Fundamental is the thirteenth studio album by Bonnie Raitt, released on April 7, 1998, by Capitol Records.

Track listing

  1. "The Fundamental Things" (David Batteau, John Cody, Lawrence Klein) – 3:45
  2. "Cure for Love" (David Hidalgo, Louie Pérez) – 4:11
  3. "Round & Round" (Willie Dixon, J. B. Lenoir) – 3:16
  4. "Spit of Love" (Raitt) – 4:44
  5. "Lover's Will" (John Hiatt) – 4:30
  6. "Blue for No Reason" (Paul Brady, Raitt) – 4:13
  7. "Meet Me Half Way" (Beth Nielsen Chapman, Raitt, Annie Roboff) – 4:16
  8. "I'm on Your Side" (Raitt) – 3:44
  9. "Fearless Love" (Dillon O'Brian) – 4:06
  10. "I Need Love" (Joey Spampinato) – 2:41
  11. "One Belief Away" (Paul Brady, Dillon O'Brian, Raitt) – 4:37

Personnel

  • Bonnie Raitt – lead vocals, slide guitar, horn arrangements (1, 5, 11), keyboards (4, 8), acoustic guitar (8)
  • Mitchell Froom – keyboards (1–5, 7–11), Moog bass (4), additional keyboards (6), accordion (9)
  • David Hidalgo – guitars, bass (1, 2, 6–9), backing vocals (2)
  • Steve Donnelly – rhythm guitar, backing vocals (3)
  • Joey Spampinato – bass (3, 10), backing vocals (3, 10)
  • Pete Thomas – drums, percussion

with:

  • Scott Thurston – keyboards (5)
  • Terry Adams – keyboards (10), backing vocals (10)
  • James "Hutch" Hutchinson – bass (5, 11)
  • Tony Braunagel – tambourine (5)
  • Marty Grebb – tenor saxophone (1), baritone saxophone (5)
  • Jimmy Roberts – saxophones (5)
  • Joe Sublett – tenor saxophone (11)
  • Nick Lane – trombone (5), euphonium (5)
  • Darrell Leonard – trumpet (1, 11)
  • Rick Braun – trumpet (5)
  • Sir Harry Bowens – backing vocals (1)
  • Terence Forsythe – backing vocals (1)
  • Renée Geyer – backing vocals (4)
  • Dillon O'Brian – backing vocals (9)
  • Mark Shark – harmony vocals (11)
  • Jeff Young – harmony vocals (11)

Production

  • Producers – Bonnie Raitt, Tchad Blake and Mitchell Froom.
  • Recorded and Mixed by Tchad Blake
  • Home Studio Engineer – Tom Corwin
  • Assistant Engineer – S. Husky Höskulds
  • Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering (Portland, ME).
  • Art Direction and Design – Norman Moore
  • Photography – Dana Tynan
  • Make-up – Robin Fredriksz
  • Stylist – Kate Lindsay
  • Tour Oversight – Tim Bennett
  • Management – Jeffrey Hersh, Ron Stone and Renata Kanclerz.

Charts

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|+Chart performance for Fundamental

!Chart (1998)

!Peak<br> position

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|Australian Albums (ARIA)

| style="text-align:center;"|149

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|United States (Billboard 200)

| style="text-align:center;"|17

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Certifications

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