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==Career== ===1970–1976=== In the summer of 1970, she played with her brother David on stand-up bass with [[Mississippi Fred McDowell]] at the [[Philadelphia Folk Festival]] as well as opening for [[John P. Hammond|John Hammond]] at [[the Gaslight Cafe]] in New York. She was seen by a reporter from ''[[Newsweek]]'', who began to spread the word about her performance. Scouts from major record companies were soon attending her shows to watch her play. She eventually accepted an offer from [[Warner Bros.]], who soon released her debut album, ''[[Bonnie Raitt (album)|Bonnie Raitt]]'', in 1971.<ref name="LarkinBlues">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Guinness Who's Who of Blues]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Guinness Publishing]]|date=1995|edition=Second|isbn=0-85112-673-1|page=300}}</ref> The album was warmly received by the music press, with many writers praising her skills as an interpreter and as a bottleneck guitarist; at the time, few women in popular music had strong reputations as guitarists. While admired by those who saw her perform, and respected by her peers, Raitt gained little public acclaim for her work. Her critical stature continued to grow but record sales remained modest. Her second album, ''[[Give It Up (Bonnie Raitt album)|Give It Up]]'', was released in 1972 to positive reviews.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Erlewine |first1=Stephen Thomas |title=Bonnie Raiit: Give It Up |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/give-it-up-mw0000196849 |website=AllMusic |access-date=24 January 2019}}</ref> One journalist described the album as "an excellent set" and "established the artist as an inventive and sympathetic interpreter".<ref name="LarkinBlues"/> However, it did not change her commercial fortunes. 1973's ''[[Takin' My Time]]'' was also met with critical acclaim, but these notices were not matched by the sales.<ref name="LarkinBlues"/> Raitt began to receive greater press coverage, including a 1975 cover story for ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', but with 1974's ''[[Streetlights (Bonnie Raitt album)|Streetlights]]'', reviews for her work were becoming increasingly mixed.<ref name="LarkinBlues"/> By this point, Raitt was already experimenting with different producers and different styles, and she began to adopt a more mainstream sound that continued through 1975's ''[[Home Plate (album)|Home Plate]]''. In 1976, Raitt made an appearance on [[Warren Zevon]]'s [[Warren Zevon (album)|eponymous album]]. She was influenced by the playing style of [[Lowell George]], of the band [[Little Feat]], particularly his use of an MXR Dyna Comp pre-amp [[Dynamic range compression|compressor]] with a [[slide guitar]]. [[B.B. King]] once called Raitt the "best damn slide player working today".<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/bonnie-raitt-and-the-fugitive-emotions-evoked-by-slide-guitar | title=Bonnie Raitt and the Fugitive Emotions Evoked by Slide Guitar | magazine=[[The New Yorker]] | date=April 9, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bluesguitarinsider.com/blues-guitarists/lowell-george | title=Lowell George | date=August 2013 }}</ref> ===1977–1988=== [[File:Bonnie Raitt2.jpg|thumb|230px|Raitt performing at the [[Berkeley Community Theater]], 1976–1977]] 1977's ''[[Sweet Forgiveness]]'' album gave Raitt her first commercial breakthrough,<ref name="LarkinBlues"/> when it yielded a hit single in her remake of [[Runaway (Del Shannon song)|"Runaway".]] Recast as a heavy [[rhythm and blues]] recording based on a rhythmic groove inspired by [[Al Green]], Raitt's version of "Runaway" was disparaged by many critics. However, the song's commercial success prompted a bidding war for Raitt between [[Warner Bros.]] and [[Columbia Records]]. "There was this big Columbia–Warner war going on at the time", recalled Raitt in a 1990 interview. "[[James Taylor]] had just left Warner Bros. and made a big album for Columbia... And then, Warner signed [[Paul Simon]] away from Columbia, and they didn't want me to have a hit record for Columbia – no matter what! So, I renegotiated my contract, and they basically matched Columbia's offer. Frankly the deal was a really big deal."{{sfn|Bego|1995|p=76}} Warner Brothers held higher expectations for her next album, ''[[The Glow (Bonnie Raitt album)|The Glow]]'', in 1979, but it was released to poor reviews as well as modest sales.<ref name="LarkinBlues"/> Raitt had one commercial success in 1979 when she helped organize the five concerts of [[Musicians United for Safe Energy]] (MUSE) at [[Madison Square Garden]] in New York City. Those shows spawned the three-record gold album ''[[No Nukes (album)|No Nukes]]'', as well as a Warner Brothers feature film [[No Nukes (film)|''No Nukes'']], and featured co-founders [[Jackson Browne]], [[Graham Nash]], [[John Hall (New York)|John Hall]], and Raitt as well as [[Bruce Springsteen]], [[Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers]], [[the Doobie Brothers]], [[Carly Simon]], [[James Taylor]], [[Gil Scott-Heron]], and others. In 1980, she appeared as herself in the [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]] film ''[[Urban Cowboy]]'' where she sang "Don't It Make You Wanna Dance". For her next record, 1982's ''[[Green Light (Bonnie Raitt album)|Green Light]]'', Raitt made a conscious attempt to revisit the sound of her earlier records. However, to her surprise, many of her peers and the media compared her new sound to the burgeoning [[New wave music|new wave]] movement. The album received her strongest reviews in years, but her sales did not improve and this had a severe impact on her relationship with Warner Brothers.<ref name="LarkinBlues"/> ====''Tongue and Groove'' and release from Warner Brothers==== In 1983, Raitt was finishing work on her follow-up album, ''Tongue and Groove''. The day after mastering was completed on ''Tongue & Groove'', the record company dropped Raitt from its roster, not being happy with her commercial performance up to that point.<ref name="LarkinBlues"/> The album was shelved and not released, and Raitt was left without a record contract. At this time Raitt was also struggling with alcohol and drug abuse problems.<ref name="notbroken">{{cite news |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bonnie-raitt-will-not-be-broken/ |title=Bonnie Raitt Will Not Be Broken |work=[[CBS News]] |last=Benjamin |first=Scott |date=February 18, 2009 |access-date=2012-04-13 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120422171711/http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-3445_162-1209936.html |archive-date=April 22, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Despite her personal and professional problems, Raitt continued to tour and participate in political activism. In 1985, she sang and appeared in the video of "[[Sun City (song)|Sun City]]", the anti-[[apartheid]] song written and produced by guitarist [[Steven Van Zandt]]. Along with her participation in [[Farm Aid]] and [[Amnesty International]] concerts, Raitt traveled to [[Moscow, Russia]] in 1987 to participate in the first joint Soviet/American Peace Concert, later shown on the [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] cable network. Also in 1987, Raitt organized a benefit in [[Los Angeles]] for Countdown '87 to Stop [[Contras|Contra]] Aid. The benefit featured herself, along with [[Don Henley]], [[Herbie Hancock]], and others. Two years after Warner Brothers Records dropped Raitt from their label, they notified her of their plans to release the ''Tongue and Groove'' album. "I said it wasn't really fair," recalled Raitt. "I think at this point they felt kind of bad. I mean, I was out there touring on my savings to keep my name up, and my ability to draw was less and less. So they agreed to let me go in and recut half of it, and that's when it came out as ''[[Nine Lives (Bonnie Raitt album)|Nine Lives]]''." That album, released in 1986 to critical and commercial disappointment, was Raitt's last new recording for Warner Brothers.<ref name="LarkinBlues"/> In late 1987, Raitt joined singers [[k.d. lang]] and [[Jennifer Warnes]] as background vocalists for [[Roy Orbison]]'s television special, ''[[Roy Orbison and Friends, A Black and White Night]]''. Following this highly acclaimed broadcast, Raitt began working on new material. By then, she was clean and sober, having resolved her problems with substance abuse. She later credited [[Stevie Ray Vaughan]] for his help in a [[Minnesota State Fair]] concert<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.startribune.com/457/v-print/story/38243.html |title=Grand stands: A longtime fairgoer's most unforgettable shows |author=Jon Bream |date=August 22, 2002 |publisher=StarTribune.com |access-date=2011-04-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070828220833/http://www.startribune.com/457/v-print/story/38243.html |archive-date=August 28, 2007 }}</ref> the night after Vaughan's 1990 death. During this time, Raitt considered signing with the [[Prince (musician)|Prince]]-owned [[Paisley Park|Paisley Park Records]], but they could not come to an agreement and negotiations fell through. Instead, she began recording a bluesy mix of pop and rock songs under the production guidance of [[Don Was]] at [[Capitol Records]].<ref name="LarkinBlues"/> Raitt had met Was through [[Hal Willner]], who was putting together ''[[Stay Awake: Various Interpretations of Music from Vintage Disney Films|Stay Awake]]'', a tribute album to [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] music for [[A&M Records|A&M]]. Was and Willner both wanted Raitt to sing lead on an adult-contemporary arrangement created by Was for "[[Baby Mine (song)|Baby Mine]]", the lullaby from ''[[Dumbo]]''. Raitt was very pleased with the sessions, and she asked Was to produce her next album. ===1989–1999: Commercial breakthrough=== [[Image:Bonnie Raitt.jpg|thumb|200px|Raitt at the 1990 [[Grammy Awards]]]] After working with Was on the ''Stay Awake'' album, Raitt's management, Gold Mountain, approached numerous labels about a new record deal and found interest from [[Capitol Records]].<ref name="LarkinBlues"/> Raitt was signed to Capitol by A&R executive [[Tim Devine]]. With her first Capitol Records release, and after nearly twenty years in the business, Raitt achieved commercial success with ''[[Nick of Time (album)|Nick of Time]]'', her tenth overall album of her career.<ref name="LarkinBlues"/> Released in the spring of 1989, ''Nick of Time'' went to number one on the U.S. album chart following Raitt's Grammy sweep in early 1990.<ref name="LarkinBlues"/> This album has also been voted number 230 in the ''Rolling Stone'' list of 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Raitt later stated that her tenth try was "my first sober album."<ref>{{cite magazine |url = https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/500-greatest-albums-of-all-time-20120531/bonnie-raitt-nick-of-time-19691231 |title = 500 Greatest Albums of All Time |date = May 31, 2012 |magazine = Rolling Stone |access-date = 2012-09-01 |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120709165037/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/500-greatest-albums-of-all-time-20120531/bonnie-raitt-nick-of-time-19691231 |archive-date = July 9, 2012 |df = mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Newman|first1=Melinda|title=Up Front: Don (Was)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DRYEAAAAMBAJ&q=bonnie+raitt+tim+devine+signed&pg=PA28|access-date=April 24, 2015|magazine=Billboard|date=September 3, 2005}}</ref> At the same time, Raitt received a fourth [[Grammy Award]] for her duet "[[I'm in the Mood (John Lee Hooker song)|I'm in the Mood]]" with [[John Lee Hooker]] on his album ''[[The Healer (John Lee Hooker album)|The Healer]]''.<ref name="LarkinBlues"/> ''Nick of Time'' was also the first of many of her recordings to feature her longtime rhythm section of [[Ricky Fataar]] and [[James "Hutch" Hutchinson]] (although previously Fataar had played on her ''Green Light'' album and Hutchinson had worked on ''Nine Lives''), both of whom continue to record and tour with her. Since its release in 1989, ''Nick of Time'' has currently sold over five million copies in the US alone. Raitt followed up this success with three more Grammy Awards for her next album, 1991's ''[[Luck of the Draw (album)|Luck of the Draw]]'', which sold seven million copies in the United States. Three years later, in 1994, she added two more Grammys with her album ''[[Longing in Their Hearts]]'', her second number one album, that sold two million copies in the US.<ref name="LarkinBlues"/> Raitt's collaboration with Don Was amicably came to an end with 1995's live release ''[[Road Tested]]''.<ref name="LarkinBlues"/> Released to solid reviews, it was certified [[Music recording certification|gold]] in the US. "[[Rock Steady (Bonnie Raitt and Bryan Adams song)|Rock Steady]]" was a hit written by [[Bryan Adams]] and [[Gretchen Peters]] in 1995. The song was written as a duet with Bryan Adams and Bonnie Raitt for her Road Tested tour, which also became one of her albums. The original demo version of the song appears on Adams' 1996 single "Let's Make a Night to Remember". For her next studio album, Raitt hired [[Mitchell Froom]] and [[Tchad Blake]] as her producers. "I loved working with [[Don Was]] but I wanted to give myself and my fans a stretch and do something different," Raitt stated. Her work with Froom and Blake was released on ''[[Fundamental (Bonnie Raitt album)|Fundamental]]'' in 1998. ===2000–2007=== [[File:BonnieRaitt2004.jpg|thumb|200px|Raitt performing at the [[New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival]], April 23, 2004]] In March 2000, Raitt was inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] in [[Cleveland]], Ohio. ''[[Silver Lining (Bonnie Raitt album)|Silver Lining]]'' was released in 2002. In the US, it reached number 13 on the [[Billboard charts|''Billboard'' chart]] and was later certified Gold. It contains the singles "I Can't Help You Now", "Time of Our Lives", and the title track (a [[cover version]] of [[David Gray (British musician)|David Gray]]'s original song). All three singles charted within the top 40 of the US Adult Contemporary chart. On March 19, 2002, Raitt received a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] for her contributions to the recording industry, located at 1750 N. Vine Street.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.walkoffame.com/bonnie-raitt|title=Bonnie Raitt {{!}} Hollywood Walk of Fame|website=Walkoffame.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-03-18|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180223111226/http://walkoffame.com/bonnie-raitt|archive-date=February 23, 2018|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/bonnie-raitt/|title=Bonnie Raitt – Hollywood Star Walk – Los Angeles Times|website=projects.latimes.com|language=en|access-date=2017-03-18|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170319022147/http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/bonnie-raitt/|archive-date=March 19, 2017|df=mdy-all}}</ref> In 2003 Capitol Records released the compilation album ''[[The Best of Bonnie Raitt]]''. It contains songs from her prior Capitol albums from 1989 to 2002 including ''Nick of Time'', ''Luck of the Draw'', ''Longing in Their Hearts'', ''Road Tested'', ''Fundamental'', and ''Silver Lining''. Raitt was featured on the album [[True Love (Toots & the Maytals album)|''True Love'']] by [[Toots and the Maytals]], which won the [[Grammy Award]] in 2004 for Best Reggae Album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tootsandthemaytals.net/linear-cd-notes/|title=Linear CD Notes|date=October 4, 2014|website=Tootsandthemaytals.net|access-date=May 2, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20161110054527/http://www.tootsandthemaytals.net/linear-cd-notes/|archive-date=November 10, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref> ''[[Souls Alike]]'' was released in September 2005. In the US, it reached the top 20 on the ''Billboard'' chart. It contains the singles "I Will Not Be Broken" and "I Don't Want Anything to Change", which both charted in the top 40 of the US Adult Contemporary chart. In 2006, she released the live DVD/CD ''[[Decades Rock Live: Bonnie Raitt and Friends|Bonnie Raitt and Friends]]'', which was filmed as part of the critically acclaimed [[VH1 Classic]] ''[[Decades Rock Live!]]'' concert series, featuring special guests [[Keb' Mo']], [[Alison Krauss]], [[Ben Harper]], [[Jon Cleary (musician)|Jon Cleary]], and [[Norah Jones]]. The DVD was released by Capitol Records on August 15. ''Bonnie Raitt and Friends'', which was recorded live in [[Atlantic City, New Jersey|Atlantic City, NJ]] on September 30, 2005, features never-before-seen performance and interview footage, including four duets not included in the VH1 Classic broadcast of the concert. The accompanying CD features 11 tracks, including the radio single "Two Lights in the Nighttime", featuring Ben Harper. In 2007, Raitt contributed to ''[[Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino]]''. With [[Jon Cleary (musician)|Jon Cleary]], she sang a medley of "[[I'm in Love Again (song)|I'm in Love Again]]" and "All by Myself" by [[Fats Domino]]. Raitt is interviewed and appears in performance footage in the 2005 documentary film ''[[Make It Funky (film)|Make It Funky!]]'', which presents a history of [[Music of New Orleans|New Orleans music]] and its influence on [[rhythm and blues]], [[Rock music|rock and roll]], [[funk]] and [[jazz]].<ref name="IAJE">{{cite journal |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=April 2005 |title=IAJE What's Going On |journal=Jazz Education Journal |location=Manhattan, Kansas |publisher=International Association of Jazz Educators |volume=37 |issue=5 |page=87 |issn=1540-2886 |id={{ProQuest|1370090}} }}</ref> In the film, Raitt performs "What is Success" with [[Allen Toussaint]] and band,<ref>{{cite AV media |date=2005 |title=Make It Funky! |type=DVD |language=en |time= |location=Culver City, California |publisher=Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |id=11952 |isbn=9781404991583 |oclc=61207781}}</ref> a song he wrote and that Raitt included on her 1974 album ''Streetlights''. ===2008–present=== Raitt appeared on the June 7, 2008 broadcast of [[Garrison Keillor]]'s radio program ''[[A Prairie Home Companion]]''. She performed two blues songs with [[Keb' Mo']]: "No Getting Over You" and "There Ain't Nothin' in Ramblin'". Raitt also sang "[[Dimming of the Day]]" with [[Richard Thompson (musician)|Richard Thompson]]. This show, along with another one with Raitt and her band in October 2006, is archived on the ''Prairie Home Companion'' website. Raitt appeared in the 2011 documentary ''Reggae Got Soul: The Story of [[Toots and the Maytals]]'', which was featured on the [[BBC]] and described as "The untold story of one of the most influential artists ever to come out of Jamaica".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00ymljb|title=Toots and the Maytals: Reggae Got Soul – BBC Four|website=BBC|access-date=May 2, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160520172432/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00ymljb|archive-date=May 20, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfiNMBhnd8w|title=Toots & The Maytals – Reggae Got Soul – Documentary Trailer|date=August 15, 2013|website=Youtube.com|access-date=May 2, 2017|via=YouTube|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170511184707/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfiNMBhnd8w|archive-date=May 11, 2017|df=mdy-all}}</ref> In February 2012, Raitt performed a duet with [[Alicia Keys]] at the [[54th Annual Grammy Awards]] in 2012 honoring [[Etta James]]. In April 2012, Raitt released her first studio album since 2005, entitled ''[[Slipstream (Bonnie Raitt album)|Slipstream]]''. It charted at Number 6 on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart marking her first top ten album since 1994's ''Longing in Their Hearts''. The album was described as "one of the best of her 40-year career" by ''[[American Songwriter]]'' magazine.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Bonnie Raitt: Slipstream|url=http://www.americansongwriter.com/2012/04/bonnie-raitt-slipstream|magazine=[[American Songwriter]]|access-date=April 10, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405231417/http://www.americansongwriter.com/2012/04/bonnie-raitt-slipstream/|archive-date=April 5, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref> In September 2012, Raitt was featured in a campaign called "30 Songs / 30 Days" to support ''[[Half the Sky|Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide]]'', a multi-platform media project inspired by a project outlined in a book by [[Nicholas Kristof]] and [[Sheryl WuDunn]].<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20121014103757/http://www.halftheskymovement.org/blog/entry/30-songs-30-days-for-half-the-sky1 30 Songs / 30 Days for Half the Sky {{!}} Half The Sky]}}. Halftheskymovement.org (August 30, 2012). Retrieved on 2012-09-16.</ref> In 2013, she appeared on [[Foy Vance]]'s album ''[[Joy of Nothing]]''.<ref>[http://www.folkradio.co.uk/2013/06/foy-vance-debut-album-joy-of-nothing-documentary/ Foy Vance Debut Album] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615024450/http://www.folkradio.co.uk/2013/06/foy-vance-debut-album-joy-of-nothing-documentary/ |date=June 15, 2013 }} Folk Radio</ref> On May 30, 2015, Raitt, [[Leon Russell]], and [[Ivan Neville]] gave a performance at The Canyon Club in [[Agoura Hills, California]] to raise money for [[Marty Grebb]] who was battling cancer. Grebb had played on some of their albums.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://californiarocker.com/2015/05/30/bonnie-raitt-and-musician-friends-celebrate-marty-grebb-at-canyon-club-fundraiser/|title=Bonnie Raitt, Friends Rock to Raise Funds for Marty Grebb|date=May 30, 2015|website=Californiarocker.com|access-date=July 24, 2019|archive-date=January 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190127035408/http://californiarocker.com/2015/05/30/bonnie-raitt-and-musician-friends-celebrate-marty-grebb-at-canyon-club-fundraiser/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In February 2016, Raitt released her seventeenth studio album ''[[Dig In Deep]]''. The album charted at number 11 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/296425/bonnie-raitt/chart?f=305 |title=Bonnie Raitt – Chart history |magazine=Billboard |access-date=2016-05-12 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603114030/http://www.billboard.com/artist/296425/bonnie-raitt/chart?f=305 |archive-date=June 3, 2016 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> and received favorable reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/dig-in-deep/bonnie-raitt|title=Reviews for Dig In Deep by Bonnie Raitt|website=Metacritic|access-date=2016-05-12|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160512024211/http://www.metacritic.com/music/dig-in-deep/bonnie-raitt|archive-date=May 12, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The album features the single "Gypsy in Me" as well as a cover of the [[INXS]] song "[[Need You Tonight]]". Raitt cancelled the first leg of her 2018 spring-summer touring schedule due to a recently discovered medical issue requiring surgical intervention. She reported that a "full recovery" is expected and that she planned to resume touring with already scheduled dates in June 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/music/news/bonnie-raitt-cancels-tour-dates-with-james-taylor-due-to-surgery-1202791868/|title=Bonnie Raitt Cancels Tour Dates with James Taylor Due to Surgery|first=Jem|last=Aswad|date=April 30, 2018|website=Variety|access-date=May 30, 2018}}</ref> In 2022, Raitt announced the title of her 21st studio album would be ''[[Just Like That...]]''. The record was released on April 22, 2022, and coincided with the beginning of a nationwide tour that ran through November 2022. Preceding the album, Raitt released "Made Up Mind", a song originally written by Canadian roots duo [[The Bros. Landreth]], as the lead single.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/bonnie-raitt-announces-new-album-just-like-that-shares-new-song-listen/ |title=Bonnie Raitt Announces New Album Just Like That…, Shares New Song: Listen |work=Pitchfork |last=Strauss |first=Matthew |date=February 22, 2022 |access-date=March 15, 2022}}</ref> The title track of the album won for [[Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]] at the [[65th Annual Grammy Awards]] in February 2023. The song also won in the [[Grammy Award for Best American Roots Song|Best American Roots Song]] category.<ref name="Grammy2023" />
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