Description:
Personnel includes:
Bonnie Raitt (vocals, electric & National slide guitar); Jon Cleary (vocals, piano, keyboards, synthesizer); George Marinelli (acoustic & electric guitars, mandolin, background vocals); Tommy Simms (electric guitar, background vocals); Roy Rogers (slide guitar); Habib Koite (gut string guitar); Steve Berlin (baritone saxophone); Mitchell Froom (organ, keyboards, synthesizer); James "Hutch" Hutchinson (acoustic & electric bass); Ricky Fataar (drums, percussion, background vocals); Nahaamadou Kone (talking drum); Pete Thomas (percussion); Steve Raitt (background vocals).
Producers:
Bonnie Raitt, Mitchell Froom,
Tchad Blake.
Recorded at The Sound Factory, Hollywood, California.
"Time Of Our Lives" was nominated for the 2004 Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance.
SILVER LINING may be
Bonnie Raitt's 16th album, but this scarlet-haired troubadour shows no signs of a creative downturn. Still possessing a rich singing style, an exemplary guitar style, and a passion that imbues every note she sings, Raitt returns to work with the production team of Mitchell Froom and
Tchad Blake. Always known to have a keen ear for budding lyricists, Raitt does a fine job in presenting a wide range of songwriters, from the ethereal title track penned by David Gray to the bouncy, GRACELAND-flavored "Hear Me Lord" by Zimbabwean Oliver Mtukudzi, and the esoteric blues of "Back Around," a collaboration with Mali guitarist Habib Koite.
Bonnie kicks back and has fun trading slide guitar licks with fellow slide master Roy Rogers on the barrelhouse raunch of "Gnawin' On It," wallowing in the funky grit of "Monkey Business," and pouring some soulful singing into the Memphis-flavored snap, crackle, and pop that defines "Time Of Our Lives." Equally noteworthy is "Valley Of Pain" with its yearning vibe, and the nudge-and-wink-infused sass of "Fool's Game." For new and old
Bonnie Raitt fans alike, there's no tarnish on this SILVER LINING.
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