Slipstream (Bonnie Raitt album)

Slipstream
Studio album by
Bonnie Raitt
ReleasedApril 10, 2012
Studio
  • Ocean Way, Hollywood, California
  • Garfield House, Pasadena, California
GenreRock, blues rock, americana
Length57:49
LabelRedwing Records
ProducerBonnie Raitt, Joe Henry
Bonnie Raitt chronology
Souls Alike
(2005) 		Slipstream
(2012) 		Dig In Deep
(2016)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic74/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
American Songwriter[3]
Blurt[4]
The Boston Globe(positive)[5]
Chicago Tribune[6]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[7]
Paste(8.5/10)[8]
Q[1]
Robert Christgau(2-star Honorable Mention)(2-star Honorable Mention)[9]
Rolling Stone[10]

Slipstream is the sixteenth studio album by Bonnie Raitt, released in April 2012.[11] American Songwriter Magazine praised it as "her best album in years and one of the best of her 40-year career."[12]

Two singles were released from the album, a cover of Gerry Rafferty's "Right Down the Line", and "Used to Rule the World", both of which charted on the Billboard Triple A chart.[13] The album also spawned a highly successful concert tour. The Slipstream Tour was the 82nd best-selling American tour of 2012 earning 11.3 million dollars and selling 201,313 tickets.[14]

  1. ^ a b "Critic reviews for Slipstream". Metacritic. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  2. ^ Slipstream at AllMusic
  3. ^ Morrison, Allen (2012-04-02). "Bonnie Raitt: Slipstream". American Songwriter. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
  4. ^ Judge, Stephen (2012-04-10). "Bonnie Raitt - Slipstream". Blurt. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
  5. ^ Merrill, Rob (2012-04-10). "Review: Bonnie Raitt back in music's 'Slipstream'". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
  6. ^ Kot, Greg (2012-04-09). "Album review: Bonnie Raitt, 'Slipstream'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
  7. ^ Tucker, Ken (2012-04-13). "Slipstream review - Bonnie Raitt Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2014-11-05. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
  8. ^ Gleason, Holly (2012-04-10). "Bonnie Raitt: Slipstream :: Music :: Reviews". Paste. Retrieved 2012-05-30.
  9. ^ Christgau, Robert. "CG: Bonnie Raitt". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
  10. ^ Hermes, Will (2012-04-10). "Slipstream". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
  11. ^ Bonnie Raitt Prepares New Album[permanent dead link]
  12. ^ "Bonnie Raitt: Slipstream". American Songwriter. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
  13. ^ "Bonnie Raitt: Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  14. ^ "Top 200 North American Tours" (PDF). Pollstar. Retrieved 17 March 2013.