2005 studio album by Bonnie Raitt
Souls Alike Bonnie Raitt , released in 2005 on Capitol Records . The album peaked at No. 19 on the US Billboard 200 .
Critical reception
Souls Alike received generally positive reviews from music critics . At Metacritic , which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 72 based on 6 reviews, which indicates "generally favourable reviews".
Edna Gunderson of USA Today wrote "Full of poignant ballads and rootsy romps, Souls draws on Raitt's defiance, grace and earthy authenticity, allowing her to stretch stylistically without crowding the signature attractions of her brandied vocals and stinging slide guitar." Brad Kava of the Mercury News proclaimed, "There are some touches of world music, but no real surprises. What you have is an album that is rock solid all the way through and continues her run as an uncompromising classic artist in the vein of Bob Dylan and Tom Petty ."
Singles
"I Will Not Be Broken" peaked at No. 27 on the US Billboard ' Adult Contemporary chart. This tune was also Grammy nominated in the category of Best Female Pop Vocal Performance .
Track listing
No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "I Will Not Be Broken" Gordon Kennedy , Wayne Kirkpatrick , Tommy Sims 3:41 2. "God Was in the Water" Randall Bramblett , Davis Causey5:17 3. "Love on One Condition" Jon Cleary 3:43 4. "So Close" Tony Arata , George Marinelli, Pete Wasner3:22 5. "Trinkets" Emory Joseph 5:02 6. "Crooked Crown" David Batteau , Maia Sharp 3:49 7. "Unnecessarily Mercenary" Jon Cleary 3:51 8. "I Don't Want Anything to Change" Stephanie Chapman, Liz Rose , Maia Sharp 4:29 9. "Deep Water" John Capek , Marc Jordan 3:58 10. "Two Lights in the Nighttime" Lee Clayton , Pat McLaughlin 4:22 11. "The Bed I Made" David Batteau, Maia Sharp 4:59
Personnel
Bonnie Raitt – lead vocals, slide guitar , acoustic guitar (8)
Jon Cleary – acoustic piano (1–8, 10, 11), Hammond B3 organ , Wurlitzer organ , rhythm guitar (3), backing vocals (3, 4, 7, 9)Mitchell Froom – Minimoog (1), additional acoustic piano (2), Rhodes piano (2), dolceola (4), additional Wurlitzer organ (6), additional baritone saxophone (6), additional Hammond B3 organ (8), additional orchestration (9)John Capek – acoustic piano (9), strings (9), bass (9), drum loops (9), percussion (9)George Marinelli – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals (4, 10)
David Batteau – synth guitar (6)James "Hutch" Hutchinson – bass (1–8, 10, 11)Ricky Fataar – drums, percussionMaia Sharp – backing vocals (1, 2, 6), baritone saxophone (6), tenor saxophone (11)Arnold McCuller – backing vocals (1, 5, 7, 9)Sweet Pea Atkinson – backing vocals (5, 7)Production
Producer – Bonnie Raitt
Co-Producer, Recording and Mixing – Tchad Blake
Additional Recording and Mixing – Kevin Dean
Assistant Engineers – David Boucher, Ryan Doordan, Michael Rodriguez and Scott Wiley.
Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering (Portland, ME).
Project Coordinator – Kathy Kane
Art Direction, Design and Background Photography – Norman Moore
Photography – Sam Jones
Stylist – Kate Lindsay
Make-Up – Joanna Schlip
Management – Annie Heller-Gutwillig and Chloe Monahan Charts
References
^ "Critic reviews for Souls Alike" . Metacritic
Jurek, Thom. "Bonnie Raitt - Souls Alive" . Allmusic . Retrieved December 8, 2024.
Takiff, Johnathan (September 13, 2005). "Paul McCartney a delight in 'Chaos'" . Philadelphia Daily News . Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via newsbank.com.
Argyrakis, Andy (2005-10-17). "Bonnie Raitt "Souls Alike"" . Chicago Tribune
Wallace, Bob (September 24, 2005). "BONNIE RAITT "SOULS ALIKE" (Capitol)" . Morning Call . Retrieved 2024-12-08.
Murphy, John (2005-09-12). "Bonnie Raitt - Souls Alike" . musicOMH
Whitman, Andy (2006-01-20). "Bonnie Raitt - Souls Alike :: Music :: Reviews" . Paste
DeLuca, Dan (September 13, 2005). "A tuneful fall foursome" . Philadelphia Inquirer . p. 258. Retrieved 2024-12-08 – via newsbank.com.
Walters, Barry (2005-09-22). "Souls Alike" . Rolling Stone
Bernthal, Ron (September 16, 2005). "Bonnie Raitt" . Lexington Herald Leader Associated Press . Retrieved 2024-12-08 – via newsbank.com.
^ Kava, Brad (November 4, 2005). "'SOULS ALIKE' - BONNIE RAITT CAPITOL" . The Mercury News . p. 70. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via newsbank.com.
^ Gundersen, Edna (2005-09-12). "Raitt's divine 'Souls'; Gray's Wonderful 'Life' (Bonnie Raitt, Souls Alike )" . USA Today
Bonnie Raitt - Souls Alike . Capitol Records . 2005.^ "Bonnie Raitt: Souls Alive" . Billboard . Retrieved December 8, 2024.
"Bonnie Raitt: Adult Contemporary Songs" . Billboard . Retrieved December 8, 2024."Bonnie Raitt" . The Recording Academy . Retrieved December 8, 2024.
External links
Bonnie Raitt Studio albums
Compilation albums
Live albums
Singles
Other songs
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