Lotta Love
Nicolette Larson
1979
Annual listening-list association, separate from the source-supported original release year reviewed in v3.7.
Release: 1978
Release: 1978Source checked | Recent carryover
V3.7 reviewed original release year: The recording opens Nicolette Larsons 1978 debut Nicolette. Its 1979 chart/list appearance follows the original album year.
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Rhino - Nicolette
Label history identifies Lotta Love as the opener of Nicolette Larsons 1978 debut, Neil Young connection and Ted Templemans album production. Album-wide supporting musicians are not assigned to this individual track.
Inspiration and background
Researched recording background
Lotta Love opens Nicolette Larson's 1978 debut album Nicolette. Her work as a backing vocalist had connected her with Neil Young, whose song became a key part of her move into solo recording. Ted Templeman produced the album, which mixed rock, country and R&B material. This original studio version is distinct from her later concert recordings. Retained list context: Lotta Love by Nicolette Larson appears at number 41 in the reviewed U.S. year-end table for 1979. No reliable song-specific account of its inspiration was established in this review.
Evidence scope: Sourced recording and release context; private songwriting inspiration or exact audio identity is not inferred.
Sources for this information
Rhino - Nicolette
Label history identifies Lotta Love as the opener of Nicolette Larsons 1978 debut, Neil Young connection and Ted Templemans album production. Album-wide supporting musicians are not assigned to this individual track. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
Billboard year-end 1979 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
Earlier note and its recorded status
Earlier status: Basic catalog context. This earlier wording is retained as historical context; the reviewed account above is the current summary.
Lotta Love by Nicolette Larson appears at number 41 in the reviewed U.S. year-end table for 1979. No reliable song-specific account of its inspiration was established in this review.
Other appearances and versions
catalog version unspecified
Original release date and exact pressing/version are not independently established.
An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.
Sources and scope
Source-backed annual association (secondary source; not a complete discographic review)
Editorial classification of this recording, informed by the cited artist and original-release context. Genre tags are interpretive, not an assertion that the source assigns an exact taxonomy.
Billboard year-end 1979 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
Rhino - Nicolette
Label history identifies Lotta Love as the opener of Nicolette Larsons 1978 debut, Neil Young connection and Ted Templemans album production. Album-wide supporting musicians are not assigned to this individual track.
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