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More than just a best-selling artist, respected guitarist, expressive singer, and accomplished songwriter, Bonnie Raitt has become an institution in American music. The release of Souls Alike, her eighteenth album, marks yet another brave, exhilarating step in a legendary body of work.
Born to a musical family, the nine-time Grammy winner is the daughter of celebrated Broadway singer John Raitt (Carousel, Oklahoma!, The Pajama Game) and accomplished pianist/singer Marge Goddard. She was raised in Los Angeles in a climate of respect for the arts, Quaker traditions, and a commitment to social activism. A Stella guitar given to her as a Christmas present launched Bonnie on her creative journey at the age of eight. While growing up, though passionate about music from the start, she never considered that it would play a greater role than as one of her many growing interests.
In the late '60s, restless in Los Angeles, she moved east to Cambridge, Massachusetts. As a Harvard/Radcliffe student majoring in Social Relations and African Studies, she attended classes and immersed herself in the city's turbulent cultural and political activities. "I couldn't wait to get back to where there were folkies and the antiwar and civil rights movements," she says. "There were so many great music and political scenes going on in the late '60s in Cambridge." Also, she adds, with a laugh, "the ratio of guys to girls at Harvard was four to one, so all of those things were playing in my mind."
Raitt was already deeply involved with folk music and the blues at that time. Exposure to the album Blues at Newport 1963 at age 14 had kindled her interest in blues and slide guitar, and between classes at Harvard she explored these and other styles in local coffeehouse gigs. Three years after entering college, Bonnie left to commit herself full-time to music, and shortly afterward found herself opening for surviving giants of the blues. From Mississippi Fred McDowell, Sippie Wallace, Son House, Muddy Waters, and John Lee Hooker she learned first-hand lessons of life as well as invaluable techniques of performance.
"I'm certain that it was an incredible gift for me to not only be friends with some of the greatest blues people who've ever lived, but to learn how they played, how they sang, how they lived their lives, ran their marriages, and talked to their kids," she says. "I was especially lucky as so many of them are no longer with us."
Word spread quickly of the young redhaired blueswoman, her soulful, unaffected way of singing, and her uncanny insights into blues guitar. Warner Bros. tracked her down, signed her up, and in 1971 released her debut album, Bonnie Raitt. Her interpretations of classic blues by Robert Johnson and Sippie Wallace made a powerful critical impression, but the presence of intriguing tunes by contemporary songwriters, as well as several examples of her own writing, indicated that this artist would not be restricted to any one pigeonhole or style."
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Original release: 1971
Remastered re-release: October 9, 2001
Catalog info: Warner Bros. 1953-2
Produced by Willie Murphy
1. Bluebird
2. Mighty Tight Woman
3. Thank You
4. Finest Lovin' Man
5. Any Day Woman
6. Big Road
7. Walking Blues
8. Danger Heartbreak Dead Ahead
9. Since I Fell For You
10. I Ain't Blue
11. Women Be Wise
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Original release: 1972
Remastered re-release: March 5, 2002
Catalog info: Warner Bros. 2643-2
Produced by Michael Cuscuna
1. Give It Up Or Let Me Go
2. Nothing Seems To Matter
3. I Know
4. If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody
5. Love Me Like A Man
6. Too Long At The Fair
7. Under The Falling Sky
8. You Got To Know How
9. You Told Me Baby
10. Love Has No Pride.
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Original release: 1973
Remastered re-release: March 5, 2002
Catalog info: Warner Bros. 2729-2
Produced by John Hall
1. You've Been In Love Too Long
2. I Gave My Love A Candle
3. Let Me In
4. Everybody's Cryin Mercy
5. Cry Like A Rainstorm
6. Wah She Go Do
7. I Feel The Same
8. I Thought I Was A Child
9. Write Me A Few Of Your Lines/Kokomo Blues
10. Guilty
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Original release: 1974
Remastered re-release: October 9, 2001
Catalog info: Warner Bros. 2818-2
Produced by Jerry Ragovoy
1. That Song About The Midway
2. Rainy Day Man
3. Angel From Montgomery
4. I Got Plenty
5. Streetlights
6. What Is Success
7. Ain't Nobody Home
8. Everything That Touches You
9. Got You On My Mind
10. You Got To Be Ready For Love (If You Wanna Be Mine)
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Original release: 1975
Remastered re-release: March 5, 2002
Catalog info: Warner Bros. 2864-2
Produced by Paul A. Rothchild
1. What Do You Want The Boy To Do
2. Good Enough
3. Run Like A Thief
4. Fool Yourself
5. My First Night Alone Without You
6. Walk Out The Front Door
7. Sugar Mama
8. Pleasin' Each Other
9. I'm Blowin Away
10. Sweet And Shiny Eyes
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Original release: 1977
Remastered re-release: October 9, 2001
Catalog info: Warner Bros. 2990-2
Produced by Paul A. Rothchild
1. About To Make Me Leave Home
2. Runaway
3. Two Lives
4. Louise
5. Gamblin' Man
6. Sweet Forgiveness
7. My Opening Farewell
8. Three Time Loser
9. Takin' My Time
10. Home
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Original release: 1979
Remastered re-release: March 5, 2002
Catalog info: Warner Bros. 3369-2
Produced by Peter Asher
1. I Thank You
2. Your Good Thing (Is About to End)
3. Standin' By The Same Old Love
4. Sleep's Dark And Silent Gate
5. The Glow
6. Bye Bye Baby
7. The Boy Can't Help It
8. (I Could Have Been Your) Best Old Friend
9. You're Gonna Get What's Coming
10. (Goin') Wild For You Baby
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Original release: 1982
Remastered re-release: October 5, 2001
Catalog info: Warner Bros. 3630-2
Produced by Rob Fraboni
1. Keep This Heart In Mind
2. River Of Tears
3. Can't Get Enough
4. Willya Wontcha
5. Let's Keep It Between Us
6. Me And The Boys
7. I Can't Help Myself
8. Baby Come Back
9. Talk To Me
10. Green Lights
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Original release: 1986
Remastered re-release: October 9, 2001
Catalog info: Warner Bros. 25486-2
Produced by Bill Payne and George Massenburg
*Produced by Rob Fraboni
** Produced by Steve Tyrell for Tyrell-Mann Productions
1. No Way To Treat A Lady
2. Runnin' Back To Me
3. Who But A Fool (Thief Into Paradise)
4. Crime Of Passion
5. All Day, All Night
6. Stand Up To The Night**
7. Excited*
8. Freezin' (For A Little Human)*
9. True Love Is Hard To Find*
10. Angel*
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Released: 1989
Catalog info: Capitol 91268
Produced by Don Was
Recorded and Mixed by Ed Cherney
1. Nick Of Time
2. Thing Called Love
3. Love Letter
4. Cry On My Shoulder
5. Real Man
6. Nobody's Girl
7. Have A Heart
8. Too Soon To Tell
9. I Will Not Be Denied
10. I Ain't Gonna Let You Break My Heart Again
11. The Road's My Middle Name
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Released: 1990
Remastered Re-release: 2005
Catalog info: Warner Bros. 26242-2
Various producers and engineers
1. Finest Lovin' Man
2. Give It Up Or Let Me Go
3. Women Be Wise (previously unreleased duet with Sippie Wallace)
4. Under The Falling Sky
5. Love Me Like A Man
6. Love Has No Pride
7. I Feel The Same
8. Guilty
9. Angel From Montgomery (edited live duet with John Prine)
10. What Is Success
11. My First Night Alone Without You
12. Sugar Mama
13. Louise
14. About To Make Me Leave Home
15. Runaway
16. The Glow
17. (Goin') Wild For You Baby
18. Willya Wontcha
19. True Love Is Hard To Find (edit)
20. No Way To Treat A Lady
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Released: 1991
Catalog info: Capitol 96111
Produced by Don Was and Bonnie Raitt
1. Something To Talk About
2. Good Man, Good Woman (duet with Delbert McLinton)
3. I Can't Make You Love Me
4. Tangled And Dark
5. Come To Me
6. No Business
7. One Part Be My Lover
8. Not The Only One
9. Papa Come Quick (Jody and Chino)
10. Slow Ride
11. Luck Of The Draw
12. All At Once
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Released: 1994
Catalog info: Capitol 81427
Produced by Don Was and Bonnie Raitt
Recorded and Mixed by Ed Cherney
1. Love Sneakin' Up On You
2. Longing in Their Hearts
3. You
4. Cool, Clear Water
5. Circle Dance
6. I Sho Do
7. Dimming of the Day
8. Feeling of Falling
9. Steal Your Heart Away
10. Storm Warning
11. Hell To Pay
12. Shadow of Doubt
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Released: 1995
Catalog: CDP 7243 8 35850 2 1 (disc 1)
CDP 7243 8 33705 2 8 (disc 2)
Produced by Don Was and Bonnie Raitt
Recorded and Mixed by Ed Cherney
Disc 1:
1. Thing Called Love (with Bruce Hornsby, vocals and accordion)
2. Three Time Loser
3. Love Letter
4. Never Make Your Move Too Soon (with Ruth Brown, vocals. Charles Brown, vocals and piano. Kim Wilson, harmonica)
5. Something To Talk About
6. Matters Of The Heart
7. Shake A Little
8. Have A Heart
9. Love Me Like A Man
10. The Kokomo Medley
11. Louise
12. Dimming Of The Day (with Mark T. Jordan, harmony vocal)
Disc 2:
1. Longing In Their Hearts (with Glen Clark, harmony vocal)
2. Come To Me
3. Love Sneakin' Up On You
4. Burning Down The House
5. I Can't Make You Love Me (with Bruce Hornsby, piano)
6. Feeling of Falling (Bonnie Raitt, keyboards)
7. I Believe I'm In Love With You (with Kim Wilson)
8. Rock Steady (with Bryan Adams, vocal and guitar)
9. My Opening Farewell (with Jackson Browne, vocal and guitar)
10. Angel From Montgomery (with Jackson Browne and Bruce Hornsby, vocals & accordion; Bryan Adams and Kim Wilson)
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Released: April 1998
Catalog info: Capitol 56397
Produced by Mitchell Froom, Bonnie Raitt and Tchad Blake
Recorded and Mixed by Tchad Blake
1. The Fundamental Things
2. Cure For Love
3. Round & Round
4. Spit Of Love
5. Lover's Will
6. Blue For No Reason
7. Meet Me Half Way
8. I'm On Your Side
9. Fearless Love
10. I Need Love
11. One Belief Away
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Officially released April 9, 2002
Produced by Bonnie Raitt, Mitchell Froom and Tchad Blake
1. Fool's Game (4:08)
2. I Can't Help You Now (3:13)
3. Silver Lining (6:19)
4. Time Of Our Lives (4:00)
5. Gnawin' On It (4:44)
6. Monkey Business (3:36)
7. Wherever You May Be (5:31)
8. Valley Of Pain (4:27)
9. Hear Me Lord (5:09)
10. No Gettin' Over You (4:45)
11. Back Around (5:15)
12. Wounded Heart (4:13)
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Released: September 30, 2003
Catalog info: Capitol 90491
1. Thing Called Love (3:50)
2. Nick Of Time (4:04)
3. Love Letter (4:05)
4. Have A Heart (4:47)
5. Something To Talk About (3:47)
6. I Can’t Make You Love Me (5:31)
7. Not The Only One* (4:09)
8. Love Sneakin’ Up On You (3:40)
9. You (4:27)
10. Dimming Of The Day (3:39)
11. Love Me Like A Man (Live) (4:48)
12. Spit Of Love (4:41)
13. One Belief Away* (3:56)
14. Lover’s Will* (3:36)
15. I Can’t Help You Now (3:11)
16. Gnawin’ On It (4:44)
17. Silver Lining* (3:35)
18. Hear Me Lord (5:31)
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Released: September 13, 2005
Produced by Bonnie Raitt
Co-produced by Tchad Blake
Catalog info: 7243-4-73628-2-8 (U.S.), 0946-3 38015-2-3 (Int’l)
1. I Will Not Be Broken (3:38)
2. God Was In The Water (5:15)
3. Love On One Condition (3:41)
4. So Close (3:19)
5. Trinkets (4:57)
6. Crooked Crown (3:47)
7. Unnecessarily Mercenary (3:47)
8. I Don't Want Anything To Change (4:26)
9. Deep Water (3:55)
10. Two Lights In The Nighttime (4:14)
11. The Bed I Made (4:58)
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VH1 Classic Decades Rock Live! Presents
Bonnie Raitt And Friends Featuring Norah Jones, Ben Harper, Alison Krauss and Keb’ Mo’
Release date: August 15, 2006
Capitol Records
DVD
1. Unnecessarily Mercenary (featuring Jon Cleary)
2. I Will Not Be Broken
3. God Was In The Water
4. Gnawin' On It
5. You (featuring Alison Krauss)
6. Papa Come Quick (featuring Alison Krauss)
7. No Gettin' Over You (featuring Keb’ Mo’)
8. Love Letter (featuring Keb’ Mo’)
9. Crooked Crown
10. Trinkets
11. Two Lights In The Nighttime (featuring Ben Harper)
12. Well, Well, Well (featuring Ben Harper)
13. Something To Talk About
14. Hear Me Lord
15. I Don't Want Anything To Change (featuring Norah Jones)
16. Tennessee Waltz (featuring Norah Jones)
17. Love Sneakin' Up On You (featuring All Special Guests)
CD
1. Introduction
2. Unnecessarily Mercenary (featuring Jon Cleary)
3. I Will Not Be Broken
4. God Was In The Water
5. Gnawin’ On It
6. You (featuring Alison Krauss)
8. Love Letter (featuring Keb’ Mo’)
8. Two Lights In The Nighttime (featuring Ben Harper)
9. Well, Well, Well (featuring Ben Harper)
10. Something To Talk About
11. I Don't Want Anything To Change (featuring Norah Jones)
12. Love Sneakin' Up On You (featuring All Special Guests)
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