9Nine Lives is the ninth album by Bonnie Raitt, released in 1986. It was Raitt’s most difficult release, due to the poor sales, negative reviews, and general circumstances surrounding its release. “In 1983 there was a corporate sweep at Warner’s, coming from upstairs, and they needed to trim the fat,” Raitt recalled in 1990. “I […]
Coming Of Age is the debut album by Jude Johnstone, released in 2002. Jude Johnstone is an American singer-songwriter. Her songs have been covered by Laura Branigan, Trisha Yearwood, Emmylou Harris, Bonnie Raitt, Bette Midler, Johnny Cash, Stevie Nicks, Mary Black and others. Johnstone wrote the #1 song “The Woman Before Me” on Yearwood’s debut […]
Streetlights is the fourth album by Bonnie Raitt, released in 1974. Bonnie Raitt was allotted $10,000 by Warner Bros. Records to record Streetlights, which was the least amount of money she had received to record an album. Warner Bros. was unhappy with the lengthy production surrounding her previous album, Takin’ My Time, and the company […]
Home Plate is the fifth album by Bonnie Raitt, released in 1975. Tracks 1 What Do You Want The Boy To Do (Allen Toussaint) 3:20 2 Good Enough (John Hall, Johanne Hall) 2:56 3 Run Like A Thief (John David Souther) 3:02 4 Fool Yourself (Fred Tackett) 3:05 5 My First Night Alone Without You […]
The Glow is the seventh album by Bonnie Raitt, released in 1979. One of the first albums to be recorded and mixed digitally. Tracks 1 I Thank You (Isaac Hayes, David Porter) 2:522 Your Good Thing (Is About To End) (Isaac Hayes, David Porter) 4:033 Standin’ By The Same Old Love (Bonnie Raitt) 4:124 Sleep’s […]
Sweet Forgiveness is the sixth album by Bonnie Raitt, released in 1977. The single “Two Lives” was provided by the leader of bassist Freebo’s former band Edison Electric Band songwriter Mark T. Jordan. Raitt’s cover of the Del Shannon hit “Runaway” was issued as a single, reaching #57 on the U.S. singles chart. Tracks 1 […]
“Runaway” is a number-one Billboard Hot 100 song made famous by Del Shannon in 1961. It was written by Shannon and keyboardist Max Crook, and became a major international hit. It is No. 472 on Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, compiled in 2010. In 1977, Bonnie Raitt included a […]