Dig In Deep is the seventeenth studio album by American singer and songwriter Bonnie Raitt. The album was released on February 26, 2016. The album once again primarily features her longtime band composed of Ricky Fataar on drums, George Marinelli on guitars and James "Hutch" Hutchinson on bass with newer member Mike Finnigan on keyboards.
Critical reception
Dig In Deep 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 82 based on 17 reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim". The album earned Raitt a nomination for "Artist of the Year" at the 2016 Americana Music Honors & Awards.
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Track listing
Personnel Bonnie Raitt – lead vocals, electric slide guitar (1–3, 6–10), electric guitar (4), acoustic piano (5, 12), percussion (8), backing vocals (8), arrangements (12) Mike Finnigan – Hammond B3 organ (1–3, 5–10), clavinet (2), keyboards (3, 7), backing vocals (5, 6, 9), electric piano (9) George Marinelli – electric guitars (1–10), backing vocals (3, 6, 9, 10), acoustic guitar (4), finger snaps (4) James "Hutch" Hutchinson – bass guitar (1–10) Ricky Fataar – drums (1–10), percussion (1–9, 11), finger snaps (4), backing vocals (10) with: Jon Cleary – electric piano (1), backing vocals (1, 5) Patrick Warren – keyboards (11, 12), arrangements (12) Bill Frisell – electric guitar (11) Greg Leisz – acoustic guitar (11) Joe Henry – acoustic guitar (11) David Piltch – acoustic bass (11) Jay Bellerose – drums (11) Arnold McCuller – backing vocals (4, 8, 9) Maia Sharp – backing vocals (4, 8)
Production Producers – Bonnie Raitt (Tracks 1–10 & 12); Joe Henry (Track 11). Recorded and Mixed by Ryan Freeland Second Engineer – Pablo Hernandez Third Engineer – Josh Simmons Digital Technician – Boyz Bieber Mixed at Stampede Origin (Culver City, California) Mastered by Kim Rosen at Knack Mastering (Ringwood, NJ). Project Coordinator – Kathy Kane Art Direction and Design – Norman Moore at DesignartLA.com. Photography – Marina Chavez, Molly Bosted, Linda Posnick and Jason Farrell. Video Editor – Jason Farrell Make-up – Lori Depp Stylist – Kate Lindsey Prop Stylists – David Browne and Eddie Burke Management and Label – Kathy Kane, assisted by Annie Heller-Gutwillig and Chloe Monahan. Bass and Guitar Wrangler – Manny Alvarez
Charts
Chart Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)70 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)29 Canadian Albums (Billboard)37 Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)23 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)80 UK Albums (OCC)35 UK Americana (OCC)1 US Billboard 20011 US Americana (AMA)1 US Blues (Billboard)1 US Folk (Billboard)1US Rock (Billboard)3
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