Road Tested

This article is about the album by Bonnie Raitt. For the album by Hank Crawford and Jimmy McGriff, see Road Tested (Hank Crawford and Jimmy McGriff album).

Road Tested
Live album by Bonnie Raitt
Released	November 7, 1995
Venue	Paramount Theatre (Oakland, California); Schnitzer Auditorium (Portland, Oregon)
Genre	Rock
Length	100:19
Label	Capitol
Producer	Bonnie Raitt, Don Was
Bonnie Raitt chronology
Longing in Their Hearts (1994) Road Tested (1995) Fundamental (1998)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B [2]
Q	[3]
Robert Christgau	A− [4]
Rolling Stone	[5]

Road Tested is a live album and first live album by Bonnie Raitt, released in 1995.

Track listing

CD One

1. "Thing Called Love" (John Hiatt) – 4:48
2. "Three Time Loser" (Don Covay, Ronald Dean Miller) – 3:39
3. "Love Letter" (Bonnie Hayes) – 4:37
4. "Never Make Your Move Too Soon" (Stix Hooper, Will Jennings) – 3:32
5. "Something to Talk About" (Shirley Eikhard) – 3:43
6. "Matters of the Heart" (Michael McDonald) – 4:58
7. "Shake a Little" (Michael Ruff) – 4:38
8. "Have a Heart" (Bonnie Hayes) – 5:45
9. "Love Me Like a Man" (Chris Smither) – 5:11
10. "The Kokomo Medley" (Mississippi Fred McDowell) – 4:59
11. "Louise" (Paul Siebel) – 3:46
12. "Dimming of the Day" (Richard Thompson) – 4:19

CD Two

1. "Longing in Their Hearts" (Bonnie Raitt, Michael O'Keefe) – 5:02
2. "Come to Me" (Raitt) – 5:02
3. "Love Sneakin' Up On You" (Jimmy Scott, Tom Snow) – 3:52
4. "Burning Down the House" (David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison, Tina Weymouth) – 4:21
5. "I Can't Make You Love Me" (Mike Reid, James Allen Shamblin) – 6:00
6. "Feeling of Falling" (Raitt) – 6:45
7. "I Believe I'm in Love with You" (Kim Wilson) (with Kim Wilson)– 5:24
8. "Rock Steady" (Bryan Adams, Gretchen Peters) – 4:12
9. "My Opening Farewell" (Jackson Browne) – 4:57
10. "Angel from Montgomery" (John Prine) – 5:37

Personnel

• Bonnie Raitt – vocals, slide guitar, acoustic guitar, keyboards (18)

Band

• Glen Clark – keyboards, harmonica, vocals, harmony vocals (13)
• Mark T. Jordan – keyboards, vocals, mandolin (5), harmony vocals (12)
• Benmont Tench – Hammond B3 organ
• Jamie Muhoberac – additional keyboards (15)
• Marty Grebb – acoustic piano (19)
• George Marinelli – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vocals, mandolin (11)
• Keith Scott – tremolo guitar (20)
• James "Hutch" Hutchinson – bass guitar, vocals
• Ricky Fataar – drums
• Debra Dobkin – percussion, vocals

Guests

• Bruce Hornsby – accordion (1, 22), vocals (1, 22), acoustic piano (17)
• Charles Brown – acoustic piano (4), vocals (4)
• Ruth Brown – vocals (4)
• Kim Wilson – harmonica (4, 19), vocals (19, 22)
• Bryan Adams – guitar (20), vocals (20, 22)
• Jackson Browne – guitar (21), vocals (21, 22)

Production

• Bonnie Raitt – producer
• Don Was – producer
• Ed Cherney – recording, mixing (1–19, 21, 22)
• Bob Clearmountain – mixing (20)
• Dan Bosworth – additional engineer
• Steve Beatty – recording assistant
• Phil Gitomer – recording assistant
• David Hewitt – recording assistant
• Sean McClintock – recording assistant
• Tom Banghart – mix assistant (1–19, 21, 22)
• Recorded live using Remote Recording Services' Silver Truck
• Chomsky Ranch (Los Angeles, California) – engineering location
• Brooklyn Recording Studio (Los Angeles, California) – mixing location
• Doug Sax – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California)
• Norman Moore – art direction, design, artwork
• Tommy Steele – art direction
• Jennifer George – design
• Lorraine Day – cover photography, additional photography
• Ken Friedman – additional photography
• Jeffrey Hersh – management
• Ron Stone – management

Stage and Tour Crew

• Robert Bennett – tour manager
• Lisa Van Valkenburgh – assistant tour manager
• Dan Cook – stage manager
• Doug Gherna – monitor engineer
• Paul Middleton – house sound engineer
• Peter Kudas – audio systems engineer
• John Tanasi – audio systems engineer
• Terry Lawless – keyboard technician
• John Gonzales – guitar technician
• John Cregar – drum technician
• John Cormier – lighting director
• Tom Thompson – lighting technician
• Mike Wheeler – lighting technician

Charts

Album

Chart (1995–96)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [6]	142
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts) [7]	62
Swiss Albums (Swiss Hitparade) [7]	40
US Billboard 200	44

Album (Year-end)

Chart (1996)	Position
US Billboard 200 [8]	199

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [9]	Gold	50,000^
United States (RIAA) [10]	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Ruhlmann, William. Road Tested at AllMusic
2. "Road Tested | Music Review | Entertainment Weekly". Ew.com. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
3. "Album reviews at CD Universe". Cduniverse.com. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
4. "Robert Christgau: CG: bonnie raitt". Robertchristgau.com. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
5. Kot, Greg (Dec 14, 1995). "Road Tested" . Retrieved June 2, 2025.
6. "ARIA chart history 1988 to 2022, received from ARIA in 2022". ARIA. Retrieved 2 December 2023– via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
7. "Bonnie Raitt – Road Tested" (in German). Swiss Charts Portal. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
8. "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
9. "Canadian album certifications – Bonnie Raitt – Road Tested". Music Canada. 15 December 1995.
10. "American album certifications – Bonnie Raitt – Road Tested". Recording Industry Association of America. February 12, 1996.

External links

• bonnieraitt.com: CD Info
• bonnieraitt.com: DVD Info