{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = Souls Alike | type = [[Album]] | artist = [[Bonnie Raitt]] | cover = Souls Alike.jpg | alt = photo of Bonnie Raitt in orange print top and orange jacket with guitar seated in black leather armchair | released = September 13, 2005 | recorded = | studio = * [[The Sound Factory]] (Hollywood, California) * [[Studio D Recording]] ([[Sausalito, California]]) * Lairiope Studios (Santa Monica, California) | genre = [[Rock music|Rock]] | length = 46:36 | label = [[Capitol Records|Capitol]] | producer = * [[Bonnie Raitt]] * [[Tchad Blake]] | prev_title = [[Silver Lining (Bonnie Raitt album)|Silver Lining]] | prev_year = 2002 | next_title = [[Slipstream (Bonnie Raitt album)|Slipstream]] | next_year = 2012 }}
{{Music ratings | MC = (72/100) <ref name=meta>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/souls-alike/bonnie-raitt/critic-reviews|title=Critic reviews for Souls Alike|website=[[Metacritic]]|accessdate=2013-04-21}}</ref> | rev1 = [[Allmusic]] | rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}} <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/souls-alike-mw0000216905|title=Bonnie Raitt - Souls Alive|author=Jurek, Thom|publisher=[[Allmusic]]|access-date=December 8, 2024}}</ref> | rev2 = ''[[Philadelphia Daily News]]'' | rev2Score = (A−)<ref name=Philly>{{cite web|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&t=&sort=YMD_date%3AD&page=10&hide_duplicates=0&offset=61&maxresults=20&fld-nav-0=YMD_date&val-nav-0=2005%20-%202005&fld-base-0=alltext&val-base-0=%22Souls%20Alike%22&docref=news/10C9E4ECFB572598|title=Paul McCartney a delight in 'Chaos'|author=Takiff, Johnathan|date=September 13, 2005|publisher=[[Philadelphia Daily News]]|via=newsbank.com|access-date=December 8, 2024}}</ref> | rev3 = ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' | rev3Score = (mixed) <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2005/10/17/bonnie-raittsouls-alikeeighteen-albums-into-her-career/|title=Bonnie Raitt "Souls Alike"|last=Argyrakis|first=Andy|newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date=2005-10-17|access-date=2013-04-21}}</ref> | rev4 = ''[[The Morning Call|Morning Call]]'' | rev4Score = {{Rating|3|5}} <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mcall.com/2005/09/24/bonnie-raitt-souls-alike-capitol/|title=BONNIE RAITT "SOULS ALIKE" (Capitol)|last=Wallace|first=Bob|publisher=[[The Morning Call|Morning Call]]|date=September 24, 2005|accessdate=2024-12-08}}</ref> | rev5 = [[musicOMH]] | rev5Score = (favourable)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/bonnie-raitt-souls-alike|title=Bonnie Raitt - Souls Alike|last=Murphy|first=John|magazine=[[musicOMH]]|date=2005-09-12|accessdate=2013-04-21}}</ref> | rev6 = ''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]'' | rev6Score = (favourable)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2006/01/bonnie-raitt-souls-alike.html|title=Bonnie Raitt - Souls Alike :: Music :: Reviews|last=Whitman|first=Andy|magazine=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]|date=2006-01-20|accessdate=2013-04-21}}</ref> | rev7 = ''[[Philadelphia Inquirer]]'' | rev7Score = {{Rating|3|4}} <ref>{{cite web|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&t=&sort=YMD_date%3AD&page=10&hide_duplicates=0&offset=61&maxresults=20&fld-nav-0=YMD_date&val-nav-0=2005%20-%202005&fld-base-0=alltext&val-base-0=%22Souls%20Alike%22&docref=news/10CA8E70DFAF63A0|title=A tuneful fall foursome|author=DeLuca, Dan|date=September 13, 2005|publisher=[[Philadelphia Inquirer]]|via=newsbank.com|page=258|accessdate=2024-12-08}}</ref> | rev8 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' | rev8Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}} <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/souls-alike-20050922|title=Souls Alike|last=Walters|first=Barry|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=2005-09-22|accessdate=2013-04-21}}</ref> | rev9 = ''[[Associated Press]]'' | rev9Score = {{Rating|4|5}} <ref>{{cite web|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&t=&sort=YMD_date%3AD&page=6&hide_duplicates=0&offset=61&maxresults=20&fld-nav-0=YMD_date&val-nav-0=2005%20-%202005&fld-base-0=alltext&val-base-0=%22Souls%20Alike%22&docref=news/10CAF1B01CFEDDE8|title=Bonnie Raitt|author=Bernthal, Ron|date=September 16, 2005|newspaper=[[Lexington Herald Leader]]|publisher=[[Associated Press]]|via=newsbank.com|accessdate=2024-12-08}}</ref> | rev10 = ''[[The Mercury News]]'' | rev10Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}} <ref name=MercuryNews>{{cite web|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&t=&sort=YMD_date%3AD&page=1&hide_duplicates=0&offset=61&maxresults=20&fld-nav-0=YMD_date&val-nav-0=2005%20-%202005&fld-base-0=alltext&val-base-0=%22Souls%20Alike%22&docref=news/10DB74D6641DF4D8|title='SOULS ALIKE' - BONNIE RAITT CAPITOL|author=Kava, Brad|page=70|date=November 4, 2005|publisher=[[The Mercury News]]|via=newsbank.com|access-date=December 8, 2024}}</ref> | rev11 = ''[[USA Today]]'' | rev11Score = {{Rating|3.5|4}} <ref name=USAToday>{{cite news|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/music/reviews/2005-09-12-listen-up_x.htm|title=Raitt's divine 'Souls'; Gray's Wonderful 'Life' (Bonnie Raitt, ''Souls Alike'')|last=Gundersen|first=Edna|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|date=2005-09-12|accessdate=2013-05-31}}</ref> }} '''''Souls Alike''''' is the fifteenth studio album by [[Bonnie Raitt]], released in 2005 on [[Capitol Records]]. The album peaked at No. 19 on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].<ref name=Album>{{cite book|title=Bonnie Raitt - Souls Alike|date=2005|publisher=[[Capitol Records]]}}</ref><ref name=Billboard />
==Critical reception== ''Souls Alike'' received generally positive reviews from [[Music criticism|music critic]]s. At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a [[Standard score|normalized]] rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an [[Weighted mean|average]] score of 72 based on 6 reviews, which indicates "generally favourable reviews".<ref name=meta />
Edna Gunderson of ''[[USA Today]]'' wrote "Full of poignant ballads and rootsy romps, Souls draws on Raitt's defiance, grace and earthy authenticity, allowing her to stretch stylistically without crowding the signature attractions of her brandied vocals and stinging slide guitar."<ref name=USAToday /> Brad Kava of ''[[The Mercury News]]'' proclaimed, "There are some touches of world music, but no real surprises. What you have is an album that is rock solid all the way through and continues her run as an uncompromising classic artist in the vein of [[Bob Dylan]] and [[Tom Petty]]."<ref name=MercuryNews />
==Singles== "I Will Not Be Broken" peaked at No. 27 on the US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|Adult Contemporary]] chart. This tune was also [[Grammy]] nominated in the category of [[Best Female Pop Vocal Performance]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Bonnie Raitt: Adult Contemporary Songs|publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/bonnie-raitt/chart-history/hsb/ |access-date=December 8, 2024}}</ref><ref name=Grammy>{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/artists/bonnie-raitt/15857|title=Bonnie Raitt|publisher=[[The Recording Academy]]|access-date=December 8, 2024}}</ref>
==Track listing== {{Track listing |title1=I Will Not Be Broken |writer1= [[Gordon Kennedy (musician)|Gordon Kennedy]], [[Wayne Kirkpatrick]], [[Tommy Sims]] |length1= 3:41 |title2= God Was in the Water |writer2= [[Randall Bramblett]], Davis Causey |length2= 5:17 |title3= Love on One Condition |writer3= [[Jon Cleary (musician)|Jon Cleary]] |length3= 3:43 |title4= So Close |writer4= [[Tony Arata]], George Marinelli, Pete Wasner |length4= 3:22 |title5= Trinkets |writer5= Emory Joseph |length5= 5:02 |title6= Crooked Crown |writer6= [[David Batteau]], [[Maia Sharp]] |length6= 3:49 |title7= Unnecessarily Mercenary |writer7= Jon Cleary |length7= 3:51 |title8= I Don't Want Anything to Change |writer8= Stephanie Chapman, [[Liz Rose]], Maia Sharp |length8= 4:29 |title9= Deep Water |writer9= [[John Capek]], [[Marc Jordan]] |length9= 3:58 |title10= Two Lights in the Nighttime |writer10= [[Lee Clayton (musician)|Lee Clayton]], [[Pat McLaughlin]] |length10= 4:22 |title11= The Bed I Made |writer11= David Batteau, Maia Sharp |length11= 4:59 }}
== Personnel == * Bonnie Raitt – lead vocals, [[slide guitar]], acoustic guitar (8) * [[Jon Cleary (musician)|Jon Cleary]] – acoustic piano (1–8, 10, 11), [[Hammond B3 organ]], [[Wurlitzer organ]], rhythm guitar (3), backing vocals (3, 4, 7, 9) * [[Mitchell Froom]] – [[Minimoog]] (1), additional acoustic piano (2), [[Rhodes piano]] (2), [[dolceola]] (4), additional Wurlitzer organ (6), additional baritone saxophone (6), additional Hammond B3 organ (8), additional orchestration (9) * [[John Capek]] – acoustic piano (9), strings (9), bass (9), [[Loop (music)|drum loops]] (9), percussion (9) * George Marinelli – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals (4, 10) * [[David Batteau]] – [[synth guitar]] (6) * [[James Hutchinson (musician)|James "Hutch" Hutchinson]] – bass (1–8, 10, 11) * [[Ricky Fataar]] – drums, percussion * [[Maia Sharp]] – backing vocals (1, 2, 6), baritone saxophone (6), tenor saxophone (11) * [[Arnold McCuller]] – backing vocals (1, 5, 7, 9) * [[Was (Not Was)|Sweet Pea Atkinson]] – backing vocals (5, 7)
== Production == * Producer – Bonnie Raitt * Co-Producer, Recording and Mixing – [[Tchad Blake]] * Additional Recording and Mixing – Kevin Dean * Assistant Engineers – David Boucher, Ryan Doordan, Michael Rodriguez and Scott Wiley. * Mastered by [[Bob Ludwig]] at Gateway Mastering (Portland, ME). * Project Coordinator – Kathy Kane * Art Direction, Design and Background Photography – Norman Moore * Photography – Sam Jones * Stylist – Kate Lindsay * Make-Up – Joanna Schlip * Management – Annie Heller-Gutwillig and Chloe Monahan
==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Chart (2005) ! Peak<br />position |- |US [[Billboard 200]]<ref name=Billboard>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/bonnie-raitt/chart-history/tlp/|title=Bonnie Raitt: Souls Alive|publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=December 8, 2024}}</ref> |align="center"|19 |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{Metacritic album}}
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