Just Like That...
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{{About||the title song|Just Like That (Bonnie Raitt song)|other uses|Just Like That (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Just Like That...
| artist = Bonnie Raitt
| type = studio
| cover = Bonnie Raitt - Just Like That....png
| alt =
| released = April 22, 2022
| recorded =
| studio =
- Studio D Recording (Sausalito, California)
- Henson Recording Studios (Hollywood, California)
- Reid Brody Studio (Chicago, Illinois)
| genre =
| length = 46:13
| label = Redwing
| producer = Bonnie Raitt
| prev_year = 2016
| prev_title = Dig in Deep
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Just Like That...
| type = studio
| single1 = Made Up Mind
| single1date = February 25, 2022
| single2 = Something's Got a Hold of My Heart
| single2date = March 25, 2022
| single3 = Livin' for the Ones
| single3date = April 19, 2022
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| MC = 76/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/just-like-that/bonnie-raitt|title=Reviews for Just Like That... by Bonnie Raitt|website=Metacritic|access-date=1 December 2015}}
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web |author=Thomas Erlewine, Stephen|title=Overview: Just Like That... - Bonnie Raitt |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/just-like-that-mw0003677448|publisher=Allmusic |access-date=March 13, 2023}}
| rev2 = American Songwriter
| rev2Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web |last1=Zimmerman |first1=Lee |title=Review: Another Raitt-ing Bonanza |url=https://americansongwriter.com/review-another-raitt-ing-bonanza/ |website=American Songwriter |date=April 29, 2022 |access-date=March 13, 2023}}
| rev3 = Classic Rock
| rev4 = Pitchfork
| rev5 = Rolling Stone
| rev5Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite magazine |title=Review: Just Like That... |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=May 2022 |page=79}}
| rev6 = Uncut
| rev6Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web |last1=Staunton |first1=Terry |title=Bonnie Raitt – Just Like That… |url=https://www.uncut.co.uk/reviews/album/bonnie-raitt-just-like-that-138571/ |website=Uncut |access-date=March 13, 2023 |date=May 27, 2022}}
| rev7 = New York Times
| rev7Score = (favourable){{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/21/arts/music/bonnie-raitt-just-like-that-review.html|title=Bonnie Raitt Faces Mortality With Compassion and Hope|author=Pareles, Jon|date=April 21, 2022|publisher=New York Times}}
}}
Just Like That... is the eighteenth studio album by American singer, songwriter, and guitarist Bonnie Raitt. Released on April 22, 2022,{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/bonnie-raitt-announces-new-album-just-like-that-shares-new-song-listen/|title=Bonnie Raitt Announces New Album Just Like That…, Shares New Song|author=Strauss, Matthew|date=February 25, 2022| website=Pitchfork}} it is her first studio album since 2016's Dig In Deep. The album was nominated for a Grammy award for Best Americana Album in 2023.{{cite web |first=Jazz |last=Monroe |date=November 15, 2022 |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/grammy-nominations-2023-see-the-full-list-here/ |title=Grammy Nominations 2023: See the Full List Here |work=Pitchfork |access-date=January 8, 2023}} Its title track won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year and Best American Roots Song and lead single "Made Up Mind" won Best Americana Performance.
Background
The album, recorded and mixed by Ryan Freeland,{{Cite web|url=https://www.bonnieraitt.com/discography/just-like-that/|title=Just Like That|website=Bonnieraitt.com|access-date=16 July 2022}} is her third for her own Redwing Records. It is her 11th recording with her longtime drummer Ricky Fataar and 12th with longtime bassist James "Hutch" Hutchinson. "Made Up Mind" was released as a single on February 25, 2022, reaching number 17 on the US Billboard Adult album alternative (AAA) chart. "Made Up Mind" was followed by the singles "Something's Got a Hold of My Heart"{{cite web |first=Nate |last=Todd |date=March 28, 2022 |url=https://www.jambase.com/article/bonnie-raitt-somethings-got-a-hold-of-my-heart-single |title=Bonnie Raitt Shares 'Something's Got A Hold Of My Heart' Single |work=JamBase |access-date=February 6, 2023}} and "Livin' for the Ones"{{cite web |date=April 18, 2022 |url=https://www.bonnieraitt.com/uncategorized/listen-to-livin-for-the-ones-the-next-new-track-from-just-like-that/ |title=Listen to "Livin' For the Ones," the next new track from Just Like That…! |work=BonnieRaitt.com |access-date=February 6, 2023}} prior to the album's release.
Release and reception
Upon its release, Just Like That... reached number 44 on the Billboard 200.
On AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote, "The blend of rock, blues, soul, reggae, folk, and pop that fuels Just Like That – her 18th album and first since 2016's Dig In Deep – is deeply familiar, evoking memories of her classic 1970s LPs while sounding of a piece with such relaxed latter-day records as Slipstream... It all adds up to an album that slowly works its way into the subconscious, sounding deeper and richer with each successive play."{{cite web |first=Stephen Thomas |last=Erlewine |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/just-like-that-mw0003677448 |title=Just Like That... {{pipe}} Bonnie Raitt |work=AllMusic |access-date=January 8, 2023}}
Music critic Robert Christgau ranked Just Like That… at number 39 on his "Dean's List" of the best albums of 2022.{{cite web |last1=Christgau |first1=Robert |title=Dean’s List: 2022 |url=https://robertchristgau.com/xg/pnj/deans22.php |website=Robert Christgau |access-date=December 27, 2023}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
|headline = Just Like That... track listing
|title1 = Made Up Mind
|writer1 = David Landreth, Joseph Sidney Landreth, Jonathan Singleton
|length1 = 3:40
|title2 = Something's Got a Hold of My Heart
|writer2 = Al Anderson
|length2 = 4:51
|title3 = Livin' for the Ones
|writer3 = Bonnie Raitt, George Marinelli
|length3 = 3:05
|title4 = Just Like That
|writer4 = Raitt
|length4 = 5:05
|title5 = When We Say Goodnight
|writer5 = Jonah S. Smith
|length5 = 5:01
|title6 = Waitin' for You to Blow
|writer6 = Raitt
|length6 = 5:27
|title7 = Blame It on Me
|writer7 = Andrew Matheson, John Capek
|length7 = 5:48
|title8 = Love So Strong
|writer8 = Frederick "Toots" Hibbert
|length8 = 4:31
|title9 = Here Comes Love
|writer9 = Antoni Lech Wierzynski
|length9 = 4:15
|title10 = Down the Hall
|writer10 = Raitt
|length10 = 4:30
|total_length = 46:13
}}
Personnel
- Bonnie Raitt – vocals, electric slide guitar (1–3, 5, 7, 8), acoustic guitar (4, 10), arrangements (8, 9), electric guitar (9)
- Glenn Patscha – Rhodes electric piano (1, 2, 5, 6), Hammond B3 organ (1, 4–8, 10), backing vocals (1–3, 5, 8), acoustic piano (3, 8), electric piano (3), clavinet (3, 8), Wurlitzer electric piano (8)
- Jon Cleary – electric piano (9), percussion (9), backing vocals (9)
- Mike Finnigan – Hammond B3 organ (9), backing vocals (9)
- Kenny Greenberg – electric guitar (1–8), acoustic guitar (8)
- George Marinelli – electric guitar (3, 9), backing vocals (3), percussion (9)
- James "Hutch" Hutchinson – bass (1–9)
- Ricky Fataar – drums (1–9), percussion (1–9), backing vocals (1–3, 8, 9)
= Production =
- Bonnie Raitt – producer, styling, staging, liner notes
- Ryan Freeland – recording, mixing
- Derek Williams – second engineer (1–8, 10)
- Pablo Hernandez – second engineer (9)
- Josh Simmons – third engineer (9)
- Jeff Jaffe – vocal session overdubs
- Matt Reagen – assistant engineer (1–8, 10), overdub assistant
- Kim Rosen – mastering at Knack Mastering (Ringwood, New Jersey)
- Ray Fernandez – label coordinator
- Brian Porizek – art direction, design
- Molly Bosted – photo whisperer
- Ken Friedman – photography
- Tim Konrad – performance photography
- Ed Rode – performance photography
- Kathy Kane – management
- Annie Heller-Gutwillig – management
Crew
- Derek Williams – pre/post recording, production manager
- McKenzee Morley – reshersal monitor engineer
- Ross Lahey – technician (keyboards, guitars, bass)
Charts
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|+ Chart performance for Just Like That... ! scope="col"| Chart (2022) ! scope="col"| Peak |
scope="row"| Australian Jazz and Blues Albums (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/jazz-blues-albums-chart/2022-05-09|title=ARIA Top 20 Jazz & Blues Albums|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=July 19, 2022}}
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{{album chart|Flanders|194|artist=Bonnie Raitt|album=Just Like That...|rowheader=true|access-date=July 19, 2022}} |
{{album chart|Germany4|54|id=495988|artist=Bonnie Raitt|album=Just Like That...|rowheader=true|access-date=July 19, 2022}} |
{{album chart|Scotland|16|date=20220429|rowheader=true|access-date=July 19, 2022}} |
{{album chart|Switzerland|28|artist=Bonnie Raitt|album=Just Like That...|rowheader=true|access-date=July 19, 2022}} |
{{album chart|UKIndependent|8|date=20220429|rowheader=true|access-date=July 19, 2022}} |
{{album chart|Billboard200|44|artist=Bonnie Raitt|rowheader=true|access-date=July 19, 2022}} |
{{album chart|BillboardFolk|1|artist=Bonnie Raitt|rowheader=true|access-date=July 19, 2022}} |
{{album chart|BillboardBlues|1|artist=Bonnie Raitt|rowheader=true|access-date=July 19, 2022}} |
{{album chart|BillboardRock|6|artist=Bonnie Raitt|rowheader=true|access-date=July 19, 2022}} |