Nicolette Larson will be the subject of her first, definitive anthology of her recordings for Warner Bros. in the late ’70s and early ’80s. The singer made a significant splash in 1978 with the release of her debut album, Nicolette, and its first single. That song, “Comes a Time,” written by Neil Young, reached #1 on the U.S. Adult/Contemporary chart and #8 on the Hot 100. The recording kicks off Look In My Direction: The Warner Bros. Recordings, coming from the U.K. label Cherry Red Records’ Lemon imprint. The 4-CD set, due November 14, 2025, is available for pre-order in the U.S. here and in the U.K. here.

The collection features all of Larson’s original albums for the label, all produced by in-house staffer Ted Templeman (The Doobie Brothers, Van Halen) and singer-songwriter Andrew Gold, as well as numerous bonus tracks. The 57 recordings of classic Southern California rock and pop, akin to “Yacht Rock,” feature contributions from many stars of the era including Linda Ronstadt, The Doobie Brothers’ Michael McDonald, Pat Simmons, Tom Johnston, Tiran Porter, John McFee, and Bobby LaKind, Little Feat’s Bill Payne, Paul Barrere, and Fred Tackett, Eddie Van Halen, Ronnie Montrose, Van Dyke Parks, Valerie Carter, and Klaus Voormann. The set also includes Larson’s back-up work for fellow artists Christopher Cross, Emmylou Harris, and Steve Goodman.

Look In My Direction is produced and annotated by Joe Marchese of Second Disc Records whose notes feature archival quotes from Larson, Young, Templeman, Gold, Ronstadt, and Russ Kunkel, whom Larson married in 1990.

From the label’s announcement: Larson rose to fame singing with Young on his classic albums American Stars ‘n Bars and Comes a Time. Signed to Warner Bros. Records as a solo artist, she teamed with a “Who’s Who” of the West Coast rock scene for four studio albums and one live set that effortlessly blended pop, rock, soul, R&B, country, gospel, bluegrass, and jazz.

Besides “Lotta Love” (heard in its original album version, 12-inch single remix, and The Lotta Nic Mix), are songs by JD Souther and Glenn Frey (“Last in Love”), Jackson Browne (“I’ll Fly Away (Without You)”), Burt Bacharach (“Mexican Divorce”), Leon Russell (“Say You Will”), Bill and Fran Payne (“Give a Little”), Michael McDonald (the duet “Let Me Go, Love”), and Lowell George (“Trouble”) plus soulful covers of Dusty Springfield’s “I Only Want to Be with You,” Marvin Gaye’s “Baby Don’t You Do It,” and The Supremes’ “Back in My Arms (Again).”

Larson died in Los Angeles on December 16, 1997. She was just 45 years old.

Nicolette Larson Look In My Direction: The Warner Bros. Recordings Track Listing
DISC ONE
NICOLETTE
1. LOTTA LOVE
2. RHUMBA GIRL
3. YOU SEND ME
4. CAN’T GET AWAY FROM YOU
5. MEXICAN DIVORCE
6. BABY, DON’T YOU DO IT
7. GIVE A LITTLE
8. ANGELS REJOICED
9. FRENCH WALTZ
10. COME EARLY MORNIN’
11. LAST IN LOVE
Bonus Tracks
12. LOTTA LOVE (JIM BURGESS DISCO MIX)
13. HELLO, STRANGER – Emmylou Harris with Nicolette Larson
14. LOTTA LOVE (THE LOTTA NIC MIX)

DISC TWO
LIVE AT THE ROXY
1. CLEAR LIGHT
2. GIVE A LITTLE
3. COME EARLY MORNIN’
4. FRENCH WALTZ
5. MEXICAN DIVORCE
6. LAST IN LOVE
7. YOU SEND ME
8. LOTTA LOVE
9. RHUMBA GIRL
10. BABY, DON’T YOU DO IT

DISC THREE
IN THE NICK OF TIME
1. DANCIN’ JONES
2. JUST IN THE NICK OF TIME
3. LET ME GO, LOVE
4. RIO DE JANEIRO BLUE
5. BREAKING TOO MANY HEARTS
6. BACK IN MY ARMS
7. FALLEN
8. DADDY
9. ISN’T IT ALWAYS LOVE
10. TROUBLE
Bonus Tracks
11. SWEET FEELIN’ – The Doobie Brothers with Nicolette Larson
12. THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY – Steve Goodman with Nicolette Larson
13. SAY YOU’LL BE MINE – Christopher Cross with Nicolette Larson

DISC FOUR
RADIOLAND
1. RADIOLAND
2. OOO-EEE
3. HOW CAN WE GO ON
4. WHEN YOU COME AROUND
5. TEARS, TEARS AND MORE TEARS
6. STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART
7. BEEN GONE TOO LONG
8. FOOL FOR LOVE
9. LONG DISTANCE LOVE

ALL DRESSED UP AND NO PLACE TO GO
10. I’LL FLY AWAY (WITHOUT YOU)
11. I ONLY WANT TO BE WITH YOU
12. JUST SAY I LOVE YOU
13. NATHAN JONES
14. I WANT YOU SO BAD
15. TWO TRAINS
16. LOVE, SWEET LOVE
17. SAY YOU WILL
18. TALK TO ME
19. STILL YOU LINGER ON
Bonus Track
20. SUMMER HEARTS (From the Motion Picture NATIONAL LAMPOON’S VACATION)