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missquo
(Austin, TX)
Posted: Feb 02, 2013 - 19:54
 

I remember learning to play this song on piano while listening to an old show tape from one of her shows in the 80s.  My dad had a hot rod portable tape player that would let you adjust the speed of playback, and I recall I did just that so that it would play back in an easier key for me to play in. :)  Man, that was almost 25 years ago.  Bon, here's to you and my dad spending another 25 years together, doing what you do.  Thanks for everything you've given to us, and to the whole world.

Tippster
(Washington, DC)
Posted: Feb 02, 2013 - 19:50
 

Goddamn I love Bonnie.

martinc
(Ottawa Canada)
Posted: Jan 02, 2013 - 11:38
 

harp playing is great. This is a 10 here

dwlangham
(Nowhere to be found)
Posted: Jan 02, 2013 - 11:36
 

This improves my opinion of the original (and my desire to hear it).

2cats
(Oklahoma)
Posted: Jan 02, 2013 - 11:35
 

Good cover of a Del Shannon classic.

skibbenr
(halifax, ns, canada)
Posted: Aug 29, 2012 - 19:29
 

I just had to crank this up....... my god she's great!

LizK
(Houston, Texas)
Posted: Aug 29, 2012 - 19:28
 

A really fun change from shopping online for dishwashers! Go Bonnie! {#Motor}

laozilover
(Left of Chicago and up)
Posted: Jul 29, 2012 - 09:27
 

I see that I had rated this only a seven - what was I thinking? Clearly a nine- I'm clicking through to Amazon and buying this now!

WonderLizard
(2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise)
Posted: Apr 25, 2012 - 08:31
 

I was 10. Del Shannon's original grabbed me in a place I'd never been grabbed, and I was addicted to rock'n'roll till the end of me time. Oddly, never got a chance to play it in a band ("that old thing") until my mid-'40s, and the Bonnie Raitt version at that. Still, I get goosebumps at the sound of Al Caiola's deep, dark, mysterious A-minor chord, Max Crook's Musitron break, and Shannon's caterwauling "Why? Why? Why? She ran away..."

musickat
(Lake of the Ozarks)
Posted: Mar 24, 2012 - 15:10
 

 jmsmy wrote:
Sweet Forgiveness  {#Angel}
 
I second that!!  Another great song from this wonderful album.

laozilover
(Left of Chicago and up)
Posted: Mar 24, 2012 - 15:06
 

Oooh, I like this right away. An easy 7 before I even finish listening. The harp break is tasty.


(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Dec 20, 2011 - 12:09
 



This is a very groovy cover!  I like it...


 

unclehud
(300 feet above the planet)
Posted: Dec 20, 2011 - 12:07
 

In contrast to a couple of posts below, I think Bonnie's very early and most recent stuff is far less commercially-oriented that stuff she did in the (?) late 70s and early 80s.  Saw her a few years ago, and her voice is just as clear and strong as it is on this recording.



miahfost
(Gothenburg, Sweden)
Posted: Oct 18, 2011 - 04:02
 

What a voice!

beelzebubba
(Where the hell is Walldrug, South Dakota?)
Posted: Sep 16, 2011 - 13:35
 

I dunno, I can't help but respect Bonnie Raitt, but I feel she's capable of so much better. Her early material was incredible, but this and so much that I've heard later just seems like underwhelming commercial pap.

Also, I like a well-done cover, but I actually would rather listen to the original on this one.

Andy_B
(aboard MV "Horizon," east coast Fla)
Posted: Sep 16, 2011 - 13:34
 

Move over Del, Bonnie's here!

sirdroseph
(Yes)
Posted: Aug 16, 2011 - 04:50
 

 Proclivities wrote:

She does a very good version of this tune - her voice sounds fantastic.  I still prefer Del Shannon's original classic, but that will probably never be heard here.



 

I feel the same way. She has such a powerful, clean voice. I have always liked this remake. Isn't Del Shannon on RP though?

GuiltyFeat
(Ra'anana)
Posted: Aug 16, 2011 - 04:50
 

Ms Raitt has always seemed superfluous to requirements. Her performance of this song does nothing to change that impression.

jhorton
Posted: Jul 15, 2011 - 19:56
 

Blech.

fredriley
(Nottingham, UK)
Posted: Jun 14, 2011 - 03:33
 

This makes a nice change from the seriously overplayed (on FM) original, and IMO refreshes it.

Proclivities
(Carrboro, NC)
Posted: May 13, 2011 - 12:58
 

She does a very good version of this tune - her voice sounds fantastic.  I still prefer Del Shannon's original classic, but that will probably never be heard here.




Krispian
(Vancouver, BC)
Posted: May 13, 2011 - 12:56
 

Thanks for posting this. When this song came on, I became curious about Bonnie, and wanted to know more about the fact that she was apparently famous before "Nick of Time" (first time I'd heard of her). I sign into RP, and here is all the info I need! Thank you!!

Bonnie Raitt - Runaway, Live (1977):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPzcZNgVfpA
Ichnos71live

"Long a critic's darling, singer/guitarist Bonnie Raitt did not begin to win the comparable commercial success due her until the release of the aptly titled 1989 blockbuster Nick of Time; her tenth album, it rocketed her into the mainstream consciousness nearly two decades after she first committed her unique blend of blues, rock, and R&B to vinyl. Born in Burbank, CA, on November 8, 1949, she was the daughter of Broadway star John Raitt, best known for his starring performances in such smashes as Carousel and Pajama Game. After picking up the guitar at the age of 12, Raitt felt an immediate affinity for the blues, and although she went off to attend Radcliffe in 1967, within two years she had dropped out to begin playing the Boston folk and blues club circuit. Signing with noted blues manager Dick Waterman, she was soon performing alongside the likes of idols including Howlin' Wolf, Sippie Wallace, and Mississippi Fred McDowell and in time earned such a strong reputation that she was signed to Warner Bros.
Debuting in 1971 with an eponymously titled effort, Raitt immediately emerged as a critical favorite, applauded not only for her soulful vocals and thoughtful song selection but also for her guitar prowess, turning heads as one of the few women to play bottleneck. Her 1972 follow-up, Give It Up, made better use of her eclectic tastes, featuring material by contemporaries like Jackson Browne and Eric Kaz, in addition to a number of R&B chestnuts and even three Raitt originals. 1973's Takin' My Time was much acclaimed, and throughout the middle of the decade she released an LP annually, returning with Streetlights in 1974 and Home Plate a year later. With 1977's Sweet Forgiveness, Raitt scored her first significant pop airplay with her hit cover of the Del Shannon classic "Runaway"; its follow-up, 1979's The Glow, appeared around the same time as a massive all-star anti-nuclear concert at Madison Square Garden mounted by MUSE (Musicians United for Safe Energy), an organization she'd co-founded earlier.
Throughout her career, Raitt remained a committed activist, playing hundreds of benefit concerts and working tirelessly on behalf of the Rhythm and Blues Foundation. By the early '80s, however, her own career was in trouble — 1982's Green Light, while greeted with the usual good reviews, again failed to break her to a wide audience, and while beginning work on the follow-up, Warners unceremoniously dropped her. By this time, Raitt was also battling drug and alcohol problems as well; she worked on a few tracks with Prince, but their schedules never aligned and the material went unreleased. Instead, she finally released the patchwork Nine Lives in 1986, her worst-selling effort since her debut.
Many had written Raitt off when she teamed with producer Don Was and recorded Nick of Time; seemingly out of the blue, the LP won a handful of Grammys, including Album of the Year, and overnight she was a superstar. 1991's Luck of the Draw was also a smash, yielding the hits "Something to Talk About" and "I Can't Make You Love Me." After 1994's Longing in Their Hearts, Raitt resurfaced in 1998 with Fundamental. Silver Lining appeared in 2002, followed by Souls Alike in 2005, both on Capitol Records. A year later, Bonnie Raitt and Friends was released, featuring guest appearances from Norah Jones and Ben Harper among others. "~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide


 



Nerubo
(Denver, CO)
Posted: May 13, 2011 - 12:55
 

......................................
 

nagsheadlocal
(North Carolina, the new New Jersey)
Posted: May 13, 2011 - 12:55
 

An excellent album - haven't heard it in ages. Raitt joined by various Little Feats, Norton Buffalo, Rosemary Butler, etc etc.

jmsmy
(Music Town, Klein, Texas)
Posted: May 13, 2011 - 12:55
 

Sweet Forgiveness  {#Angel}



calypsus_1
Posted: Jul 12, 2010 - 21:17
 


Bonnie Raitt - Runaway, Live (1977)
Ichnos71live

"Long a critic's darling, singer/guitarist Bonnie Raitt did not begin to win the comparable commercial success due her until the release of the aptly titled 1989 blockbuster Nick of Time; her tenth album, it rocketed her into the mainstream consciousness nearly two decades after she first committed her unique blend of blues, rock, and R&B to vinyl. Born in Burbank, CA, on November 8, 1949, she was the daughter of Broadway star John Raitt, best known for his starring performances in such smashes as Carousel and Pajama Game. After picking up the guitar at the age of 12, Raitt felt an immediate affinity for the blues, and although she went off to attend Radcliffe in 1967, within two years she had dropped out to begin playing the Boston folk and blues club circuit. Signing with noted blues manager Dick Waterman, she was soon performing alongside the likes of idols including Howlin' Wolf, Sippie Wallace, and Mississippi Fred McDowell and in time earned such a strong reputation that she was signed to Warner Bros.
Debuting in 1971 with an eponymously titled effort, Raitt immediately emerged as a critical favorite, applauded not only for her soulful vocals and thoughtful song selection but also for her guitar prowess, turning heads as one of the few women to play bottleneck. Her 1972 follow-up, Give It Up, made better use of her eclectic tastes, featuring material by contemporaries like Jackson Browne and Eric Kaz, in addition to a number of R&B chestnuts and even three Raitt originals. 1973's Takin' My Time was much acclaimed, and throughout the middle of the decade she released an LP annually, returning with Streetlights in 1974 and Home Plate a year later. With 1977's Sweet Forgiveness, Raitt scored her first significant pop airplay with her hit cover of the Del Shannon classic "Runaway"; its follow-up, 1979's The Glow, appeared around the same time as a massive all-star anti-nuclear concert at Madison Square Garden mounted by MUSE (Musicians United for Safe Energy), an organization she'd co-founded earlier.
Throughout her career, Raitt remained a committed activist, playing hundreds of benefit concerts and working tirelessly on behalf of the Rhythm and Blues Foundation. By the early '80s, however, her own career was in trouble — 1982's Green Light, while greeted with the usual good reviews, again failed to break her to a wide audience, and while beginning work on the follow-up, Warners unceremoniously dropped her. By this time, Raitt was also battling drug and alcohol problems as well; she worked on a few tracks with Prince, but their schedules never aligned and the material went unreleased. Instead, she finally released the patchwork Nine Lives in 1986, her worst-selling effort since her debut.
Many had written Raitt off when she teamed with producer Don Was and recorded Nick of Time; seemingly out of the blue, the LP won a handful of Grammys, including Album of the Year, and overnight she was a superstar. 1991's Luck of the Draw was also a smash, yielding the hits "Something to Talk About" and "I Can't Make You Love Me." After 1994's Longing in Their Hearts, Raitt resurfaced in 1998 with Fundamental. Silver Lining appeared in 2002, followed by Souls Alike in 2005, both on Capitol Records. A year later, Bonnie Raitt and Friends was released, featuring guest appearances from Norah Jones and Ben Harper among others. "~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide