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Since Bonnie Raitt didn't score any big hits during her nine-album tenure at Warner Bros., compiling a best-of from those records is largely a matter of taste, and after Raitt's commercial breakthrough on Capitol with Nick of Time in 1989, Warners decided to trust her own taste in choosing songs for this compilation. The artist's input is usually considered a good thing, but in this case it has resulted in an idiosyncratic selection that fails to be representative or to cull the real highlights from Raitt's Warners catalog. Basically, that catalog breaks down into three sections -- the first three solid albums, the second three good but uneven albums, and the last three mediocre, compromised albums. Raitt has opted to try to find at least a couple of tracks from each album, which means she necessarily slights her best work in favor of her weakest. Even by choosing four tracks from Give It Up, she still misses "Been Too Long at the Fair," and by restricting herself to two tracks from Takin My Time, she misses "Cry Like a Rainstorm" and "I Gave My Love a Candle." On later albums, the problem is more about selection than quantity. Why "Sugar Mama" from Home Plate and not "Run Like a Thief" and "I'm Blowin' Away"? Why "(Goin') Wild for You Baby" from The Glow and not the Grammy-nominated "You're Gonna Get What's Coming"? Why "Willya Wontcha" from Green Light and not "Me and the Boys"? Even taking into account differences in taste, Raitt's choices run in the face of the preferences of fans and critics to the point that the album fails to make the case for her Warners recordings as true expressions of her talents, a case that could have been made decisively with a better selection.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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BONNIE RAITT, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Junior Wells, Harp - Douglas Spurgeon, Trombone - Eugene Hoffman, Saxophone - Freebo, Bass Guitar - John Beach, Piano - Maurice Jacox, Flute, Saxophone - Peter Bell, Electric Guitar - Russell Hagan, Electric Guitar - Steven Bradley, Drums - Voyle Harris, Trumpet - Willie Murphy, Producer, Piano - A.C. Reed, Tenor Saxophone
© 1990 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1971 Warner Records Inc.
BONNIE RAITT, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist
© 1990 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1972 Warner Records Inc.
BONNIE RAITT, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - Junior Wells, Harp - Douglas Spurgeon, Trombone - Eugene Hoffman, Saxophone - Freebo, Bass Guitar - John Beach, Composer, Piano - Maurice Jacox, Flute, Saxophone - Peter Bell, Electric Guitar - Russell Hagan, Electric Guitar - Steven Bradley, Drums - Voyle Harris, Trumpet - Willie Murphy, Producer, Piano - A.C. Reed, Tenor Saxophone - Sippie Wallace, Composer
© 1990 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1971 Warner Records Inc.
Jackson Browne, Writer - BONNIE RAITT, Lead Vocals, MainArtist
© 1990 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1972 Warner Records Inc.
BONNIE RAITT, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Chris Smither, Composer, Writer
© 1990 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1972 Warner Records Inc.
BONNIE RAITT, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Kaz, Composer - Titus, Composer
© 1990 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1972 Warner Records Inc.
Milt Holland, Contributor - BONNIE RAITT, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Chris Smither, Writer
© 1990 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1973 Warner Records Inc.
Randy Newman, Writer - BONNIE RAITT, Lead Vocals, MainArtist
© 1990 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1973 Warner Records Inc.
John Prine, Writer - BONNIE RAITT, Lead Vocals, MainArtist
© 1990 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1974 Warner Records Inc.
BONNIE RAITT, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Allen Toussaint, Writer
© 1990 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1974 Warner Records Inc.
Nick DeCaro, Arranger - Kin Vassy, Writer - Fred Tackett, Brass Arranger - BONNIE RAITT, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Jerry Jumonville, Brass Arranger - Freebo, Contributor
© 1990 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1975 Warner Records Inc.
Jai Winding, Contributor - Glen Clark, Writer - Fred Tackett, Brass Arranger - BONNIE RAITT, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Jerry Jumonville, Brass Arranger - Freebo, Contributor
© 1990 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1975 Warner Records Inc.
BONNIE RAITT, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - PAUL SIEBEL, Writer
© 1990 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1977 Warner Records Inc.
BONNIE RAITT, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Earl Randall, Writer
© 1990 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1977 Warner Records Inc.
Max Crook, Composer, Writer - BONNIE RAITT, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Del Shannon, Composer, Writer
© 1990 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1977 Warner Records Inc.
BONNIE RAITT, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Veyler Hildebrand, Writer
© 1990 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1979 Warner Records Inc.
Tom Snow, Writer - BONNIE RAITT, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - David Batteau, Writer
© 1990 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1979 Warner Records Inc.
Johnny Lee Schell, Writer - BONNIE RAITT, Lead Vocals, MainArtist
© 1990 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1982 Warner Records Inc.
BONNIE RAITT, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Toots Hibbert, Writer
© 1990 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1986 Warner Records Inc.
BRYAN ADAMS, Writer - Jim Vallance, Writer - BONNIE RAITT, Lead Vocals, MainArtist
© 1990 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1986 Warner Records Inc.
Album review
Since Bonnie Raitt didn't score any big hits during her nine-album tenure at Warner Bros., compiling a best-of from those records is largely a matter of taste, and after Raitt's commercial breakthrough on Capitol with Nick of Time in 1989, Warners decided to trust her own taste in choosing songs for this compilation. The artist's input is usually considered a good thing, but in this case it has resulted in an idiosyncratic selection that fails to be representative or to cull the real highlights from Raitt's Warners catalog. Basically, that catalog breaks down into three sections -- the first three solid albums, the second three good but uneven albums, and the last three mediocre, compromised albums. Raitt has opted to try to find at least a couple of tracks from each album, which means she necessarily slights her best work in favor of her weakest. Even by choosing four tracks from Give It Up, she still misses "Been Too Long at the Fair," and by restricting herself to two tracks from Takin My Time, she misses "Cry Like a Rainstorm" and "I Gave My Love a Candle." On later albums, the problem is more about selection than quantity. Why "Sugar Mama" from Home Plate and not "Run Like a Thief" and "I'm Blowin' Away"? Why "(Goin') Wild for You Baby" from The Glow and not the Grammy-nominated "You're Gonna Get What's Coming"? Why "Willya Wontcha" from Green Light and not "Me and the Boys"? Even taking into account differences in taste, Raitt's choices run in the face of the preferences of fans and critics to the point that the album fails to make the case for her Warners recordings as true expressions of her talents, a case that could have been made decisively with a better selection.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 20 track(s)
- Total length: 01:15:49
- Main artists: Bonnie Raitt
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Rhino - Warner Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 1990 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1990 Warner Records Inc. Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company
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