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Fundamental
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 7, 1998
Studio The Sound Factory ( Hollywood, California)
Genre Rock
Length44:03
Label Capitol
Producer
Bonnie Raitt chronology
Road Tested
(1995)
Fundamental
(1998)
Silver Lining
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]
Chicago Tribune [4]
Robert ChristgauA− [2]
Entertainment WeeklyB [5]
Rolling Stone [3]

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:

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) [6] 149
United Stated ( Billboard 200) 17

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada ( Music Canada) [7] Gold 50,000^
United States ( RIAA) [8] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Fundamental at AllMusic
  2. ^ Robert Christgau review
  3. ^ Rolling Stone review
  4. ^ Chicago Tribune review
  5. ^ "Fundamental". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2023-05-30.
  6. ^ "ARIA chart history 1988 to 2022, received from ARIA in 2022". ARIA. Retrieved 2 December 2023 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
  7. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Bonnie Raitt – Fundamental". Music Canada. 15 September 1998.
  8. ^ "American album certifications – Bonnie Raitt – Fundamental". Recording Industry Association of America. May 8, 1998.