Dig In Deep Explained

Dig In Deep
Type:	studio
Artist:	Bonnie Raitt
Cover:	Bonnie Raitt Dig in Deep.jpg
Released:	February 26, 2016
Studio:	Henson Recording, Hollywood, California Stampede Origin, Culver City, California Garfield House, Pasadena, California
Genre:	Blues rock, blues, americana
Length:	52:24
Label:	Redwing Records
Producer:	Bonnie Raitt, Joe Henry^[1]
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-songwriter Bonnie Raitt. The album was released on February 26, 2016, by Redwing Records the first in 14 years to contain original music written by Bonnie.^{[1] [2]} 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

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

Personnel

• Bonnie Raitt – lead vocals, electric slide guitar (1, 2, 3, 6-10), electric guitar (4), acoustic piano (5, 12), percussion (8), backing vocals (8), arrangements (12)
• Mike Finnigan – Hammond B3 organ (1, 2, 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:

• Jon Cleary – electric piano (1), backing vocals (1, 5)
• Patrick Warren – keyboards (11, 12), arrangements (12)
• Bill Frisell – electric guitar (11)
• Greg Leisz – acoustic guitar (11)
• Joe Henry – acoustic guitar (11)
• David Piltch – acoustic bass (11)
• Jay Bellerose – drums (11)
• Arnold McCuller – backing vocals (4, 8, 9)
• Maia Sharp – backing vocals (4, 8)

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
• Recorded at Henson Recording Studios (Hollywood, CA); Stampede Origin (Culver City, CA); The Garfield House (Pasadena, CA).
• Mixed at Stampede Origin
• Digital Technician – Boyz Bieber
• 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

Chart	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)	70
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)	29
Canadian Albums (Billboard)	37
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)	23
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)	80
UK Albums (OCC)	35
UK Americana (OCC)	1
US Billboard 200	11
US Americana (AMA)	1
US Blues (Billboard)	1
US Folk (Billboard)	1
US Rock Chart	US Rock (Billboard)	3

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bonnie Raitt Set to Dig In Deep on New Album . Rolling Stone . October 21, 2015 . February 25, 2015 . Blistein, Jon.
2. Web site: Dig In Deep by Bonnie Raitt on iTunes . Itunes.apple.com . 2016-02-25 . 2016-02-25.