Bonnie Raitt – Fundamental (2014)

1.    "The Fundamental Things" (David Batteau, John Cody, Lawrence Klein) – 3:45
2.    "Cure for Love" (David Hidalgo, Louie Pérez) – 4:11
3.    "Round and Round" (Willie Dixon, J. 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

    Bonnie Raitt - acoustic guitar, keyboard, vocals, slide guitar
    Terry Adams - keyboard, background vocals
    Rick Braun - trumpet
    Tony Braunagel - tambourine
    Steve Donnelly - rhythm guitar, background vocals
    Terrence Forsythe - background vocals
    Mitchell Froom - accordion, keyboard, Moog bass
    Renée Geyer - background vocals
    Marty Grebb - baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone
    David Hidalgo - bass, guitar, background vocals
    James "Hutch" Hutchinson - bass
    Nick Lane - trombone, euphonium
    Darrell Leonard - trumpet
    Dillon O'Brian - background vocals
    Jimmy Roberts - saxophone
    Mark Shark - harmony vocals
    Joey Spampinato - bass, background vocals
    Joe Sublett - tenor saxophone
    Pete Thomas - percussion, drums
    Scott Thurston - keyboard
    Jeff Young - harmony vocals

Apparently in an attempt to find new sounds that would appeal to a new audience, Bonnie Raitt severed her ties with her comeback producer, Don Was, for Fundamental, hiring those masterminds of experimental adult pop, Mitchell Froom and Tchad Blake. Although Froom and Blake have worked with a number of singer/songwriters and roots musicians -- including Elvis Costello, Suzanne Vega, Richard Thompson, Los Lobos, and Crowded House -- they often emphasize the production over the song, pouring on layers of effects and novelty instruments that tend to obscure the songs and performances. While they don't go overboard on Fundamental like they did on Los Lobos' Colossal Head, they have pushed too much of their own style on Raitt. There are good songs scattered throughout the record, but it's hard to pick them out underneath the gauzy, murky production. Eventually, the album becomes a bit of a chore, since the sounds wear on the ears. That's too bad, because Raitt remains a vital artist -- it's just that Froom and Blake haven't allowed her to rely on her talents here. --- Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi

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