Anytime Anywhere - RITA COOLIDGE***

(Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher & Higher/The Way You Do The Things You Do/We're All Alone/I Feel The Burden/I Don't Want To Talk About It/Words/Good Times/Who's To Bless & Who's To Blame/Southern Lady/The Hungry Years

Anytime Anywhere was the most commercially successful album from US vocalist Rita Coolidge. Most of her songs were covers and this one includes her US top ten hits Higher & Higher and We’re All Alone. (US:6 UK:6)

“Coolidge had a long career both before and after this, but her biggest hit singles were all on this album. It's a decent and professional set of mostly covers, but her husky voice doesn't seem to register very much passion for the material.”

“All the tracks are enjoyable, including the powerful rock ballad Southern Lady and the closing track, a cover of Neil Sedaka's The Hungry Years, a yearning ballad. All in all, Anytime Anywhere is an appealing pop album with many a soulful moment.”

“Anytime Anywhere is the pinnacle of Rita's commercial success. The best tracks here are not the biggest hits, but other treasures. Her vocals on this record are amazing.”

“Her cover of Higher & Higher is probably the best ever. But the disc also includes other great nuggets. Coolidge knows how to pick the right songs to showcase her silky voice.”

“Rita has one of the smoothest voices I've ever heard, soft, smoky and romantic. She does justice to every song here. If you like slow rock from the 70s, do yourself a favour and get this. She is one of the most highly underrated and irreplaceable artists there have ever been.”

“Rita Coolidge has a long and distinguished career to her credit, without ever quite achieving the level of popularity that her talents deserved. Nevertheless, she had her moments in the spotlight and never more so than with Anytime Anywhere, which yielded several hits and gave her some success internationally. Many of the songs were covers, but with tasteful production nicely complementing Rita's superb voice. The versions here probably sounded fresh and exciting to anybody who was familiar with the originals.”