Person · Female
Bonnie Raitt
- From
- Burbank, United States
- Since
- 1949–present
- Rating
- ★ 3.35
- Releases
- 107
- blues rock
- rock
- blue-eyed soul
- folk
- pop rock
- singer-songwriter
- soft rock
About
Bonnie Lynn Raitt (; born November 8, 1949) is an American singer and songwriter. In 1971, Raitt released her self-titled debut album. Following this, she released a series of critically acclaimed roots-influenced albums that incorporated elements of rock, blues, country, and folk. She was also a frequent session player and collaborator with other artists, including Warren Zevon, Little Feat, Jackson Browne, the Pointer Sisters, John Prine, and Leon Russell.
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In 1989, after several years of limited commercial success, she had a major hit with her tenth studio album, Nick of Time, which included the song "Nick of Time". The album reached number one on the Billboard 200 chart, and won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. It has since been selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the United States National Recording Registry. Her following two albums, Luck of the Draw (1991) and Longing in Their Hearts (1994), were multimillion sellers, generating several hit singles, including "Something to Talk About", "Love Sneakin' Up On You", and the ballad "I Can't Make You Love Me" (with Bruce Hornsby on piano). Her 2022 single "Just Like That" won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year.
As of 2025, Raitt has received 13 competitive Grammy Awards, from 31 nominations, as well as a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. She ranked No. 50 on Rolling Stone's list of the "100 Greatest Singers of All Time" and ranked No. 89 on the magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time." Australian country music artist Graeme Connors has said "Bonnie Raitt does something with a lyric no one else can do; she bends it and twists it right into your heart."
In 2000, Raitt was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. She has received the Icon Award from the Billboard Women in Music Awards and the MusiCares Person of the Year Award from The Recording Academy. In 2024, she was a recipient of the Kennedy Center Honor.
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Discography
Albums
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Bonnie Raitt Apple Music
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Give It Up Apple Music
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Takin My Time Apple Music
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Streetlights Apple Music
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Home Plate Apple Music
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Sweet Forgiveness Apple Music
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The Glow Apple Music
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Green Light Apple Music
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Nine Lives Apple Music
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Nick of Time Apple Music
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Luck of the Draw Apple Music
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Longing in Their Hearts Apple Music
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Fundamental Apple Music
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Sofa Blues
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Silver Lining Apple Music
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Souls Alike Apple Music
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Slipstream Apple Music
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Dig in Deep Apple Music
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Just Like That… Apple Music
Singles
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Something’s Got a Hold of My Heart
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Livin’ for the Ones
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Made Up Mind
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Live Wire
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Need You Tonight (Live from the Orpheum Theatre, Boston, MA, 2016) - Single Apple Music
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Gypsy in Me
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I’ve Got the World on a String
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Not Cause I Wanted To
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Right Down the Line Apple Music
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Used to Rule the World
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I Don't Want Anything to Change
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I Will Not Be Broken
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Silver Lining Apple Music
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I Can't Help You Now
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It’s Only Rock ’n’ Roll
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Blue for No Reason
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One Belief Away
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Lover's Will
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Rock Steady
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You Got It
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Love Sneakin' Up on You
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Longing in Their Hearts Apple Music
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You
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Good Man, Good Woman
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Not the Only One Apple Music
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Come to Me
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Something To Talk About
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I Can't Make You Love Me
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Have a Heart
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Thing Called Love
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Nick of Time Apple Music
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I'm in the Mood
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Crime of Passion
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No Way to Treat a Lady
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Keep This Heart in Mind
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Me and the Boys
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Baby Come Back
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(Goin') Wild for You Baby
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You're Gonna Get What's Coming
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Gamblin' Man
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Runaway / Louise
Live
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1974-12-17: PBS Soundstage, WTTW Studios, Chicago, IL
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Big Easy Blues (Live New Orleans '77)
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Alright at Midnight (live 1976)
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Washington DC Blues
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Cryin' Mercy (Live, Sausalito '73)
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Shadow on the Faces
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Nobody's Girl
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Bonnie Raitt in Session: Can't Find My Way Home
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Bumbershoot Arts Festival 1985
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North of the Great Divide: The Seattle Broadcast, 1986
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Ultrasonic Studios 1972
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Bonnie Raitt - 2012-04-13 - New York, NY
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Bonnie Raitt E-Werk Cologne, Germany June 1st, 1994
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Bonnie Raitt and Friends Apple Music
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Shepherd's Bush Empire, London, UK
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Burning Down The House
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Road Tested Apple Music
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Live USA
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Springsteen, Raitt and Browne
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Monterux Jazz Festival, Montreux CH, July 10, 1991
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Bonnie Raitt - 1989-06-11 - Northampton, MA
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Live @ Paradiso Amsterdam NL
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1988-07-01: Olympic Center, Lake Placid, NY
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Bonnie Raitt - 1988-03-05 Live at Rockefeller's, Houston, TX
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Bonnie Raitt - Bluesy Amsterdam
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Bonnie Raitt - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA; May 24, 1976
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Bonnie Raitt -1973 Live at the Record Plant, Sausalito, CA
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The Lost Broadcast - Philadelphia 1972
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1972-02-15: The Troubador, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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2003-06-16: BBC Maida Vale Studios, London, UK
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1974-05-09 early show: Harvard Square Theatre, Cambridge, MA, USA
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2003-06-20: Hammersmith Apollo, London, England, UK
Compilations
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Playlist: The Best of the Warner Bros. Years Apple Music
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Angel From Montgomery
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Now & Then
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Original Album Series
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Bonnie Raitt: Opus Collection
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The Essentials: Bonnie Raitt
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iTunes Originals: Bonnie Raitt Apple Music
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The Best of Bonnie Raitt on Capitol 1989–2003
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Tour Sampler
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Air Play Sampler
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The Bonnie Raitt Collection Apple Music
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I Ain't Blue (1971 Bootleg)
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Also known as
Bonnie Lynn Raitt · Bonnie Rait · Bonny Raitt
Tags
- adult contemporary
- singer/songwriter
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 0f0da09c-3940-4cb5-879f-4cea28907810
- ISNI
- 0000000083868091
- IPI
- 00066331584
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 8 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.