Song · Bonnie Raitt
“Dimming of the Day” by Bonnie Raitt
From the album Longing in Their Hearts (1994)
“Dimming of the Day” by Bonnie Raitt appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2009. It was first released in 1994 on the album Longing in Their Hearts. Its best result is #640 on the WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009).
Richard Thompson wrote both the words and the music to "Dimming of the Day", and when Bonnie Raitt cut it for Longing in Their Hearts, her twelfth album, released in March 1994, he came along to play acoustic guitar next to Mark Goldenberg.
Raitt produced it with Don Was, and the setting is all warm, low light: Buell Neidlinger on acoustic bass, Mitchell Froom on harmonium, Benmont Tench's Hammond organ glowing underneath, and Paul Brady's background vocals wrapped around Raitt's lead. Ed Cherney recorded and mixed it. The album gave her a mainstream hit with "Love Sneakin' Up On You", but this is its quiet heart, the moment Raitt steps back and lets a great song speak for itself.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 640 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009) | 885 |
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