In 1989, after a twenty-year music career, Raitt went from a niche artist to a superstar, thanks to her album "Nick of Time." Thanks to that, she suddenly was in much greater demand for duets and appearances on various artists compilations. She took advantage of that by playing with some of her favorite musicians, both famous and more obscure. So eight of the ten songs here are collaborations.
Four of the songs are officially unreleased. But they come from TV shows or other high profile events, so the sound quality is pretty much as good as the released tracks.
Note that on the "Nick of Time" album, Raitt performed a song called "Love Letter." The duet with Elton John here is of a song called "Love Letters," with an "S" at the end. Those are two totally different songs.
By the way, John Raitt was Bonnie's father. He had a long and successful musical career. Their musical paths didn't cross much though, because he generally belted out Broadway musical type songs. This album has a rare collaboration between father and daughter on one such tune, "It's Wonderful."
01 Think (Bonnie Raitt & Charles Brown)
02 Candy Man (Bonnie Raitt)
03 Right Time, Wrong Place (Bonnie Raitt & B.B. King)
04 Trick or Treat (Paul Brady & Bonnie Raitt)
05 Someone to Love (Charles Brown & Bonnie Raitt)
06 Merry Christmas Baby (Charles Brown & Bonnie Raitt)
07 It's Wonderful (Bonnie Raitt & John Raitt)
08 Love Letters (Elton John & Bonnie Raitt)
09 Mississippi Road (Bonnie Raitt)
10 Getting Over You (Willie Nelson & Bonnie Raitt)
11 Night Life (B. B. King & Bonnie Raitt)
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I'm not sure where the photo I used for the cover art comes from, but I do know it dates to 1990.
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