Bonus Disco Track of "Lotta Love" Makes this CD a Must-Have
Cain Farmer | Alexandria, VA | 05/11/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"If Larson's career wasn't exactly stellar, you wouldn't guess it from this collection of tunes from Larson's 4 pop albums, 2 country albums and 1 children's lullabies album [and her appearance on the soundtrack of "Arthur"]. Best known for her 1978 smash "Lotta Love," Nicolette more or less faded from view after that but still put out some great recordings. For the Nicolette fan, this album is a must-have if only because it contains a bonus track of a long, lightly disco-fied version of "Lotta Love" [well, long might not be a good word for it, because the song clocks in at about 4 1/2 minutes]. All others will be surprised by some great songs and may even wonder after listening how exactly Nicolette failed to stay on the charts in any meaningful way after the success of her first album and single. And while the album provides some clues about the answer to that question--namely, genre-hopping--it also provides a great introduction to non-fans of an often underlooked talent who died too young but whose musical catalog is worthy of more than a few superlatives."