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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.

Dig In Deep
Studio album by Bonnie Raitt
Released	February 26, 2016
Recorded	2010-2015
Genre	Blues rock, blues, americana
Length	52:24
Label	Redwing Records
Producer	Bonnie Raitt, Joe Henry[1]
Bonnie Raitt chronology
Slipstream (2012) Dig In Deep (2016) Just Like That... (2022)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	82/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
American Songwriter	[5]
Chicago Tribune	[6]
Consequence of Sound	B[7]
Exclaim!	8/10[8]
Entertainment Weekly	B+[9]
Paste	8.8/10[10]
PopMatters	[11]
Rolling Stone	[12]

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".[3] The album earned Raitt a nomination for "Artist of the Year" at the 2016 Americana Music Honors & Awards.

Accolades

Publication	Accolade	Year	Rank
American Songwriter	Top 50 Albums of 2016	2016	25[13]

Track listing

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

This section does not cite any sources. (May 2016)

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 (Billboard)	3

Singles - Billboard (United States)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
2016	"Gypsy in Me"	Triple A	21

References

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