Silver Lining is the fourteenth album by Bonnie Raitt, released in 2002.
Silver Lining | ||||
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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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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | (74/100)[1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Billboard | (favorable)[3] |
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E! Online | B+[1] |
Entertainment Weekly | B[4] |
PopMatters | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Q | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Robert Christgau | B−[6] |
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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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Certifications
editRegion | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[10] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Critic reviews at Metacritic
- ^ Doerschuk, Robert L.. Silver Lining at AllMusic
- ^ "Billboard review". Archived from the original on April 6, 2002. Retrieved April 21, 2013.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Entertainment Weekly review". Archived from the original on 2008-12-02. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
- ^ PopMatters review
- ^ Robert Christgau review
- ^ Rolling Stone review
- ^ "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.