Bonnie Raitt Sweet Forgiveness RIAA Gold LP Award

RIAA Gold album award for Bonnie Raitt album Sweet Forgiveness. Released in April 1977, the album was certified Gold by the RIAA on Oct. 24, 1980 for 500,000 copies sold. This album features Raitt's bluesy cover of "Runaway" (penned by Del Shannon and Max Crook) which reached #57 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It also featured Raitt singing and playing acoustic, electric and slide guitars on Jackson Browne and Karla Bonoff-penned tracks. The album itself peaked at #25 on the Top 200 Albums chart.   Mouse Over to Zoom/Click to Enlarge Photos Item Highlights: RIAA "floater" Gold LP award VG condition with original manufacturer sticker First presentation award from 1980 Presentation to artist manager Award measures approx. 17" x 21" Known as a "floater" award because the components appear to "float" above the matte, they were made from 1975-1981 RIAA "floater" awards numbered only 25-50 plaques worldwide for any given single/album Great collectors item for any Bonnie Raitt fan FREE in