard)

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References