''Longing in Their Hearts'' is the twelfth album by Bonnie Raitt, released in 1994. The album contained the mainstream pop hit, "

Love Sneakin' Up On You "Love Sneakin' Up On You" is a song by American blues singer Bonnie Raitt. Released in March 1994 from her 12th album, ''Longing in Their Hearts'' (1994), the song topped Canada's ''RPM Revolutions per minute (abbreviated rpm, RPM, rev/mi ...

," which reached #19 on the Billboard singles chart, and "You", which remains to date her only UK Top 40 hit, peaking at No. 31.

Track listing

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Tom Snow Thomas Righter Snow (born 1947 in Princeton, New Jersey) is an American songwriter. Biography Snow has written songs for Gayle McCormick "(Even a Fool Would Let Go" with Kerry Chater – a song covered by a number of artists including Kenny ...

, Jimmy Scott) – 3:41 #"Longing in Their Hearts" ( Bonnie Raitt,

Michael O'Keefe Michael O'Keefe (born Raymond Peter O'Keefe, Jr.; April 24, 1955) is an American actor, known for his roles as Danny Noonan in '' Caddyshack'', Ben Meechum in '' The Great Santini,'' for which he received a nomination for the Academy Award for B ...

) – 4:48 #"You" (

John Shanks John Matthew Shanks (born December 18, 1964) is an American songwriter, record producer and guitarist. Early life and education John Matthew Shanks was born in New York City. Shanks moved to Los Angeles when he was 17 years old. He was in a ban ...

, Bob Thiele Jr., Tonio K.) – 4:27 #"Cool, Clear Water" (Raitt) – 5:27 #"Circle Dance" (Raitt) – 4:11 #"I Sho Do" (

Teenie Hodges Mabon Lewis "Teenie" Hodges (November 16, 1945 – June 22, 2014) was an American musician known for his work as a rhythm and lead guitarist and songwriter on many of Al Green's soul hits, and those of other artists such as Ann Peebles and Syl J ...

, Billy Always) – 3:38 #"

Dimming of the Day "Dimming of the Day" is a song written by Richard Thompson and performed with his then-wife Linda Thompson on their 1975 album ''Pour Down Like Silver''. Covers (non-exhaustive list) Dimming of the Day has been covered by: * The Irish band t ...

" ( Richard Thompson) – 3:39 #"Feeling of Falling" (Raitt) – 6:17 #"Steal Your Heart Away" (

Paul Brady Paul Joseph Brady (born 19 May 1947) is an Irish singer-songwriter and musician from Strabane, Northern Ireland. His work straddles folk and pop. He was interested in a wide variety of music from an early age. Initially popular for playing ...

) – 5:44 #"Storm Warning" (

Terry Britten Terence Ernest Britten (born July 1947) is an English-Australian singer-songwriter and record producer, who has written songs for Tina Turner, Cliff Richard, Olivia Newton-John, Status Quo and Michael Jackson amongst many others. Britten (along w ...

, Lea Maalfrid) – 4:31 #"Hell to Pay" (Raitt) – 4:03 #"Shadow of Doubt" ( Gary Nicholson) – 4:26

Personnel

* Bonnie Raitt – lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 3, 6), slide guitar (1, 6, 10, 11), acoustic guitar (2, 3), keyboards (4), electric piano (5), string and woodwind arrangements (5), horn arrangements (6), organ (8), slide acoustic guitar (12), foot sounds (12), arrangements (12) * George Marinelli – electric guitar (1, 2, 3), mandolin (2, 4), guitar (4), lead guitar (9) *

Mark Goldenberg Mark Goldenberg (born April 10, 1952) is an American guitarist and songwriter, noted for his session work and composition of successful songs for Linda Ronstadt, the Pointer Sisters, and others. Biography Early career Raised in Chicago, Illin ...

– electric guitar (3),

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(3), "first" acoustic guitar (7) * Randy Jacobs – lead guitar (6), rhythm guitar (6, 9), electric guitar (11) * Richard Thompson – "second" acoustic guitar (7) *

Stephen Bruton Turner Stephen Bruton (November 7, 1948 – May 9, 2009) was an American actor and musician. Background Born in Wilmington, Delaware, United States, he moved with his family to Texas at the age of two. He fell into the Fort Worth music scene after ...

– electric guitar (8) *

Scott Thurston Scott Troy Thurston (born January 10, 1952) is an American guitarist, keyboardist, songwriter, and session musician. He was a member of the Stooges, and of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, in which he sang harmony vocals and played guitar, bass, ...

– keyboards (1, 6, 11), keyboard programming (5) *

Bob Thiele, Jr. Bob Thiele Jr. (born July 3, 1955) is an American composer, musician and music producer of German American, German descent who has contributed to many artists and TV shows. He is the son of producer Bob Thiele and singer Jane Harvey. Career ...

– synth accordion (3), synth pad (3), arrangements (3) *

Benmont Tench Benjamin Montmorency "Benmont" Tench III (born September 7, 1953) is an American musician and singer, and a founding member of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Early years Tench was born in Gainesville, Florida, the second child of Benjamin ...

– Hammond C3 organ (5, 7, 9), keyboards (9, 10) *

Mitchell Froom Mitchell Froom (born June 29, 1953) is an American musician and record producer. He was a member of the bands Gamma and Latin Playboys, and is currently the keyboardist for Crowded House. He has produced albums for several artists, including R ...

–

harmonium The pump organ is a type of free-reed organ that generates sound as air flows past a vibrating piece of thin metal in a frame. The piece of metal is called a reed. Specific types of pump organ include the reed organ, harmonium, and melodeon. Th ...

(7) *

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 ...

– bass guitar (1-4, 6, 8-11) *

Don Was Don Edward Fagenson (born September 13, 1952), known professionally as Don Was, is an American musician, record producer and record executive. Primarily a bass player, Was co-founded the funk-rock band Was (Not Was). In later years he produced so ...

– acoustic bass (5) *

Buell Neidlinger Buell Neidlinger (March 2, 1936 – March 16, 2018) was an American cellist and double bassist. He has worked with a variety of pop and jazz performers, prominently with iconoclastic pianist Cecil Taylor in the 1950s and '60s. Biography Neidli ...

– acoustic bass (7) *

Ricky Fataar Ricky Fataar (born 5 September 1952) is a South African-English multi-instrumentalist of Cape Malay descent, who has performed as both a drummer and a guitarist. He gained fame as an actor in ''The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash'', a spoof on ...

– drums (1, 2, 4, 6, 8-11) * Paulinho da Costa – percussion (1-6, 8-11) *

Debra Dobkin Debra Dobkin is an American vocalist, percussionist, music producer, and painter. Biography Early history Music and the fine arts have always played important roles in Dobkin's life. She was selected at age 6 for children's scholarship classe ...

– Celtic bass drum (4) * Jon Clarke – alto flute (5), bass flute (5), English horn (5) * David Campbell – string and woodwind arrangements (5) * Larry Corbett – cello (5) * Suzie Katayama – cello (5) * Daniel Smith – cello (5) * Scott Haupert – viola (5) * Cynthia Morrow – viola (5) * Marty Grebb – baritone saxophone (6), horn arrangements (6) *

The Memphis Horns The Memphis Horns were an American horn section, made famous by their many appearances on Stax Records. The duo consisted of Wayne Jackson (November 24, 1941 – June 21, 2016) on trumpet and Andrew Love (November 21, 1941 - April 12, 2012) on ...

** Andrew Love – tenor saxophone (6), horn arrangements (6) ** Wayne Jackson – trombone (6), trumpet (6), horn arrangements (6) *

Charlie Musselwhite Charles Douglas Musselwhite (born January 31, 1944) is an American electric blues harmonica player and bandleader, one of the white bluesmen who came to prominence, along with Mike Bloomfield, Paul Butterfield, and Elvin Bishop, as a pivotal f ...

– harmonica (12) * Sweet Pea Atkinson – backing vocals (1, 4, 6, 9, 10) * Sir Harry Bowens – backing vocals (1, 3, 4, 6, 9, 10) *

David Lasley David Eldon Lasley (August 20, 1947 – December 9, 2021) was an American recording artist, singer, musician and songwriter. He was best known as a touring background singer for James Taylor, as a session singer on recordings by artists including ...

– backing vocals (1, 3, 4, 9, 10) *

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 (1, 3, 4, 6, 9, 10) * Levon Helm – harmony vocals (2) *

– harmony vocals (4, 7), penny whistle (4), acoustic guitar (9) *

David Crosby David Van Cortlandt Crosby (born August 14, 1941) is an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter. In addition to his solo career, he was a founding member of both the Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash. Crosby joined the Byrds in 1964. They got ...

– harmony vocals (5)

Production

* Producers – Bonnie Raitt and Don Was * Production Coordination – Marsha Burns, assisted by Carrie McConkey. * Engineer and Mixing –

Ed Cherney Edward Cherney (1950 – October 22, 2019) was an American recording engineer and record producer, based in Los Angeles, California, United States. Over his career, he earned four Grammy awards, one Emmy Award, and five TEC Awards. Cherney was a ...

* Assistant Engineer – Dan Bosworth * Additional Engineers – Chris Albert, Dan Bosworth, Brad Cook and James Saez. * Recorded at

Ocean Way Recording Ocean Way Recording was a series of recording studios established by recording engineer and producer Allen Sides with locations in Los Angeles, California, Nashville, Tennessee, and Saint Barthélemy. Ocean Way Recording no longer operates record ...

, Chomsky Ranch, The Convent and Record Plant (Los Angeles, CA); The Power Station (New York, NY) * Mix Assistant – Michael Reiter * Mixed at Record Plant * Mastered by

Doug Sax Doug Lionel Sax (April 26, 1936 – April 2, 2015) was an American mastering engineer from Los Angeles, California. He mastered three of The Doors' albums, including their 1967 debut; six of Pink Floyd's albums, including ''The Wall''; Ray Charl ...

at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, CA). * Art Direction – Jeffrey Fey and Tommy Steele * Design – Jeffrey Fey * Photography – John Casado * Centerspread Painting – Clayton Campbell * Lettering Design and Logo – Tim Girvin Design, Inc. * Management – Jeffrey Hersh, Ron Stone and Jane Oppenheimer.

Other information

Stevie Nicks covered "Circle Dance" on her first live album, '' The Soundstage Sessions'', which was released on March 31, 2009.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Awards

Grammy Awards

Notes

{{Authority control Bonnie Raitt albums 1994 albums Albums produced by Don Was Capitol Records albums Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical