''Dig In Deep'' is the seventeenth

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by American singer and songwriter

Bonnie Raitt Bonnie Lynn Raitt (; born November 8, 1949) is an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter. In 1971, Raitt released her Bonnie Raitt (album), self-titled debut album. Following this, she released a series of critically acclaimed Americana (mu ...

. The album was released on February 26, 2016. The album once again primarily features her longtime band composed of

Ricky Fataar Ricky Fataar (born 5 September 1952) is a South African musician of 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 the Beatles, in which he per ...

on drums, George Marinelli on guitars and

James "Hutch" Hutchinson James "Hutch" 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, California, and Haiku-Pauw ...

on bass with newer member

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

on keyboards.

Critical reception

''Dig In Deep'' received generally positive reviews from

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s. At

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, which assigns a

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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 (1–3, 6–10), electric guitar (4), acoustic piano (5, 12), percussion (8), backing vocals (8), arrangements (12) *

–

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(1–3, 5–10),

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(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. He 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, notably as a participant ...

– 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, banjo, lap steel and pedal steel guitar. Biography Leisz grew up in the garage ba ...

– 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 David Piltch (born January 29, 1960) is a Canadian bassist and session musician. Biography Piltch grew up in an artistic family. His father Bernie Piltch was a noted studio and stage saxophonist, clarinetist and flutist in Toronto from the la ...

–

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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 – backing vocals (4, 8, 9) *

Maia Sharp Maia Sharp is an American singer and songwriter. In addition to her solo career, she has written songs for and collaborated with several country and pop musicians including Cher, Trisha Yearwood, Terri Clark, Bonnie Raitt, Edwin McCain, and Art G ...

– 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 * Digital Technician – Boyz Bieber * Mixed at Stampede Origin (Culver City, California) * 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

References

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