Anytime...Anywhere

Anytime...Anywhere
Anytime...Anywhere
Studio album by Rita Coolidge
Released	March 1977
Studio	Sunset Sound and A&M Studios (Hollywood, California) Studio 55 (Los Angeles, California);
Genre	Pop
Length	36:03
Label	A&M
Producer	David Anderle
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Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Christgau's Record Guide	C^[1]

Anytime...Anywhere is the sixth album by Rita Coolidge released in 1977 on the A&M Records label. The album is her most successful, reaching #6 on the Billboard 200 and having been certified platinum (over 1 million U.S. copies sold). The album spawned three Billboard top twenty hits; a cover of Boz Scaggs' "We're All Alone" (#7), a cover of The Temptations' "The Way You Do The Things You Do" (#20), and the album's biggest hit, "(Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher and Higher" (#2), a remake of Jackie Wilson's "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher".

Track listing

Side one

"(Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher and Higher" (Paul Smith, Gary Jackson, Raynard Miner, Billy Davis) – 3:59
"The Way You Do the Things You Do" (William "Smokey" Robinson, Robert Rogers) – 3:35
"We're All Alone" (Boz Scaggs) – 3:38
"I Feel the Burden (Being Lifted Off My Shoulders)" (Glen Clark) – 2:46
"I Don't Want to Talk About It" (Danny Whitten) – 3:36

Side two

"Words" (Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb) – 3:25
"Good Times" (Sam Cooke) – 2:42
"Who's to Bless and Who's to Blame" (Kris Kristofferson) – 3:37
"Southern Lady" (Michael Hazlewood) – 3:30
"The Hungry Years" (Neil Sedaka, Howard Greenfield) – 4:18

Production

David Anderle – producer
Warren Dewey – recording engineer
Marty Lewis – recording engineer
Kent Nebergall – recording engineer, mixing engineer
Mike Reese – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California)
Roland Young – art direction
Chuck Beeson – album design
Dick Zimmerman – photography
Ellen Vogt – production Assistant

Source: Anytime...Anywhere album cover

Personnel

Rita Coolidge – lead vocals, backing vocals (1), harmony vocals (5)
Booker T. Jones – organ (1–3, 7), synthesizers (1), string arrangements (1, 3, 6), track arrangements (1–3, 6), backing vocals (2, 7), electric piano (6, 7), harmony vocals (6), arrangements (7)
Michael Utley – electric piano (1, 9), synthesizers (1, 3, 6), acoustic piano (2–8, 10), organ (4, 8, 9)
Jerry McGee – electric guitar (1, 9), electric rhythm guitar (2), acoustic guitar (3, 5–7, 10), lead guitar (4)
Dean Parks – electric guitar (1, 7, 10), electric slide guitar (2), acoustic guitar (3, 5), lead electric guitar (3), rhythm guitar (4), guitars (8), horn and string arrangements (10)
Al Perkins – pedal steel guitar (5)
Leland Sklar – bass
Mike Baird – drums (1–3, 6, 7)
Sammy Creason – drums (4, 5, 8–10)
Bobbye Hall – congas (4, 9), tambourine (4, 9)
Gayle Levant – harp (10)
Nick DeCaro – string arrangements (5)
Kim Carnes – backing vocals (1, 2, 7)
Danny Timms – backing vocals (1, 2, 7)
Venetta Fields – backing vocals (4, 8, 9)
Clydie King – backing vocals (4, 8, 9)
Sherlie Matthews – backing vocals (4, 8, 9)

Charts

Chart (1977)	Peak position
Australian (Kent Music Report)^[2]	9
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[3]	15
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[4]	40
UK Albums (OCC)^[5]	7
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[6]	23
US Billboard 200^[7]	6

Certifications and sales


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[8]	Platinum	50,000^{^}
Canada (Music Canada)^[9]	Platinum	100,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[10]	Gold	100,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[11]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: C". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 23, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 74. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Rita Coolidge – Anytime...Anywhere" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
^ "Charts.nz – Rita Coolidge – Anytime...Anywhere". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
^ "Rita Coolidge | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
^ "Rita Coolidge Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
^ "Rita Coolidge Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
^ "Awards from Oz" (PDF). Cash Box. February 7, 1981. p. 31. Retrieved December 4, 2021 – via World Radio History.
^ "Canadian album certifications – Rita Coolidge – Anytime...Anywhere". Music Canada.
^ "British album certifications – Rita Coolidge – Anytime...Anywhere". British Phonographic Industry.
^ "American album certifications – Rita Coolidge – Anytime...Anywhere". Recording Industry Association of America.

[1] Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: C". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 23, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.

[aus-2] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 74. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[ac_Netherlands_Rita_Coolidge-3] "Dutchcharts.nl – Rita Coolidge – Anytime...Anywhere" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 12, 2020.

[ac_New_Zealand_Rita_Coolidge-4] "Charts.nz – Rita Coolidge – Anytime...Anywhere". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 12, 2020.

[ac_UK_Rita_Coolidge-5] "Rita Coolidge | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved January 12, 2020.

[ac_BillboardCountry_Rita_Coolidge-6] "Rita Coolidge Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 10, 2017.

[ac_Billboard200_Rita_Coolidge-7] "Rita Coolidge Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 12, 2020.

[aus81-8] "Awards from Oz" (PDF). Cash Box. February 7, 1981. p. 31. Retrieved December 4, 2021 – via World Radio History.

[CanadaRita_CoolidgeAnytime...AnywherealbumCertRef-9] "Canadian album certifications – Rita Coolidge – Anytime...Anywhere". Music Canada.

[United_KingdomRita_CoolidgeAnytime...AnywherealbumCertRef-10] "British album certifications – Rita Coolidge – Anytime...Anywhere". British Phonographic Industry.

[United_StatesRita_CoolidgeAnytime...AnywherealbumCertRef-11] "American album certifications – Rita Coolidge – Anytime...Anywhere". Recording Industry Association of America.

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v t e Rita Coolidge
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Compilation albums	Greatest Hits
Singles	"Fever" "Loving Arms" "Lover Please" "(Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher and Higher" "We're All Alone" "The Way You Do the Things You Do" "Words" "You" "One Fine Day" "I'd Rather Leave While I'm in Love" "The Closer You Get" "All Time High" "Only You"
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