Souls Alike

2005 studio album by Bonnie Raitt
Souls Alike
Studio album by
Bonnie Raitt
ReleasedSeptember 13, 2005
StudioThe Sound Factory (Hollywood, California); Studio D (Sausalito, California); Lairiope (Santa Monica, California)
GenreRock
Length46:36
LabelCapitol
ProducerBonnie Raitt, Tchad Blake
Bonnie Raitt chronology
Silver Lining
(2002)
Souls Alike
(2005)
Slipstream
(2012)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(72/100) [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [2]
Billboard(positive) [1]
Chicago Tribune(mixed) [3]
The Music Box [4]
musicOMH [1][5]
Paste(6/10) [1][6]
People [7]
Rolling Stone [8]
Uncut [9]
URB [1]
USA Today [10]

Souls Alike is the fifteenth album by Bonnie Raitt, released in 2005.

Track listing

  1. "I Will Not Be Broken" (Gordon Kennedy, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Tommy Sims) – 3:41
  2. "God Was in the Water" (Randall Bramblett, Davis Causey) – 5:17
  3. "Love on One Condition" (Jon Cleary) – 3:43
  4. "So Close" (Tony Arata, George Marinelli, Pete Wasner) – 3:22
  5. "Trinkets" (Emory Joseph) – 5:02
  6. "Crooked Crown" (David Batteau, Maia Sharp) – 3:49
  7. "Unnecessarily Mercenary" (Jon Cleary) – 3:51
  8. "I Don't Want Anything to Change" (Stephanie Chapman, Liz Rose, Maia Sharp) – 4:29
  9. "Deep Water" (John Capek, Marc Jordan) – 3:58
  10. "Two Lights in the Nighttime" (Lee Clayton, Pat McLaughlin) – 4:22
  11. "The Bed I Made" (David Batteau, Maia Sharp) – 4:59

Personnel

  • Bonnie Raitt – lead vocals, slide guitar, acoustic guitar (8)
  • Jon Cleary – acoustic piano (1-8, 10, 11), Hammond B3 organ, Wurlitzer organ, rhythm guitar (3), backing vocals (3, 4, 7, 9)
  • Mitchell FroomMinimoog (1), additional acoustic piano (2), Rhodes piano (2), dolceola (4), additional Wurlitzer organ (6), additional baritone saxophone (6), additional Hammond B3 organ (8), additional orchestration (9)
  • John Capek – acoustic piano (9), strings (9), bass (9), drum loops (9), percussion (9)
  • George Marinelli – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals (4, 10)
  • David Batteausynth guitar (6)
  • James "Hutch" Hutchinson – bass (1-8, 10, 11)
  • Ricky Fataar – drums, percussion
  • Maia Sharp – backing vocals (1, 2, 6), baritone saxophone (6), tenor saxophone (11)
  • Arnold McCuller – backing vocals (1, 5, 7, 9)
  • Sweet Pea Atkinson – backing vocals (5, 7)

Production

  • Producer – Bonnie Raitt
  • Co-Producer, Recording and Mixing – Tchad Blake
  • Additional Recording and Mixing – Kevin Dean
  • Assistant Engineers – David Boucher, Ryan Doordan, Michael Rodriguez and Scott Wiley.
  • Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering (Portland, ME).
  • Project Coordinator – Kathy Kane
  • Art Direction, Design and Background Photography – Norman Moore
  • Photography – Sam Jones
  • Stylist – Kate Lindsay
  • Make-Up – Joanna Schlip
  • Management – Annie Heller-Gutwillig and Chloe Monahan

Charts

Billboard (United States)

Year Chart Position
2005 The Billboard 200 19

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Critic reviews for Souls Alike". Metacritic. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
  2. ^ Souls Alike at AllMusic
  3. ^ Argyrakis, Andy (2005-10-17). "Bonnie Raitt "Souls Alike"". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
  4. ^ Metzger, John (October 2005). "Bonnie Raitt - Souls Alike (Album Review)". The Music Box. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
  5. ^ Murphy, John (2005-09-12). "Bonnie Raitt - Souls Alike". musicOMH. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
  6. ^ Whitman, Andy (2006-01-20). "Bonnie Raitt - Souls Alike :: Music :: Reviews". Paste. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
  7. ^ Dougherty, Steve; Novak, Ralph; Peterson, V.R.; Strauss, Chris; Ingrassia, Lisa (2005-09-26). "Picks and Pans Review: Bonnie Raitt (Souls Alike)". People. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
  8. ^ Walters, Barry (2005-09-22). "Souls Alike". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
  9. ^ "Bonnie Raitt - Souls Alike CD Album". CD Universe. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
  10. ^ Gundersen, Edna (2005-09-12). "Raitt's divine 'Souls'; Gray's Wonderful 'Life' (Bonnie Raitt, Souls Alike)". USA Today. Retrieved 2013-05-31.

External links

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Studio albums
Compilation albumsLive albums
  • Road Tested (1995)
  • Decades Rock Live: Bonnie Raitt and Friends (2006)
Singles
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