Fundamental is the thirteenth studio album by Bonnie Raitt, released on April 7, 1998, by Capitol Records.
Track listing "The Fundamental Things" (David Batteau, John Cody, Lawrence Klein) – 3:45 "Cure for Love" (David Hidalgo, Louie Pérez) – 4:11 "Round & Round" (Willie Dixon, J. B. Lenoir) – 3:16 "Spit of Love" (Raitt) – 4:44 "Lover's Will" (John Hiatt) – 4:30 "Blue for No Reason" (Paul Brady, Raitt) – 4:13 "Meet Me Half Way" (Beth Nielsen Chapman, Raitt, Annie Roboff) – 4:16 "I'm on Your Side" (Raitt) – 3:44 "Fearless Love" (Dillon O'Brian) – 4:06 "I Need Love" (Joey Spampinato) – 2:41 "One Belief Away" (Paul Brady, Dillon O'Brian, Raitt) – 4:37
Personnel Bonnie Raitt – lead vocals, slide guitar, horn arrangements (1, 5, 11), keyboards (4, 8), acoustic guitar (8) Mitchell Froom – keyboards (1–5, 7–11), Moog bass (4), additional keyboards (6), accordion (9) David Hidalgo – guitars, bass (1, 2, 6–9), backing vocals (2) Steve Donnelly – rhythm guitar, backing vocals (3) Joey Spampinato – bass guitar (3, 10), backing vocals (3, 10) Pete Thomas – drums, percussion with: Scott Thurston – keyboards (5) Terry Adams – keyboards (10), backing vocals (10) James "Hutch" Hutchinson – bass guitar (5, 11) Tony Braunagel – tambourine (5) Marty Grebb – tenor saxophone (1), baritone saxophone (5) Jimmy Roberts – saxophones (5) Joe Sublett – tenor saxophone (11) Nick Lane – trombone (5), euphonium (5) Darrell Leonard – trumpet (1, 11) Rick Braun – trumpet (5) Sir Harry Bowens – backing vocals (1) Terence Forsythe – backing vocals (1) Renée Geyer – backing vocals (4) Dillon O'Brian – backing vocals (9) Mark Shark – harmony vocals (11) Jeff Young – harmony vocals (11)
Production Producers – Bonnie Raitt, Tchad Blake and Mitchell Froom. Recorded and Mixed by Tchad Blake Home Studio Engineer – Tom Corwin Assistant Engineer – S. Husky Höskulds Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering (Portland, ME). Art Direction and Design – Norman Moore Photography – Dana Tynan Make-up – Robin Fredriksz Stylist – Kate Lindsay Tour Oversight – Tim Bennett Management – Jeffrey Hersh, Ron Stone and Renata Kanclerz.
Charts +Chart performance for FundamentalChart (1998)Peak positionAustralian Albums (ARIA) N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.149United States (Billboard 200)17
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