Silver Lining (Bonnie Raitt album)
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| Released | April 9, 2002 | |||
| Studio | Sound Factory, Hollywood, California | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 51:12 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | Bonnie Raitt, Tchad Blake, Mitchell Froom | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | (74/100)[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [2] |
| Billboard | (favorable)[3] |
| Blender | [1] |
| New Zealand Herald | [4] |
| Los Angeles Times | [5] |
| PopMatters | (favourable)[6] |
| Los Angeles Daily News | [7] |
| Robert Christgau | B−[8] |
| Rolling Stone | [9] |
| USA Today | [10] |
Silver Lining is the fourteenth studio album by Bonnie Raitt, released in 2002 on Capitol Records.[11] The album peaked at No. 13 on the US Billboard 200[12] Silver Lining has also been certified Gold in the US by the RIAA.[13]
Critical reception
[edit]Silver Lining 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 74 based on 11 reviews, which indicates "generally favourable reviews".[1]
Edna Gundersen of USA Today wrote, "Silver Lining, produced by Mitchell Froom and Tchad Blake, showcases Raitt's knack for pop elegance in such tunes as the title track (by David Gray) and aching ballad Wounded Heart. But it also proves Raitt isn't afraid to get a little Delta mud under her fingernails in pursuit of pure funk and earthy grooves. Less polished than recent efforts, the album has a loose, raucous party vibe that never resorts to sloppy shortcuts. Slabs of boogie, gospelized R&B and raw blues recall the organic might of the Meters and Little Feat yet crackle with freshness and vitality."[10] Jason MacNeil of PopMatters proclaimed "While it doesn’t contain the radio friendly tracks of past classics like “Thing Called Love” or “Something To Talk About”, the album as a whole is definitely one of her strongest to date.“[6]
Natalie Nichols of Los Angeles Times claimed "Raitt continues to explore common threads in music across cultures with her 16th album. Yet "Silver Lining" is no academic exercise, but a varied collection incorporating her trademark Delta-influenced blues-rock, African styles, New Orleans boogie and modern adult-pop elements."[5]
What's more two songs from Silver Lining, Gnawin' On It and Time of Our Lives, earned Grammy nominations in the category of Best Female Rock Vocal Performance.[14]
Singles
[edit]Singles I Can't Help You Now peaked at No. 15 and Silver Lining got to No. 21 on the US Billboard Adult Contemporary Songs chart. Another song from the album, called Time of Our Lives, also got to No. 27 on that said chart.[12]
Track listing
[edit]- "Fool's Game" (Jon Cleary) – 4:08
- "I Can't Help You Now" (Gordon Kennedy, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Tommy Sims) – 3:13
- "Silver Lining" (David Gray) – 6:19
- "Time of Our Lives" (Teron Beal, Tommy Sims) – 4:00
- "Gnawin' on It" (Raitt, Roy Rogers) – 4:44
- "Monkey Business" (Jon Cleary) – 3:36
- "Wherever You May Be" (Alan Darby, Gavin Hodgson) – 5:31
- "Valley of Pain" (Rob Mathes, Allen Shamblin) – 4:27
- "Hear Me Lord" (Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi) – 5:09
- "No Gettin' Over You" (Raitt) – 4:45
- "Back Around" (Habib Koité, Raitt) – 5:15
- "Wounded Heart" (Jude Johnstone) – 4:13
Personnel
[edit]- Bonnie Raitt – lead vocals, slide guitar, backing vocals (1), organ arrangements (3), horn arrangements (5)
- Jon Cleary – keyboards, backing vocals, duet vocals (6)
- Mitchell Froom – organ, synthesizers, clavinet (2), marxophone (3), additional acoustic piano (3)
- George Marinelli – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, harmony vocals (3), backing vocals (9), mandolin (10)
- James "Hutch" Hutchinson – bass guitar, acoustic guitar (11)
- Ricky Fataar – drums, percussion, backing vocals (9)
- Steve Berlin – baritone saxophone
- Tommy Sims – backing vocals, electric guitar (4)
- Bernard Fowler – backing vocals
with:
- Benmont Tench – acoustic piano (12)
- Roy Rogers – slide guitar (5)
- Andy Abad – lead guitar (9)
- Habib Koité – gut-string guitar (10)
- Andrew Scheps – drum loops (2)
- Gary Gold – snare drum (5)
- Pete Thomas – percussion (8)
- Alex Acuña – congas (9), talking drum (9)
- Souleymane Ann – calabash (10)
- Mahamadou Kone – talking drum (10)
- Kélétigui Diabaté – balafon (10)
- Freebo – tuba (9)
- Steve Raitt – backing vocals (1)
- Arnold McCuller – backing vocals (7)
- Fred White – backing vocals (7)
Production
[edit]- Producers – Bonnie Raitt, Tchad Blake and Mitchell Froom.
- Pre-Production Assistant – Tom Corwin
- Tracks 1–10 & 12 recorded by Tchad Blake, assisted by Jacquie Blake.
- Track 11 recorded by John Paterno, assisted by Adam Samuels.
- Overdubs on Track 2 recorded by John Paterno, assisted by Craig Conrad.
- Mixed by Tchad Blake
- Mix Assistant on Track 2 – Claire Lewis
- Mixed at Real World Studios (Wiltshire, England).
- ProTools Engineer – Jacquie Blake
- Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering (Portland, ME).
- Art Direction and Design – Norman Moore
- Photography – Tchad Blake, Ann Cutting, Henry Diltz and Pat Johnson
- Stylist – Kate Lindsay
- Make-up – Lucienne Zammit
Charts
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Weekly charts[edit]
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Year-end charts[edit]
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Certifications
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[17] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Critic reviews at Metacritic
- ^ L. Doerschuk, Robert. "Bonnie Raitt - Silver Lining". AllMusic. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
- ^ "Billboard review". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 6, 2002. Retrieved April 21, 2013.
{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Reid, Graham (May 2, 2002). "Bonnie Raitt: Silver Lining". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
- ^ a b Nichols, Nicholas (April 7, 2002). "Neil Young Tries on a New Hat". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
- ^ a b MacNeil, Jason (May 29, 2002). "Bonnie Raitt: Silver Lining". PopMatters. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
- ^ Shuster, Fred (April 5, 2002). "SOUND CHECK". Los Angeles Daily News. ProQuest 282262806. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via proquest.com.
- ^ Robert Christgau review
- ^ George Warren, Holly (March 27, 2002). "Silver Lining". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
- ^ a b Gundersen, Edna (April 9, 2002). "Goo Goo Dolls nurture a pretty 'Gutterflower'". USA Today. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
- ^ Bonnie Raitt - Silver Lining. Capitol Records. 2002.
- ^ a b "Bonnie Raitt". Billboard. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
- ^ "Bonnie Raitt". RIAA. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
- ^ "Bonnie Raitt". The Recording Academy. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
- ^ "Bonnie Raitt Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
- ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
- ^ "American album certifications – Bonnie Raitt – Silver Lining". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 10, 2002.
