Chi Coltrane - Thunder and Lightning

October 1972 - Weeks On Chart: 12 - Highest Position: 7

This is jazzy and upbeat but I found that it was more of a display of musical competence than it was particularly meaningful to me. I turned it off after a bit.

Chi Coltrane (born 1948) started her performing career in Chicago. "Thunder and Lightning", which she wrote, reached #17 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #18 nationally in Canada. A followup single, "Go Like Elijah", reached #1 in the Netherlands; it has more of a gospel sound.

Ms. Coltrane continued recording albums until 1986, achieving more success in Europe than North America, In 2012, she released an album titled The Comeback Concert - Live in Vienna.

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