Fundamental (Bonnie Raitt album) explained

Fundamental
Type:	Album
Artist:	Bonnie Raitt
Cover:	Bonnie Raitt - Fundamental.jpg
Released:	April 7, 1998
Studio:	Sound Factory, Hollywood, California
Genre:	Rock
Length:	44:03
Label:	Capitol
Prev Title:	Road Tested
Prev Year:	1995
Next Title:	Silver Lining
Next Year:	2002

Fundamental is the thirteenth studio album by Bonnie Raitt, released on April 7, 1998, by Capitol Records.

Track listing

1. "The Fundamental Things" (David Batteau, John Cody, Lawrence Klein) – 3:45
2. "Cure for Love" (David Hidalgo, Louie Pérez) – 4:11
3. "Round & Round" (Willie Dixon, J. B. Lenoir) – 3:16
4. "Spit of Love" (Raitt) – 4:44
5. "Lover's Will" (John Hiatt) – 4:30
6. "Blue for No Reason" (Paul Brady, Raitt) – 4:13
7. "Meet Me Half Way" (Beth Nielsen Chapman, Raitt, Annie Roboff) – 4:16
8. "I'm on Your Side" (Raitt) – 3:44
9. "Fearless Love" (Dillon O'Brian) – 4:06
10. "I Need Love" (Joey Spampinato) – 2:41
11. "One Belief Away" (Paul Brady, Dillon O'Brian, Raitt) – 4:37

Personnel

• Bonnie Raitt – lead vocals, slide guitar, horn arrangements (1, 5, 11), keyboards (4, 8), acoustic guitar (8)
• Mitchell Froom – keyboards (1–5, 7–11), Moog bass (4), additional keyboards (6), accordion (9)
• David Hidalgo – guitars, bass (1, 2, 6–9), backing vocals (2)
• Steve Donnelly – rhythm guitar, backing vocals (3)
• Joey Spampinato – bass (3, 10), backing vocals (3, 10)
• Pete Thomas – drums, percussion

with:

• Scott Thurston – keyboards (5)
• Terry Adams – keyboards (10), backing vocals (10)
• James "Hutch" Hutchinson – bass (5, 11)
• Tony Braunagel – tambourine (5)
• Marty Grebb – tenor saxophone (1), baritone saxophone (5)
• Jimmy Roberts – saxophones (5)
• Joe Sublett – tenor saxophone (11)
• Nick Lane – trombone (5), euphonium (5)
• Darrell Leonard – trumpet (1, 11)
• Rick Braun – trumpet (5)
• Sir Harry Bowens – backing vocals (1)
• Terence Forsythe – backing vocals (1)
• Renée Geyer – backing vocals (4)
• Dillon O'Brian – backing vocals (9)
• Mark Shark – harmony vocals (11)
• Jeff Young – harmony vocals (11)

Production

• Producers – Bonnie Raitt, Tchad Blake and Mitchell Froom.
• Recorded and Mixed by Tchad Blake
• Home Studio Engineer – Tom Corwin
• Assistant Engineer – S. Husky Höskulds
• Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering (Portland, ME).
• Art Direction and Design – Norman Moore
• Photography – Dana Tynan
• Make-up – Robin Fredriksz
• Stylist – Kate Lindsay
• Tour Oversight – Tim Bennett
• Management – Jeffrey Hersh, Ron Stone and Renata Kanclerz.

Charts

Chart performance for Fundamental!Chart (1998)!Peak
position

Australian Albums (ARIA)^[1]	149
United States (Billboard 200)	17

Notes and References

1. Web site: ARIA chart history 1988 to 2022, received from ARIA in 2022. ARIA. Imgur.com. 2 December 2023. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.