Album · 1972
Give It Up
by Bonnie Raitt
Give It Up is an album by Bonnie Raitt, released in 1972, with 10 tracks.
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10 tracks · 37 min
Album · 1972
by Bonnie Raitt
Give It Up is an album by Bonnie Raitt, released in 1972, with 10 tracks.
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10 tracks · 37 min
"Give It Up" is the second album by Bonnie Raitt, released on the Warner Bros label in 1972 . "Give It Up comes closest to perfecting her approach," wrote critic Dave Marsh for early editions of The Rolling Stone Album Guide. "She mingles her blues resources with a variety of contemporary and folk-oriented songs, coming up with classics in 'Been Too Long at the Fair' and Eric Kaz's 'Love Has No Pride.' Her version of the latter remains definitive..." Robert Christgau echoed these sentiments in his Consumer Guide column and gave the album an 'A' rating. Rolling Stone critic Jon Landau also praised the album, writing that "the best thing about Bonnie Raitt is her singing, and the best thing about Give It Up is that she sings great from beginning to end; in doing so, she successfully handles a far greater range of styles and material than on her first album and has produced a more interesting and satisfying record in the process." It was ranked as number 496 and in 2012 at number 495 in the book version of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. The album was remastered and rereleased on March 5, 2002 The album peaked at number 138 on The Billboard 200