Dig In Deep

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Dig In Deep
Bonnie Raitt Dig in Deep.jpg
Studio album by
Bonnie Raitt
ReleasedFebruary 26, 2016
Studio
  • Henson Recording, Hollywood, California
  • Stampede Origin, Culver City, California
  • Garfield House, Pasadena, California
Genre Blues rock, blues, americana
Length52:24
Label Redwing Records
Producer Bonnie Raitt, Joe Henry [1]
Bonnie Raitt chronology
Slipstream
(2012)		Dig In Deep
(2016)		 Just Like That...
(2022)

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.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 82/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
American Songwriter Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Chicago Tribune Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Consequence of Sound B [7]
Exclaim! 8/10 [8]
Entertainment Weekly B+ [9]
Paste 8.8/10 [10]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [12]

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.

Accolades

PublicationAccoladeYearRank
American Songwriter Top 50 Albums of 20162016
25 [13]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Unintended Consequence of Love" Jon Cleary, Bonnie Raitt4:49
2."Need You Tonight" Andrew Farriss, Michael Hutchence 3:19
3."I Knew" Pat McLaughlin 4:00
4."All Alone with Something to Say"Steven Dale Jones, Gordon Kennedy 3:11
5."What You're Doin' to Me"Raitt4:53
6."Shakin' Shakin' Shakes" T Bone Burnett, Cesar Rosas 4:50
7."Undone"Bonnie Bishop4:12
8."If You Need Somebody"George Marinelli, Raitt5:10
9."Gypsy in Me"Gordon Kennedy, Wayne Kirkpatrick 4:09
10."The Comin' Round Is Going Through"Marinelli, Raitt5:28
11."You've Changed My Mind" Joseph Lee Henry 4:08
12."The Ones We Couldn't Be"Raitt4:14

Personnel

with:

Production

Charts

ChartPeak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)70
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)29
Canadian Albums (Billboard)37
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)23
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)80
UK Albums (OCC)35
UK Americana (OCC)1
US Billboard 200 11
US Americana (AMA)1
US Blues (Billboard)1
US Folk (Billboard)1
US Rock (Billboard)3

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  3. 1 2 "Reviews for Dig In Deep by Bonnie Raitt". Metacritic. 2016-02-27. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
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  6. ↑ "Bonnie Raitt plays rough, and it sounds good". Chicago Tribune. 2016-02-19. Retrieved 2016-02-25.
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