Bonnie Raitt
Bonnie Raitt (* 8. November 1949 in Burbank , California ) is an American blues - and country - singer and guitarist .
Life
The daughter of Broadway star John Raitt worked with Warren Zevon , Steve Ripley and Little Feat in the 1970s . Even after years in the music scene, she had failed to achieve commercial success. Affected by alcohol and other drugs , she lost her recording deal in 1983.
In 1987 she made a comeback when she formed the background choir with KD Lang and Jennifer Warnes on Roy Orbison's television show, which received widespread attention and good reviews. Raitt also worked with Prince , who composed four songs for her in 1987, but did not publish them. The tenth album, Nick of Time , released in 1989, topped the US charts, earned it three Grammys and sold five million copies in the US alone. In the same year she played at the invitation of John Lee Hooker on his comeback album The Healer . They received a Grammy for their duet I'm in the Mood . Raitt's follow-up album Luck of the Draw was even more successful with eight million CDs sold in the US. Her live album Road Tested includes duets with Bryan Adams and Jackson Browne . In 2004 she was invited by Ray Charles to perform with him on his Genius Loves Company album “ Do I Ever Cross Your Mind? " to sing.
Bonnie Raitt was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000 . In 2010, her life's work was recognized by being inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame of the Blues Foundation . The Rolling Stone listed her as 50th of the 100 best singers of all time and 89th of the 100 best guitarists of all time .
Discography
Studio albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 1971 | Bonnie Raitt | - | - | - | - | - |
First published: November 1971
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| 1972 | Give it up | - | - | - | - |
US138  (15 weeks)US |
First published: September 1972
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| 1973 | Takin 'my time | - | - | - | - |
US87 (20 weeks) US |
First published: October 1973
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| 1974 | Streetlights | - | - | - | - |
US80 (8 weeks) US |
First published: September 1974
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| 1975 | Home plate | - | - | - | - |
US43 (12 weeks) US |
First published: 1975
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| 1977 | Sweet forgiveness | - | - | - | - |
US25th (22 weeks)US |
First published: April 1977
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| 1979 | The glow | - | - | - | - |
US30 (21 weeks) US |
First published: September 1979
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| 1982 | Green light | - | - | - | - |
US38 (18 weeks) US |
First published: 1982
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| 1986 | Nine lives | - | - | - | - |
US115 (11 weeks) US |
First published: 1986
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| 1989 | Nick of Time |
DE68 (9 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK51 (5 weeks) UK |
US1  × 5
(185 weeks)US |
First published: March 21, 1989
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| 1991 | Luck of the Draw |
DE55 (8 weeks) DE |
- |
CH16 (13 weeks) CH |
UK38 (3 weeks) UK |
US2 × 7
(120 weeks)US |
First published: June 25, 1991
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| 1994 | Longing in Their Hearts |
DE70 (10 weeks) DE |
- |
CH40 (3 weeks) CH |
UK26 (5 weeks) UK |
US1 × 2
(47 weeks)US |
First published: March 14, 1994
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| 1998 | Fundamental | - | - |
CH43 (1 week) CH |
UK52 (1 week) UK |
US17th (20 weeks)US |
First published: March 30, 1998
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| 2002 | Silver lining | - | - | - | - |
US13 (23 weeks)US |
First published: March 29, 2002
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| 2005 | Souls Alike | - | - | - | - |
US19 (14 weeks) US |
First published: September 13, 2005
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| 2012 | Slipstream | - | - | - |
UK64 (2 weeks) UK |
US6 (25 weeks) US |
First published: April 10, 2012
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| 2016 | Dig in deep |
DE76 (1 week) DE |
- |
CH80 (1 week) CH |
UK35 (1 week) UK |
US11 (8 weeks) US |
First published: February 26, 2016
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gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
Compilations
| year | title |
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| 1990 | The Bonnie Raitt Collection | - | - | - | - |
US61 (15 weeks)US |
First published: June 28, 1990
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| 2003 | The Best of Bonnie Raitt 1989-2003 | - | - | - |
UK37 (2 weeks) UK |
US47 (5 weeks) US |
First published: 2003
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Live albums
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| 1995 | Road Tested | - | - |
CH40 (1 week) CH |
UK69 (1 week) UK |
US44 (21 weeks)US |
First published: November 7, 1995
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Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 1977 |
Runaway Sweet Forgiveness |
- | - | - | - |
US57 (12 weeks) US |
First published: May 1977
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| 1979 | You're Gonna Get What's Coming The Glow |
- | - | - | - |
US73 (6 weeks) US |
First published: November 1979
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| 1990 | Have a Heart Nick of Time |
- | - | - | - |
US49 (9 weeks) US |
First published: March 1990
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| Nick of Time Nick of Time |
DE73 (9 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK82 (3 weeks) UK |
US92 (3 weeks) US |
First published: May 1990
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| 1991 | Something to Talk About Luck of The Draw |
DE57 (7 weeks) DE |
- | - | - |
US5 (20 weeks) US |
First published: May 20, 1991
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| I Can't Make You Love Me Luck of The Draw |
- | - | - |
UK50 (4 weeks) UK |
US18 (20 weeks) US |
First published: October 22, 1991
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| 1992 | Not the Only One Luck of The Draw |
- | - | - | - |
US34 (17 weeks) US |
First published: April 1992
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| 1994 | Love Sneakin 'Up On You Longing in Their Hearts |
DE71 (10 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK69 (1 week) UK |
US19 (20 weeks) US |
First published: March 1, 1994
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| You Longing in Their Hearts |
- | - | - |
UK31 (2 weeks) UK |
US92 (7 weeks) US |
First published: June 1994
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| 1995 | You Got It Boys on the Side (OST) |
DE80 (8 weeks) DE |
- | - | - |
US33 (16 weeks) US |
First published: January 1995
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| Rock Steady Road Tested |
- | - | - |
UK50 (2 weeks) UK |
US73 (4 weeks) US |
First published: November 1995
(with Bryan Adams ) |
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Video albums
- 2006: Bonnie Raitt and Friends (US:gold)
DVD release
- 2005: Bonnie Raitt - Live At Montreux 1977/1991 , running length: 74 minutes, FSK 0, 15 music tracks live
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jealous Girl. In: Princevault.com. November 29, 2019, accessed May 8, 2020 .
- ↑ Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Bonnie Raitt in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
- ↑ Blues Foundation ( Memento of the original from August 22, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ 100 Greatest Singers of All Time. Rolling Stone , December 2, 2010, accessed August 8, 2017 .
- ↑ 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. Rolling Stone , December 18, 2015, accessed August 8, 2017 .
- ↑ a b c d Chart sources: DE CH UK US
- ↑ a b c d US singles: Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2006. Billboard Books, New York 2007, ISBN 0-89820-172-1 . / US albums: The Billboard Albums by Joel Whitburn , 6th Edition, Record Research 2006, ISBN 0-89820-166-7 .
- ↑ Music Sales Awards: US
Web links
- Literature by and about Bonnie Raitt in the catalog of the German National Library
- Bonnie Raitt's website
- Fansite: Bonnie's Pride and Joy
- Complete Bonnie Raitt Discography ( Memento from August 21, 2006 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Raitt, Bonnie |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American blues and country singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 8, 1949 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Burbank , California , United States |