Road Tested is a live album and first live album by Bonnie Raitt, released in 1995.
| Road Tested | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | November 7, 1995 | |||
| Venue | Paramount Theatre (Oakland, California); Schnitzer Auditorium (Portland, Oregon) | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 100:19 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | Bonnie Raitt, Don Was | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B [5] |
| Q |  [4] |
| Robert Christgau | A− [3] |
| Rolling Stone | [2] |
Track listing
edit- CD One
- "Thing Called Love" (John Hiatt) – 4:48
- "Three Time Loser" (Don Covay, Ronald Dean Miller) – 3:39
- "Love Letter" (Bonnie Hayes) – 4:37
- "Never Make Your Move Too Soon" (Stix Hooper, Will Jennings) – 3:32
- "Something to Talk About" (Shirley Eikhard) – 3:43
- "Matters of the Heart" (Michael McDonald) – 4:58
- "Shake a Little" (Michael Ruff) – 4:38
- "Have a Heart" (Bonnie Hayes) – 5:45
- "Love Me Like a Man" (Chris Smither) – 5:11
- "The Kokomo Medley" (Mississippi Fred McDowell) – 4:59
- "Louise" (Paul Siebel) – 3:46
- "Dimming of the Day" (Richard Thompson) – 4:19
- CD Two
- "Longing in Their Hearts" (Bonnie Raitt, Michael O'Keefe) – 5:02
- "Come to Me" (Raitt) – 5:02
- "Love Sneakin' Up On You" (Jimmy Scott, Tom Snow) – 3:52
- "Burning Down the House" (David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison, Tina Weymouth) – 4:21
- "I Can't Make You Love Me" (Mike Reid, James Allen Shamblin) – 6:00
- "Feeling of Falling" (Raitt) – 6:45
- "I Believe I'm in Love with You" (Kim Wilson) (with Kim Wilson)– 5:24
- "Rock Steady" (Bryan Adams, Gretchen Peters) – 4:12
- "My Opening Farewell" (Jackson Browne) – 4:57
- "Angel from Montgomery" (John Prine) – 5:37
Personnel
edit- Bonnie Raitt – vocals, slide guitar, acoustic guitar, keyboards (18)
Band
- Glen Clark – keyboards, harmonica, vocals, harmony vocals (13)
- Mark T. Jordan – keyboards, vocals, mandolin (5), harmony vocals (12)
- Benmont Tench – Hammond B3 organ
- Jamie Muhoberac – additional keyboards (15)
- Marty Grebb – acoustic piano (19)
- George Marinelli – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vocals, mandolin (11)
- Keith Scott – tremolo guitar (20)
- James "Hutch" Hutchinson – bass guitar, vocals
- Ricky Fataar – drums
- Debra Dobkin – percussion, vocals
Guests
- Bruce Hornsby – accordion (1, 22), vocals (1, 22), acoustic piano (17)
- Charles Brown – acoustic piano (4), vocals (4)
- Ruth Brown – vocals (4)
- Kim Wilson – harmonica (4, 19), vocals (19, 22)
- Bryan Adams – guitar (20), vocals (20, 22)
- Jackson Browne – guitar (21), vocals (21, 22)
Production
edit- Bonnie Raitt – producer
- Don Was – producer
- Ed Cherney – recording, mixing (1-19, 21, 22)
- Bob Clearmountain – mixing (20)
- Dan Bosworth – additional engineer
- Steve Beatty – recording assistant
- Phil Gitomer – recording assistant
- David Hewitt – recording assistant
- Sean McClintock – recording assistant
- Tom Banghart – mix assistant (1-19, 21, 22)
- Recorded live using Remote Recording Services' Silver Truck
- Chomsky Ranch (Los Angeles, California) – engineering location
- Brooklyn Recording Studio (Los Angeles, California) – mixing location
- Doug Sax – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California)
- Norman Moore – art direction, design, artwork
- Tommy Steele – art direction
- Jennifer George – design
- Lorraine Day – cover photography, additional photography
- Ken Friedman – additional photography
- Jeffrey Hersh – management
- Ron Stone – management
Stage and Tour Crew
- Robert Bennett – tour manager
- Lisa Van Valkenburgh – assistant tour manager
- Dan Cook – stage manager
- Doug Gherna – monitor engineer
- Paul Middleton – house sound engineer
- Peter Kudas – audio systems engineer
- John Tanasi – audio systems engineer
- Terry Lawless – keyboard technician
- John Gonzales – guitar technician
- John Cregar – drum technician
- John Cormier – lighting director
- Tom Thompson – lighting technician
- Mike Wheeler – lighting technician
Charts
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| Chart (1995–96) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] | 142 |
| Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[7] | 62 |
| Swiss Albums (Swiss Hitparade)[7] | 40 |
| US Billboard 200 | 44 |
Album (Year-end)
| Chart (1996) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[8] | 199 |
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Canada (Music Canada)[9] | Gold | 50,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[10] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ Ruhlmann, William. Road Tested at AllMusic
- ^ Rolling Stone review
- ^ Robert Christgau review
- ^ Album reviews at CD Universe
- ^ Entertainment Weekly review
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Bonnie Raitt – Road Tested" (in German). Swiss Charts Portal. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
- ^ "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Bonnie Raitt – Road Tested". Music Canada. 15 December 1995.
- ^ "American album certifications – Bonnie Raitt – Road Tested". Recording Industry Association of America. February 12, 1996.