Dig In Deep is the seventeenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Bonnie Raitt . The album was released on February 26, 2016, by Redwing Records the first in 14 years to contain original music written by Bonnie.[ 1] [ 2]
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.
Dig In Deep Released February 26, 2016 Studio
Henson Recording , Hollywood, California
Stampede Origin, Culver City, California
Garfield House, Pasadena, California
Genre Blues rock , blues , americana Length 52 :24 Label Redwing Records Producer Bonnie Raitt, Joe Henry [ 1]
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".[ 3] The album earned Raitt a nomination for "Artist of the Year" at the 2016 Americana Music Honors & Awards .
Bonnie Raitt – lead vocals, electric slide guitar (1, 2, 3, 6–10), electric guitar (4), acoustic piano (5, 12), percussion (8), backing vocals (8), arrangements (12)
Mike Finnigan – Hammond B3 organ (1, 2, 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:
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
Recorded at Henson Recording Studios (Hollywood, CA); Stampede Origin (Culver City, CA); The Garfield House (Pasadena, CA).
Mixed at Stampede Origin
Digital Technician – Boyz Bieber
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
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^ "Bonnie Raitt plays rough, and it sounds good" . Chicago Tribune. 2016-02-19. Retrieved 2016-02-25 .
^ Madden, Michael (2015-11-15). "Bonnie Raitt – Dig In Deep " . Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2016-02-25 .
^ Thierry Côté (2016-02-24). "Bonnie Raitt Dig In Deep " . Exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2016-02-25 .
^ Vain, Madison (2016-02-26). "Bonnie Raitt's Dig In Deep : EW Review" . EW.com. Retrieved 2016-02-27 .
^ "Bonnie Raitt: Dig In Deep Review" . Pastemagazine.com. 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-03-19 .
^ "Bonnie Raitt: Dig In Deep " . PopMatters. 2016-03-18. Retrieved 2016-03-19 .
^ Fricke, David (2016-02-22). "Bonnie Raitt's New Album: Dig In Deep " . Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2016-02-25 .
^ "American Songwriter's Top 50 Albums of 2016" . American Songwriter . December 1, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2016 .