Dig In Deep

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{{Infobox album

| name = Dig In Deep

| type = studio

| artist = Bonnie Raitt

| cover = Bonnie Raitt Dig in Deep.jpg

| alt =

| released = February 26, 2016

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre = Blues rock, blues, americana

| length = 52:24

| label = Redwing Records

| producer =

  • Bonnie Raitt
  • Joe Henry{{cite web |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/bonnie-raitt-set-to-dig-in-deep-on-new-album-20151021 |title=Bonnie Raitt Set to Dig In Deep on New Album |publisher=Rolling Stone |date=October 21, 2015 |accessdate=February 25, 2015 |author=Blistein, Jon}}

| prev_title = Slipstream

| prev_year = 2012

| next_title = Just Like That...

| next_year = 2022

}}

Dig In Deep is the seventeenth studio album by American singer and songwriter Bonnie Raitt. The album was released on February 26, 2016.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/dig-in-deep/1052697636 |title=Dig In Deep by Bonnie Raitt on iTunes |publisher=iTunes |date=2016-02-25 |access-date=2016-02-25}}

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.

Critical reception

{{Music ratings

| MC = 82/100{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/dig-in-deep/bonnie-raitt |title=Reviews for Dig In Deep by Bonnie Raitt |publisher=Metacritic |date=2016-02-27 |accessdate=2016-02-27}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|author=Jurek, Thom |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/dig-in-deep-mw0002895640 |title=Dig In Deep - Bonnie Raitt | Songs, Reviews, Credits |publisher=AllMusic |date=2016-02-26 |accessdate=2016-02-27}}

| rev2 = American Songwriter

| rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|last=Horowitz |first=Hal |url=http://americansongwriter.com/2016/02/bonnie-raitt-dig-in-deep/ |title=Bonnie Raitt: Dig In Deep |publisher=American Songwriter |date=2016-02-21 |accessdate=2016-02-25}}

| rev3 = Chicago Tribune

| rev3score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2016/02/19/bonnie-raitt-plays-rough-on-dig-in-deep-and-it-sounds-good/|title=Bonnie Raitt plays rough, and it sounds good|author=Kot, Greg|publisher=Chicago Tribune|date=2016-02-19|accessdate=2016-02-25}}

| rev4 = Consequence of Sound

| rev4score = B{{cite web|last=Caffrey|first=Dan |url=https://consequence.net/2016/02/album-review-bonnie-raitt-dig-in-deep/ |title=Bonnie Raitt – Dig In Deep |publisher=Consequence of Sound|date=2016-02-24 |accessdate=2016-02-25}}

| rev5 = Exclaim!

| rev5score = 8/10{{cite web|author=Côté, Theirry|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/bonnie_raitt-dig_in_deep |title=Bonnie Raitt Dig In Deep|publisher=Exclaim!|date=2016-02-24 |accessdate=2016-02-25}}

| rev6 = Entertainment Weekly

| rev6score = B+{{cite web|last=Vain |first=Madison |url=http://www.ew.com/article/2016/02/26/bonnie-raitt-dig-deep-ew-review |title=Bonnie Raitt's Dig In Deep: EW Review|publisher=EW.com |date=2016-02-26 |accessdate=2016-02-27}}

| rev7 = Paste

| rev7score = 8.8/10{{cite web|url=http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2016/03/bonnie-raitt-dig-in-deep-review.html |title=Bonnie Raitt: Dig In Deep Review|author=Gleason, Holly|publisher=Paste|date=2016-03-04 |accessdate=2016-03-19}}

| rev8 = PopMatters

| rev8score = 7/10{{cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/bonnie-raitt-dig-in-deep-2495447417.html|title=Bonnie Raitt: Dig in Deep|author=Caldwell, Rob|publisher=PopMatters |date=2016-03-18|accessdate=2024-12-08}}

| rev9 = Rolling Stone

| rev9score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|last=Fricke |first=David |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/bonnie-raitt-dig-in-deep-20160222 |title=Dig In Deep|publisher=Rolling Stone |date=2016-02-22 |accessdate=2016-02-25}}

}}

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". The album earned Raitt a nomination for "Artist of the Year" at the 2016 Americana Music Honors & Awards.

=Accolades=

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Publication

! Accolade

! Year

! Rank

American Songwriter

| Top 50 Albums of 2016

| 2016

| {{center|25{{cite web|url = http://americansongwriter.com/2016/12/top-50-albums-2016/3/|title =American Songwriter's Top 50 Albums of 2016 |work= American Songwriter |publisher= |date=December 1, 2016 |accessdate=December 1, 2016}}}}

Track listing

{{Track listing

| total_length =

| title1 = Unintended Consequence of Love

| writer1 = Jon Cleary, Bonnie Raitt

| length1 = 4:49

| title2 = Need You Tonight

| writer2 = Andrew Farriss, Michael Hutchence

| length2 = 3:19

| title3 = I Knew

| writer3 = Pat McLaughlin

| length3 = 4:00

| title4 = All Alone with Something to Say

| writer4 = Steven Dale Jones, Gordon Kennedy

| length4 = 3:11

| title5 = What You're Doin' to Me

| writer5 = Raitt

| length5 = 4:53

| title6 = Shakin' Shakin' Shakes

| writer6 = T Bone Burnett, Cesar Rosas

| length6 = 4:50

| title7 = Undone

| writer7 = Bonnie Bishop

| length7 = 4:12

| title8 = If You Need Somebody

| writer8 = George Marinelli, Raitt

| length8 = 5:10

| title9 = Gypsy in Me

| writer9 = Gordon Kennedy, Wayne Kirkpatrick

| length9 = 4:09

| title10 = The Comin' Round Is Going Through

| writer10 = Marinelli, Raitt

| length10 = 5:28

| title11 = You've Changed My Mind

| writer11 = Joseph Lee Henry

| length11 = 4:08

| title12 = The Ones We Couldn't Be

| writer12 = Raitt

| length12 = 4:14

}}

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)
  • Mike FinniganHammond B3 organ (1–3, 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)
  • James "Hutch" Hutchinson – bass guitar (1–10)
  • Ricky Fataar – drums (1–10), percussion (1–9, 11), finger snaps (4), backing vocals (10)

with:

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

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scope="col"| Chart

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position

Australian Albums (ARIA)

| style="text-align:center;"|70

Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)

| style="text-align:center;"|29

Canadian Albums (Billboard)

| style="text-align:center;"|37

Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)

| style="text-align:center;"|23

Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)

| style="text-align:center;"|80

UK Albums (OCC)

| style="text-align:center;"|35

UK Americana (OCC)

| style="text-align:center;"|1

US Billboard 200

| style="text-align:center;"|11

US Americana (AMA)

| style="text-align:center;"|1

US Blues (Billboard)

| style="text-align:center;"|1

US Folk (Billboard)

| style="text-align:center;"|1

US Rock Chart|US Rock (Billboard)

| style="text-align:center;"|3

References