''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. The album once again primarily features her longtime band composed of

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on drums, George Marinelli on guitars and

James "Hutch" Hutchinson James Hutchinson (born January 24, 1953) is an American session bassist best known for his work with Bonnie Raitt. Though his work takes him nearly everywhere he primarily resides in Studio City, Los Angeles, CA and Haiku-Pauwela, Hawaii. Ca ...

on bass with newer member

Mike Finnigan Michael Kelly Finnigan (April 26, 1945 – August 11, 2021) was an American keyboard player and vocalist, his speciality being the B3 Hammond organ. Working primarily as a freelance studio musician and touring player, he played with a wide va ...

on keyboards.

Critical reception

''Dig In Deep'' received generally positive reviews from music critics. At

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, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an

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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

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Accolades

Track listing

Personnel

* 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) *

– 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) *

– bass guitar (1-10) *

– drums (1-10), percussion (1-9, 11), finger snaps (4), backing vocals (10) with: *

Jon Cleary Jon Stephen Cleary (22 November 191719 July 2010) was an Australian writer and novelist. He wrote numerous books, including '' The Sundowners'' (1951), a portrait of a rural family in the 1920s as they move from one job to the next, and '' The ...

– electric piano (1), backing vocals (1, 5) * Patrick Warren – keyboards (11, 12), arrangements (12) *

Bill Frisell William Richard Frisell (born March 18, 1951) is an American jazz guitarist, composer and arranger. Frisell first came to prominence at ECM Records in the 1980s, as both a session player and a leader. He went on to work in a variety of contexts ...

– electric guitar (11) *

Greg Leisz Gregory Brian Leisz ( ; born September 18, 1949) is an American musician. He is a songwriter, recording artist, and producer. He plays guitar, dobro, mandolin, lap steel and pedal steel guitar. Biography Leisz grew up in the garage band cultu ...

– acoustic guitar (11) *

Joe Henry Joseph Lee Henry (born December 2, 1960) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer. He has released 15 studio albums and produced multiple recordings for other artists, including three Grammy Award-winning albums. Early life H ...

– acoustic guitar (11) * David Piltch –

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(11) *

Jay Bellerose Jay Bellerose is an American drummer and percussionist known primarily for his session and live performance work. He has contributed to the work of many well-known artists. Biography Bellerose was born in Maine. A jazz enthusiast, he attended ...

– drums (11) *

Arnold McCuller Arnold McCuller (born August 26, 1950) is an American vocalist, songwriter, and record producer, born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio. He was active as a solo artist and session musician, but is perhaps best known for his work as a touring back- ...

– 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 * Recorded at

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(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

Charts

Singles - Billboard (United States)

References

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