Best Of Bonnie Raitt CD (2003) (CD)

In a career that spans four decades, Bonnie Raitthas won nine Grammy awards, sold over 15 million albums, been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and earned widespread critical acclaim as an expressive vocalist and formidable guitarist (she is one of the few women to play bottleneck slide guitar). Since the release of her self-titled debut in 1971, Raitt has adeptly mixed her own compositions with classic blues tunes and material from up-and-coming singer-songwriters. 1989's Nick Of Timewas a pivotal album for Bonnie, marking numerous firsts. It was her first record for Capitol, her first collaboration with producer Don Was and brought Raitt her first Grammy wins. At the 1990 Grammy Awards, she took home three awards for the album and a fourth for a collaboration with John Lee Hooker. Within a month, Raitt had her first #1 album -- exactly 52 weeks after Nick Of Time'srelease and almost 19 years after her first record. The Best Of Bonnie Raittfeatures four songs from the quadruple-platinum Nick Of Time, the poignant title track, with its keen observations on aging and relationships, the rollicking John Hiatt-penned "Thing Called Love" and two Bonnie Hayes songs -- "Have a Heart" and "Love Letter."