Bonnie Raitt - Give It Up (1972)

Bonnie Raitt - Give It Up (1972)

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Bonnie Raitt - Give It Up

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Side one

1. "Give It Up or Let Me Go"   4:28

2. "Nothing Seems to Matter"   4:04

3. "I Know"   3:40

4. "If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody"   2:54

5. "Love Me Like a Man"   3:10

Side two

1. "Too Long at the Fair"   2:54

2. "Under the Falling Sky"   3:38

3. "You Got to Know How"   3:32

4. "You Told Me Baby"   4:01

5. "Love Has No Pride"   3:43

Bonnie Raitt Musicians

Bonnie Raitt  – lead vocals, steel guitar (1, 3), acoustic guitar (2, 4-8, 10), backing vocals (3, 7), 12-string guitar (6), electric rhythm guitar (9), acoustic piano (10)

Jack Viertel  – steel guitar (1)

T.J. Tindall  – electric guitar (3, 7)

Kal David  – electric guitar (4)

Lou Terriciano  – acoustic piano (1, 8)

Mark Jordan  – acoustic piano (3), vibraphone (3), electric piano (7)

Merl Saunders  – acoustic piano (4)

Dave Holland  – acoustic bass (1, 2, 8)

Chris Parker  – drums (1, 4, 8)

Wells Kelly  – congas (2, 3, 9), drums (3, 6, 7, 9), cowbell (3, 7), backing vocals (3)

Dennis Whitted  – drums (5)

Eric Kaz  – vibraphone (2), acoustic piano (6), horn arrangement (9)

Peter Ecklund  – cornet (1, 3)

Amos Garrett  – trombone (1)

Freebo  – tuba (1), 12-string rhythm guitar (2), fretless bass (3-7, 9, 10), backing vocals (3)

John Payne  – tenor saxophone (2), clarinet (8), soprano saxophone (9), sax solo (9)

Marty Grebb  – tenor saxophone (4), alto saxophone (9)

Terry Eaton  – tenor saxophone (9)

Gene Boris Stashuk  – cello (6)

Paul Butterfield  – harmonica (7)

John Hall  – backing vocals (3), electric guitar (6, 9), steel guitar (9)

Jackie Lomax  – backing vocals (3)

Tim Moore  – backing vocals (7)

Producer, liner Notes  – Michael Cuscuna

Engineer  – Kendall Pacios

Remixing  – Nick Jameson and Kendall Pacios

Mastering  – Lee Hulko

Art Direction  – Ed Thrasher

Photography  – Michael Dobo

Give It Up is the 2nd studio album by American musician Bonnie Raitt. Released in 1972 by Warner Bros. Records, Give It Up is an amalgamation of various genres, including folk, blues, R&B, and soft rock. Seven of the ten tracks on the album are covers, and the tracks are either soft sentimental ballads or fast-paced folk rock pieces. Lyrically, Give It Up revolves around Raitt's femininity, relationships, and being comfortable with herself. Raitt recorded the album at Bearsville Studios with producer Michael Cuscuna.

Give It Up was Raitt's first album to reach the Billboard Top LPs & Tapes chart, where it peaked at number 138. The initial reception was positive, as critics liked the vocals and the musicianship throughout the album. Contemporary reviews are also positive, with some critics calling Give It Up a stand-out album within Raitt's discography. In 2012, Rolling Stone ranked Give It Up at number 495 on its list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.