| Bonnie Raitt | |
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 Bonnie Raitt performing live in 2007
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| Background information | |
| Born | November 8, 1949 Burbank, California, U.S. |
| Genre(s) | Blues, blue-eyed soul, country |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, musician, political activist, philanthrapist |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, slide guitar |
| Years active | 1971–present |
| Label(s) | Warner, Capitol |
| Website | bonnieraitt.com |
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Biography
Early life
Raitt began playing guitar at an early age, something not a lot of her high school girlfriends did. Later she would become famous for her bottleneck-style guitar playing. Slide guitar or bottleneck guitar is a particular method or technique for playing the Guitar. "I had played a little at school and at camp," she later recalled in a July 2002 interview.
- My parents would drag me out to perform for my family, like all parents do, but it was a hobby—nothing more. . . I think people must wonder how a white girl like me became a blues guitarist. The truth is, I never intended to do this for a living. I grew up. . . in a Quaker family, and for me being Quaker was a political calling rather than a religious one.
Pre-recording career
In 1967, Raitt entered Harvard's Radcliffe College as a freshman, majoring in African Studies. Radcliffe College was a women's liberal arts college in Cambridge Massachusetts, and was the Coordinate college for Harvard University "My plan was to travel to Tanzania, where President Julius Nyerere was creating a government based on democracy and socialism," Raitt recalled. Tanzania ˌtænzəˈniːə officially the United Republic of Tanzania (Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya Julius Kambarage Nyerere ( April 13, 1922 - October 14, 1999) served as the first President of Tanzania and previously Tanganyika Democracy is a form of government in which the supreme power is held completely by the people under a free electoral system Socialism refers to a broad set of economic theories of social organization advocating state or collective ownership and administration of the Means of production and distribution "I wanted to help undo the damage that Western colonialism had done to native cultures around the world. Cambridge was a hotbed of this kind of thinking, and I was thrilled. "
One day, Raitt was notified by a friend that blues promoter Dick Waterman was giving an interview at WHRB, Harvard's college radio station. Dick Waterman (born July 14, 1935) is an American writer promoter and photographer who has been influential in the development and recording of Blues music WHRB is a commercial FM radio station in Cambridge, Massachusetts. An important figure in the blues revival of the 1960s, Waterman was also a resident of Cambridge. Raitt went to see Waterman, and the two soon became friends, "much to the chagrin of my parents, who didn't expect their freshman daughter to be running around with 65-year-old bluesmen," recalled Raitt. "I was amazed by his passion for the music and the integrity with which he managed the musicians. "
During Raitt's sophomore year, Waterman relocated to Philadelphia, and a number of local musicians he counted among his friends went with him. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə Raitt had become a strong part of that community, recalling that "these people had become my friends, my mentors, and though I had every intention of graduating, I decided to take the semester off and move to Philadelphia. . . It was an opportunity that young white girls just don't get, and as it turns out, an opportunity that changed everything. "
By now, Raitt was also playing folk and rhythm and blues clubs in the Boston area, performing alongside established blues legends like Howlin' Wolf, Sippie Wallace, and Mississippi Fred McDowell, all of whom she met through Waterman. Folk music can have a number of different meanings including Traditional music: The original meaning of the term "folk music" was synonymous Chester Burnett redirects here For the American football player see Chester Burnett (American football Chester Arthur Burnett ( June 10, 1910 Sippie Wallace (born as Beulah Thomas, November 1, 1898 in Houston Texas; died November 1, 1986 in Detroit Fred McDowell ( January 12 1904 - July 3 1972) often known as Mississippi Fred McDowell, was a blues Singer and Guitar
Signing with Warner Bros.
In the fall of 1970, while opening for Fred McDowell at the Gaslight Cafe in New York, a reporter from Newsweek Magazine saw her and began to spread word of her performance. Fred McDowell ( January 12 1904 - July 3 1972) often known as Mississippi Fred McDowell, was a blues Singer and Guitar The Gaslight Cafe was a Coffee house located in the basement of 116 Macdougal Street, Greenwich Village, New York City The Gaslight was originally Newsweek is an American weekly Newsmagazine published in New York City. Scouts from major record companies were soon attending her shows to watch her play. She eventually accepted an offer with Warner Bros. who soon released her eponymous debut album, Bonnie Raitt, in 1971. Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and Bonnie Raitt is the self-titled debut Album by Bonnie Raitt, released in 1971 (see 1971 in music) The album was warmly received by the music press, many of whom praised her skills as an interpreter and as a bottleneck guitarist; at the time, very few women in popular music had strong reputations as guitarists.
While admired by those who saw her perform, and respected by her peers, Raitt gained little public acclaim for her work. Her critical stature continued to grow but record sales remained modest. Her second album, Give It Up, was released in 1972 to universal acclaim, and though many critics still regard it as her best work, it did not change her commercial fortunes. 1973's Takin' My Time was also met with critical acclaim, but these notices were not matched by the sales. Takin' My Time is the third Album by Bonnie Raitt, released in 1973 (see 1973 in music)
Raitt was beginning to receive greater press coverage, including a 1975 cover story for Rolling Stone Magazine, but with 1974's Streetlights, reviews for her work were becoming increasingly mixed. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published Events January - The Ramones form January - Joni Mitchell releases her monumental album Court and Spark, supported Streetlights is the fourth Album by Bonnie Raitt, released in 1974 (see 1974 in music) By now, Raitt was already experimenting with different producers and different styles, and she began to adopt a more mainstream sound that continued through 1975's Home Plate. Home Plate is the fifth Album by Bonnie Raitt, released in 1975 (see 1975 in music)
In 1976, Raitt made an appearance on Warren Zevon's self-titled album with Warren Zevon's friend Jackson Browne and Fleetwood Mac's Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks. Warren William Zevon (January 24 1947 &ndash September 7 2003 was a Grammy Award -winning American rock Singer-songwriter and Musician Warren Zevon is a Rock and roll album by Warren Zevon. This album was recorded in 1975 and released in 1976 (see 1976 in music) Clyde Jackson Browne (born October 9, 1948) is a German -born American rock Singer-songwriter and Musician. Fleetwood Mac are a British / American Lindsey Adams Buckingham (born October 3, 1949) is an American Guitarist and Singer, most notable for being a member of the musical group Stephanie Lynn "Stevie" Nicks (born on May 26 1948 in Phoenix Arizona) is an American Singer-songwriter, best known for her work with Fleetwood
Achieving commercial success
1977's Sweet Forgiveness gave Raitt her first commercial breakthrough when it yielded a hit single in her cover of Del Shannon's "Runaway." Recast as a heavy R&B recording based on a rhythmic groove inspired by Al Green, Raitt's version of "Runaway" was disparaged by many critics, but its commercial success prompted a bidding war between Warner Bros. and Columbia Records. Events Bohemian Rhapsody is named 'The Best Single Of The Last 25 Years' by BPI. Sweet Forgiveness is the sixth Album by Bonnie Raitt, released in 1977 For Dell Shannon, the pen name of a police procedural novelist see Elizabeth Linington. " Runaway " was a number one Billboard Hot 100 song in the spring of 1961 by Del Shannon. Albert Greene (born April 13 1946 better known as Al Green, is an American gospel and Soul music singer who received great acclaim in Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company "There was this big Columbia – Warner war going on at the time," recalled Raitt in a 1990 interview. "James Taylor had just left Warner Bros. James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American Singer-songwriter and Guitarist, born in Boston, Massachusetts and made a big album for Columbia. . . And then, Warner signed Paul Simon away from Columbia, and they didn't want me to have a hit record for Columbia — no matter what! So, I renegotiated my contract, and they basically matched Columbia's offer. Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13 1941 is an American Songwriter, Musician, and member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Frankly the deal was a really big deal. "
Warner Bros. held higher expectations for Raitt's next album, 1979's The Glow, but it was released to poor reviews as well as modest sales. See also Musical groups established in 1979 Record labels established in 1979 1979 in music (UK The Glow is the seventh Album by Bonnie Raitt, released in 1979 (see 1979 in music) Raitt would have one commercial success in 1979 when she helped organize the five MUSE (Musicians United for Safe Energy) concerts at Madison Square Garden. Musicians United for Safe Energy, or MUSE, was an Activist group founded in 1979 by Jackson Browne, Graham Nash, Bonnie Raitt Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG, and known colloquially as The Garden, has been the name of four Arenas in New York City. The shows spawned a three-record gold album as well as a Warner Bros. No Nukes The Muse Concerts For a Non-Nuclear Future was a 1980 triple Live album that contained selections from the September 1979 Madison Square feature film, No Nukes. No Nukes is a 1980 documentary and Concert film that contained selections from the September 1979 Madison Square Garden concerts The shows featured co-founders Jackson Browne, Graham Nash, John Hall, and Raitt as well as Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, The Doobie Brothers, James Taylor, Gil Scott-Heron, and numerous others. Clyde Jackson Browne (born October 9, 1948) is a German -born American rock Singer-songwriter and Musician. Graham William Nash (born 2 February 1942) is an British-American Singer-songwriter known for his light tenor vocals and for his songwriting contributions John Joseph Hall (born July 23 1948) is an American Musician, Activist, and Politician currently serving as the Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers are an American rock band formed in 1975 by Tom Petty The Doobie Brothers are an American rock group. They have sold over 22 million albums in the United States from the 1970s to the present James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American Singer-songwriter and Guitarist, born in Boston, Massachusetts Gil Scott-Heron (born April 1 1949) is an American Poet, Musician, and Author known primarily for his late 1960s and
For her next record, 1982's Green Light, Raitt made a conscious attempt to revisit the sound of her earlier records, but to her surprise, many of her peers and members of the press would compare her new sound to the burgeoning New Wave movement. See also 1982 in music (UK Musical groups established in 1982 Record labels established in 1982 Green Light is the eighth Album by Bonnie Raitt, released in 1982 (see 1982 in music) New Wave is a Rock music genre that existed during the late 1970s and the 1980s The album received her strongest reviews in years, but her sales did not improve and this would have a severe impact on her relationship with Warner Bros.
Drop from Warner Bros.
In 1983, as Raitt was finishing work on her follow-up album, titled Tongue & Groove, Warner Bros. cleaned house, dropping a number of major artists from their roster. Van Morrison and Arlo Guthrie were two of the most high-profile cases, and the day after mastering was completed on Tongue & Groove, Raitt was notified that she was to be dropped too. George Ivan Morrison OBE (generally known as Van Morrison) (born 31 August 1945 is a Grammy Award -winning Northern Irish Singer, Arlo Davy Guthrie (born July 10 1947 is an American folk singer The album was shelved indefinitely, and Raitt was left without a label. By now, Raitt was also struggling with alcohol and drug abuse.
Despite her personal and professional problems, Raitt continued to tour and participate in political activism. In 1985, she sang and appeared in the video of "Sun City", the anti-apartheid record written and produced by Steven Van Zandt. " Sun City " is a 1985 Protest song written by Steven Van Zandt and recorded by Artists United Against Apartheid to convey Steven Van Zandt (born November 22, 1950) is an American Musician, Songwriter, Arranger, Record producer Along with her participation in Farm Aid and Amnesty International concerts, Raitt would later travel to Moscow in 1987 as part of the first joint Soviet/American Peace Concert later shown on Showtime television. Farm Aid started as a Benefit concert on September 22, 1985, in Champaign Illinois, held to raise money for Family farmers in the Amnesty International (commonly known as Amnesty or AI) is a Western based international Non-governmental organization which defines its mission as "to Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of Also in 1987, Raitt would organize a benefit in Los Angeles, for Countdown '87 to Stop Contra Aid, featuring herself, Don Henley, Herbie Hancock, Holly Near and others. Donald Hugh " Don " Henley (born July 22, 1947, in Gilmer Texas, U Herbert Jeffrey Hancock ("Herbie" born April 12 1940 is a Jazz Pianist and Composer. Holly Near (born June 6, 1949 in Ukiah California) is an American Singer-songwriter, teacher and Social change
Tongue and Groove's name change and release
Two years after dropping her from their label, Warner Bros. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences notified Raitt of their plans to release Tongue & Groove. "I said it wasn't really fair," recalled Raitt. "I think at this point they felt kind of bad. I mean, I was out there touring on my savings to keep my name up, and my ability to draw was less and less. So they agreed to let me go in and recut half of it, and that's when it came out as Nine Lives. Nine Lives is the ninth Album by Bonnie Raitt, released in 1986 (see 1986 in music) " A critical and commercial disappointment, 1986's Nine Lives would be Raitt's last new recording for Warner Bros. See also Musical groups established in 1986 Record labels established in 1986 Events January Nine Lives is the ninth Album by Bonnie Raitt, released in 1986 (see 1986 in music)
In late 1987, she joined k.d. lang and Jennifer Warnes as female background vocals for Roy Orbison's television special, Roy Orbison and Friends, A Black and White Night. kd lang, OC (born Kathryn Dawn Lang, November 2, 1961) is a Grammy Award -winning Canadian Singer and Jennifer Jean Warnes (born March 3 1947 in Seattle, Washington) is an American singer and songwriter Roy Kelton Orbison ( April 23 1936 &ndash December 6 1988) nicknamed "The Big O" was an influential Grammy Award -winning Roy Orbison and Friends A Black and White Night is an acclaimed 1988 Cinemax television special originally broadcast on January 3 1988 on HBO starring Following this highly acclaimed broadcast, she began working on new material. By now, Raitt was clean and sober, having broken her substance abuse — for which she would credit Stevie Ray Vaughan in a Minnesota State Fair concertref,ref the night after Vaughan's 1990 death. Stephen "Stevie" Ray Vaughan ( October 3, 1954 August 27, 1990) was an American Blues-rock Guitarist During this time, Raitt considered signing with Prince's own label, Paisley Park, but negotiations would ultimately fall through. Prince Rogers Nelson (born June 7 1958 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American musician Instead she began recording a bluesy mix of pop and rock under the production guidance of Don Was at Capitol Records. Don Was (born Don Fagenson; September 13, 1952) is an American Musician, bassist and Record producer. Capitol Records is a major United States -based Record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood California and New York City as
Raitt had met Was through Hal Wilner, who was putting together Stay Awake, a tribute album to Disney music for A&M. Hal Willner (born 1957, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American Music producer working in recording films TV and live events A&M Records is an American Record label owned by Universal Music Group which operates through the Interscope-Geffen-A&M division Was and Wilner both wanted Raitt to sing lead on an adult-contemporary arrangement created by Was for "Baby Mine," the lullaby from Dumbo. Dumbo is a 1941 Animated feature Film produced by Walt Disney and first released on October 23 1941 by RKO Radio Pictures. Raitt was very pleased with the sessions, and she asked Don to produce her next album.
Peak commercial success
After more than twenty off and on years, recording popular music, Bonnie Raitt achieved belated commercial success with her 10th album, Nick of Time. Nick of Time is a Blues rock album by Bonnie Raitt, released on March 21, 1989. Released in 1989, Nick of Time went to the top of the U. S. charts, her first of two No 1 albums, and won three Grammy Awards. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences At the same time, she walked away with a fourth Grammy Award for her duet "In the Mood" with John Lee Hooker on his album The Healer. John Lee Hooker ( August 22, 1917 &ndash June 21, 2001) was an influential American Post-war Blues singer The Healer is a Blues album by John Lee Hooker, released in 1989
She followed up this success with three more Grammy Awards for her 1991 album, Luck of the Draw. Luck of the Draw is the eleventh Album by Bonnie Raitt, released in 1991 (see 1991 in music) Three years later, in 1994, she added two more Grammys with her album Longing in Their Hearts, her second no. Longing in Their Hearts is the twelfth Album by Bonnie Raitt, released in 1994 (see 1994 in music) 1 album. Both of these albums were multi-platinum successes. Raitt's collaboration with Was would amicably come to an end with 1995's live release, Road Tested. See also 1995 in music (UK Musical groups established in 1995 Record Road Tested is a Live album by Bonnie Raitt, released in 1995 (see 1995 in music) Released to solid reviews, it sold well enough to be certified gold.
For her next studio album, Raitt hired Mitchell Froom and Tchad Blake as her producers. Mitchell Froom (born 1954 is an American musician and record producer Tchad Blake (born in 1955 is an American Record producer, engineer mixer and musician "I loved working with Don Was but I wanted to give myself and my fans a stretch and do something different," Raitt said. Don Was (born Don Fagenson; September 13, 1952) is an American Musician, bassist and Record producer. Her work with Froom and Blake was released on Fundamental in 1998. Fundamental is an Album by Bonnie Raitt, released in 1998 (see 1998 in music)
Current era
In March 2000, Raitt was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is a Museum located on the shores of Lake Erie in downtown Cleveland Ohio, United States
Silver Lining was released in 2002 while Souls Alike was released in September 2005. Silver Lining is an Album by Bonnie Raitt, released in 2002 (see 2002 in music) Souls Alike is an Album by Bonnie Raitt, released in 2005 (see 2005 in music)
Australian Country Music Artist Graeme Connors has said Bonnie Raitt does something with a lyric no one else can do, she bends it and twists it right into your heart. (ABC Radio NSW Australia interview with Interviewer Chris Coleman on 18 January 2007) [1]
Political activism
Raitt's web site urges fans to learn more about preserving the environment. She was a founding member of Musicians United for Safe Energy. Musicians United for Safe Energy, or MUSE, was an Activist group founded in 1979 by Jackson Browne, Graham Nash, Bonnie Raitt
In 1994 at the urging of Dick Waterman Raitt funded the replacement of a headstone for one of her mentors, Fred McDowell through the Mt. Zion Memorial Fund. Dick Waterman (born July 14, 1935) is an American writer promoter and photographer who has been influential in the development and recording of Blues music Fred McDowell ( January 12 1904 - July 3 1972) often known as Mississippi Fred McDowell, was a blues Singer and Guitar The Mt Zion Memorial Fund is a Mississippi non-profit corporation formed in 1989 and named after the 108 year old Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Morgan City, Mississippi Raitt would later finance memorial headstones in Mississippi for Memphis Minnie, Sam Chatmon, and Tommy Johnson through the Mt. Memphis Minnie McCoy-Lawler (born Lizzie Douglas, June 3, 1897 in Algiers, Louisiana; died Sam Chatmon ( January 10, 1897 - February 2, 1983) was a Delta blues Tommy Johnson (1896 &ndash November 1 1956) was an influential American Delta blues musician who recorded in the late 1920s known for his eery Falsetto Zion Fund.
Bonnie Raitt is a staunch liberal Democrat. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. In July 2004, she drew thunderous applause at the Stockholm Jazz Festival for dedicating a classic to sitting (and later re-elected) U. Stockholm Jazz Festival is an annual Jazz festival in Stockholm, Sweden, spread over several venues across the city and one of the major summer events of S. President George W. Bush. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. She was quoted as saying, "We're gonna sing this for George Bush because he's out of here, people!" before she launched into the opening licks of "Your Good Thing (Is About to End)," a cover that was featured on her 1979 album The Glow. See also Musical groups established in 1979 Record labels established in 1979 1979 in music (UK The Glow is the seventh Album by Bonnie Raitt, released in 1979 (see 1979 in music) In 2002, she signed on as an official supporter of Little Kids Rock, a nonprofit organization that provides free musical instruments and free lessons to children in public schools throughout the U. Little Kids Rock is a nonprofit organization that provides free instruments and lessons to children in under-served public schools S. A. She has visited children in the program and sits on the organization's board of directors as an honorary member.
Raitt worked with Reverb, a non-profit environmental organization, for her 2005 Fall/Winter and 2006 Spring/Summer/Fall tours. Reverb is a Non-profit environmental organization that educates and engages musicians and their fans to promote environmental Sustainability. [1]
Raitt is part of the No Nukes group which is against the expansion of nuclear power. Bonnie Raitt, Graham Nash and Jackson Browne are part of the No Nukes group which is against the expansion of Nuclear power. Nuclear power is any Nuclear technology designed to extract usable Energy from atomic nuclei via controlled Nuclear reactions In 2007 the group recorded a music video of a new version of the Buffalo Springfield song For What It's Worth. A music video is a Short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music most commonly a Song with lyrics Buffalo Springfield was a short-lived but influential Folk rock group that served as a springboard for the careers of Neil Young, Stephen Stills, [2][3]
During the 2008 Democratic primary campaign Raitt, along with Jackson Browne, performed at campaign appearances for candidate John Edwards. Clyde Jackson Browne (born October 9, 1948) is a German -born American rock Singer-songwriter and Musician. Johnny Reid "John" Edwards (born June 10 1953
Personal life
Raitt and actor Michael O'Keefe married on April 27, 1991, (The Associated Press says they were married on April 28, 1991) and announced their divorce on November 9, 1999. Michael Raymond O'Keefe (born April 24, 1955) is an Academy Award -nominated American Film and Television Actor Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Divorce or dissolution of marriage is the termination of a Marriage. Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar)
Discography
Studio albums
- Bonnie Raitt (1971)
- Give It Up (1972) #138 US
- Takin' My Time (1973) #87 US
- Streetlights (1974) #80 US
- Home Plate (1975) #43 US
- Sweet Forgiveness (1977) #25 US
- The Glow (1979) #30 US
- Green Light (1982) #38 US
- Nine Lives (1986) #115 US
- Nick of Time (1989) #1 US, #51 UK
- Luck of the Draw (1991) #2 US, #38 UK
- Longing in Their Hearts (1994) #1 US, #26 UK
- Fundamental (1998) #17 US, #52 UK
- Silver Lining (2002) #13 US
- Souls Alike (2005) #19 US
Live albums
- Road Tested (1995) #44 US, #69 UK
- Bonnie Raitt and Friends (2006)
Compilations
- The Best Of Bonnie Raitt on Capitol 1989-2003 (2003) #47 US #37 UK
Virtual albums
- iTunes Originals - Bonnie Raitt
Singles
| Year | Song | US Hot 100 | US Rock | US Adult | UK | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | "Runaway" | #57 | - | - | - | Sweet Forgiveness |
| 1980 | "You're Gonna Get What's Coming" | #73 | - | - | - | The Glow |
| 1982 | "Keep This Heart In Mind" | - | #39 | - | - | Green Light |
| 1986 | "No Way To Treat A Lady" | - | #15 | - | - | Nine Lives |
| 1989 | "Thing Called Love" | - | #11 | - | #86 | Nick Of Time |
| 1990 | "Have A Heart" | #49 | - | #3 | - | |
| 1990 | "Nick Of Time" | #92 | - | #10 | #82 | |
| 1990 | "Love Letter" | - | - | #35 | - | |
| 1991 | "Something to Talk About" | #5 | #12 | #5 | - | Luck Of The Draw |
| 1991 | "I Can't Make You Love Me" | #18 | - | #6 | #50 | |
| 1991 | "Slow Ride" | - | #28 | - | - | |
| 1992 | "Not The Only One" | #34 | - | #2 | - | |
| 1992 | "Come to Me" | - | - | #10 | - | |
| 1993 | "All At Once" | - | - | #18 | - | |
| 1994 | "Love Sneakin' Up On You" | #19 | #25 | #2 | #69 | Longing In Their Hearts |
| 1994 | "You" | #92 | - | #15 | #31 | |
| 1994 | "Storm Warning" | - | - | #38 | - | |
| 1995 | "You Got It" | #33 | - | #6 | - | Boys On The Side soundtrack |
| 1995 | "Rock Steady" (with Bryan Adams) | #73 | - | #30 | #50 | Road Tested |
| 1998 | "One Belief Away" | - | - | #15 | - | Fundamental |
| 1999 | "Lover's Will" | - | - | #23 | - | |
| 2002 | "Silver Lining" | - | - | #21 | - | Silver Lining |
| 2003 | "Time Of Our Lives" | - | - | #27 | - | |
| 2005 | "I Will Not Be Broken" | - | - | #27 | - | Souls Alike |
| 2006 | "I Don't Want Anything To Change" | - | - | #38 | - |
Compilation Albums
- Stay Awake: Various Interpretations of Music from Vintage Disney Films, 1988 (one of Various Artists)
References
External links
Bonnie Raitt is the self-titled debut Album by Bonnie Raitt, released in 1971 (see 1971 in music) Takin' My Time is the third Album by Bonnie Raitt, released in 1973 (see 1973 in music) Streetlights is the fourth Album by Bonnie Raitt, released in 1974 (see 1974 in music) Home Plate is the fifth Album by Bonnie Raitt, released in 1975 (see 1975 in music) Sweet Forgiveness is the sixth Album by Bonnie Raitt, released in 1977 The Glow is the seventh Album by Bonnie Raitt, released in 1979 (see 1979 in music) Green Light is the eighth Album by Bonnie Raitt, released in 1982 (see 1982 in music) Nine Lives is the ninth Album by Bonnie Raitt, released in 1986 (see 1986 in music) Nick of Time is a Blues rock album by Bonnie Raitt, released on March 21, 1989. Luck of the Draw is the eleventh Album by Bonnie Raitt, released in 1991 (see 1991 in music) Longing in Their Hearts is the twelfth Album by Bonnie Raitt, released in 1994 (see 1994 in music) Fundamental is an Album by Bonnie Raitt, released in 1998 (see 1998 in music) Silver Lining is an Album by Bonnie Raitt, released in 2002 (see 2002 in music) Souls Alike is an Album by Bonnie Raitt, released in 2005 (see 2005 in music) Road Tested is a Live album by Bonnie Raitt, released in 1995 (see 1995 in music) Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks (originally called Mainstream Rock Tracks) is a ranking in Billboard magazine of the most-played songs on Mainstream rock The Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart (formerly known as Adult Contemporary Singles, Easy Listening, and only Adult Contemporary) lists the most popular The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry For the Lasse Hallström film with same title see Something to Talk About (film For the Grey's Anatomy episode with the same name see Something " I Can't Make You Love Me " is a 1991 popular song written by Mike Reid and Allen Shamblin and recorded by Bonnie Raitt on her " You Got It " is a song and single from Roy Orbison 's 1989 album Mystery Girl. Boys on the Side is a 1995 comedy-drama film directed by Herbert Ross. " Rock Steady " is a song written by Bryan Adams and Gretchen Peters in 1995. {Otherpeople|Brian Adams}} Bryan Adams OC, OBC, (born Bryan Guy Adams on November 5, 1959) is a Canadian rockDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic