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The Bonnie Raitt Collection

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The Bonnie Raitt Collection
Greatest hits album by
ReleasedJune 28, 1990
GenreRock
Length75:16
LabelWarner Brothers
Bonnie Raitt chronology
Nick of Time
(1989)
The Bonnie Raitt Collection
(1990)
Luck of the Draw
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyA[2]
Select[3]

The Bonnie Raitt Collection is the first compilation album by Bonnie Raitt. It includes songs from her first nine albums while with Warner Brothers, which were released from 1971 to 1986. Raitt would go on to have much greater success with her stint with Capitol Records.

Critical reception

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William Ruhlmann of AllMusic concludes his review of The Bonnie Raitt Collection with, "Even taking into account differences in taste, Raitt's choices run in the face of the preferences of fans and critics to the point that the album fails to make the case for her Warners recordings as true expressions of her talents, a case that could have been made decisively with a better selection."[1]

Greg Sandow of Entertainment Weekly writes, "this compendium justifies itself by its quality. It reveals Raitt first as a 21-year-old blues singer, performing songs with titles like "Finest Lovin' Man" in an aching, pure voice. But already she was adding depth and, often, sadness to what she sang." He gives the album an "A" rating.[2]

Mark Cooper of Q Magazine writes, "This personally selected compilation is a testament to Raitt's ability to make songs her own and further evidence that she isn't always the best judge of her own material."[4]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Finest Lovin' Man"Bonnie RaittBonnie Raitt (1971)3:57
2."Give It Up or Let Me Go"RaittGive It Up (1972)4:28
3."Women Be Wise" (live duet with Sippie Wallace at the Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, May 1976)WallaceBonnie Raitt3:22
4."Under the Falling Sky"Jackson BrowneGive It Up3:38
5."Love Me Like a Man"Chris SmitherGive It Up3:10
6."Love Has No Pride"Give It Up3:43
7."I Feel the Same"Chris SmitherTakin' My Time (1973)4:39
8."Guilty"Randy NewmanTakin' My Time2:58
9."Angel from Montgomery" (edited live duet with John Prine at the Arie Crown Theater, Chicago, January 1985)PrineStreetlights (1974)3:59
10."What Is Success"Allen ToussaintStreetlights3:26
11."My First Night Alone Without You"Kin VassyHome Plate (1975)3:01
12."Sugar Mama"Glen ClarkHome Plate3:44
13."Louise"Paul SiebelSweet Forgiveness (1977)2:43
14."About To Make Me Leave Home"Earl RandallSweet Forgiveness4:11
15."Runaway"Sweet Forgiveness3:53
16."The Glow"Veyler HildebrandThe Glow (1979)4:08
17."(Goin') Wild for You Baby"The Glow5:26
18."Willya Wontcha"Johnny Lee SchellGreen Light (1982)3:21
19."True Love Is Hard to Find"Frederick HibbertNine Lives (1986)3:37
20."No Way to Treat a Lady"Nine Lives3:52
Total length:75:16

All track information and credits taken from the album's liner notes.[5]

Charts and certifications

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References

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  1. ^ a b Ruhlmann, William. The Bonnie Raitt Collection at AllMusic
  2. ^ a b Sandow, Greg (20 July 1990). "The Bonnie Raitt Collection". ew.com. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  3. ^ Kirsh, Michele (September 1990). "The Raitt Stuff". Select. No. 3. p. 103.
  4. ^ Cooper, Mark (6 September 1990). "The Bonnie Raitt Collection". qthemusic.com. Q Magazine. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  5. ^ Raitt, Bonnie. The Bonnie Raitt Collection. Warner Brothers. 1990.
  6. ^ "Bonnie Raitt Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  7. ^ "American album certifications – Bonnie Raitt – Bonnie Raitt Collection". Recording Industry Association of America. June 29, 1993.