Souls Alike

Souls Alike is the fifteenth album by Bonnie Raitt, released in 2005.

Souls Alike
Studio album by Bonnie Raitt
Released	September 13, 2005
Recorded	2004 at The Sound Factory (Hollywood, CA); Studio D (Sausalito, CA); Lairiope Studios (Santa Monica, CA).
Genre	Rock
Length	46:36
Label	Capitol
Producer	Bonnie Raitt, Tchad Blake
Bonnie Raitt chronology
Silver Lining (2002) Souls Alike (2005) Slipstream (2012)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(72/100) [1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Billboard	(positive) [1]
Chicago Tribune	(mixed) [3]
The Music Box	[4]
musicOMH	[1][5]
Paste	(6/10) [1][6]
People	[7]
Rolling Stone	[8]
Uncut	[9]
URB	[1]
USA Today	[10]

Track listing

1. "I Will Not Be Broken" (Gordon Kennedy, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Tommy Sims) – 3:41
2. "God Was in the Water" (Randall Bramblett, Davis Causey) – 5:17
3. "Love on One Condition" (Jon Cleary) – 3:43
4. "So Close" (Tony Arata, George Marinelli, Pete Wasner) – 3:22
5. "Trinkets" (Emory Joseph) – 5:02
6. "Crooked Crown" (David Batteau, Maia Sharp) – 3:49
7. "Unnecessarily Mercenary" (Jon Cleary) – 3:51
8. "I Don't Want Anything to Change" (Stephanie Chapman, Liz Rose, Maia Sharp) – 4:29
9. "Deep Water" (John Capek, Marc Jordan) – 3:58
10. "Two Lights in the Nighttime" (Lee Clayton, Pat McLaughlin) – 4:22
11. "The Bed I Made" (David Batteau, Maia Sharp) – 4:59

Personnel

• Bonnie Raitt – lead vocals, slide guitar, acoustic guitar (8)
• George Marinelli – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals (4, 10)
• David Batteau – synth guitar (6)
• Jon Cleary – acoustic piano (1-8, 10, 11), Hammond B3 organ, Wurlitzer organ, rhythm guitar (3), backing vocals (3, 4, 7, 9)
• Mitchell Froom – Minimoog (1), additional acoustic piano (2), Rhodes (2), dolceola (4), additional Wurlitzer organ (6), additional baritone saxophone (6), additional Hammond B3 organ (8), additional orchestration (9)
• John Capek – acoustic piano (9), strings (9), bass (9), drum loops (9), percussion (9)
• James "Hutch" Hutchinson – bass (1-8, 10, 11)
• Ricky Fataar – drums, percussion
• Maia Sharp – backing vocals (1, 2, 6), baritone saxophone (6), tenor saxophone (11)
• Arnold McCuller – backing vocals (1, 5, 7, 9)
• Sweet Pea Atkinson – backing vocals (5, 7)

Production

• Producer – Bonnie Raitt
• Co-Producer, Recording and Mixing – Tchad Blake
• Additional Recording and Mixing – Kevin Dean
• Assistant Engineers – David Boucher, Ryan Doordan, Michael Rodriguez and Scott Wiley.
• Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering (Portland, ME).
• Project Coordinator – Kathy Kane
• Art Direction, Design and Background Photography – Norman Moore
• Photography – Sam Jones
• Stylist – Kate Lindsay
• Make-Up – Joanna Schlip
• Management – Annie Heller-Gutwillig and Chloe Monahan

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
2005	The Billboard 200	19

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
2005	"I Will Not Be Broken"	Adult Contemporary	27

References

1. "Critic reviews for Souls Alike". Metacritic. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
2. Souls Alike at AllMusic
3. Argyrakis, Andy (2005-10-17). "Bonnie Raitt "Souls Alike"". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
4. Metzger, John (October 2005). "Bonnie Raitt - Souls Alike (Album Review)". The Music Box. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
5. Murphy, John (2005-09-12). "Bonnie Raitt - Souls Alike". musicOMH. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
6. Whitman, Andy (2006-01-20). "Bonnie Raitt - Souls Alike :: Music :: Reviews". Paste. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
7. Dougherty, Steve; Novak, Ralph; Peterson, V.R.; Strauss, Chris; Ingrassia, Lisa (2005-09-26). "Picks and Pans Review: Bonnie Raitt (Souls Alike)". People. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
8. Walters, Barry (2005-09-22). "Souls Alike". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
9. "Bonnie Raitt - Souls Alike CD Album". CD Universe. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
10. Gundersen, Edna (2005-09-12). "Raitt's divine 'Souls'; Gray's Wonderful 'Life' (Bonnie Raitt, Souls Alike)". USA Today. Retrieved 2013-05-31.

External links

• Souls Alike at Metacritic