After Bonnie Raitt's commercial breakthrough on Capitol with Nick of Time in 1989, Warner Brothers decided to trust her own taste in choosing songs for The Bonnie Raitt Collection, a best-of compiling songs from her nine-album tenure at Warners. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide
Paul Butterfield (Harp), A.C. Reed (Sax (Tenor)), Sippie Wallace (Vocals), Sippie Wallace (Vocals (Background)), Sippie Wallace (Performer), Junior Wells (Harp), David Bromberg (Guitar (Electric)), Michael McDonald (Vocals), John Prine (Guitar (Acoustic)), John Prine (Vocals), John Prine (Producer), John Prine (Performer), Bonnie Raitt (Guitar (Acoustic)), Bonnie Raitt (Piano), Bonnie Raitt (Vocals), Bonnie Raitt (Vocals (Background)), Bonnie Raitt (Slide Guitar), Bonnie Raitt (Main Performer), Bonnie Raitt (Liner Notes), Bonnie Raitt (Bottleneck Guitar), Don Grolnick (Piano), Dave Holland (Bass (Acoustic)), Marty Krystall (Horn), Amos Garrett (Trombone), Paul Barrére (Guitar (Rhythm)), Norton Buffalo (Harp), Blondie Chaplin (Vocals (Background)), Lowell George (Slide Guitar), John Hall (Guitar (Electric)), John Hall (Producer), Nick Jameson (Remixing), Ralph MacDonald (Percussion), Ian McLagan (Keyboards), Tim Moore (?), Sharon Redd (Vocals (Background)), Jim Rooney (Producer), Max Carl (Vocals (Background)), Tasha Thomas (Vocals (Background)), David Matthews (Horn Arrangements), David Matthews (String Arrangements), Peter Asher (Producer), Bob Babbitt (Bass (Electric)), Terry Becker (Assistant Engineer), Harry Bluestone (Concert Master), George Bohannon (Trombone), George Bohannon (Horn (Baritone)), Niko Bolas (Assistant Engineer), Niko Bolas (Mixing Assistant), Al Bunetta (Executive Producer), Rosemary Butler (Vocals), Rosemary Butler (Vocals (Background)), Lester Chambers (Vocals), Michael Cuscuna (Producer), Nick DeCaro (Horn Arrangements), Nick DeCaro (String Arrangements), Nathan East (Bass), Dan Einstein (Producer), Ricky Fataar (Percussion), Ricky Fataar (Drums), Glenn Ferris (Horn), Venetta Fields (Vocals (Background)), Rob Fraboni (Percussion), Rob Fraboni (Producer), Rob Fraboni (Engineer), Freebo (Bass), Freebo (Guitar), Freebo (Tuba), Freebo (Fretless Bass), Jerry Friedman (Guitar), Steve Gadd (Drums), Tom Gamache (Art Direction), Tom Gamache (Design), Val Garay (Engineer), Val Garay (Mixing), Bob Glaub (Bass), David Grisman (Mandocello), John Guerin (Drums), John Haeny (Engineer), Russell Hagen (Guitar (Electric)), Carl Hall (Vocals (Background)), Voyle Harris (Trumpet), Richard Heenan (Mixdown Engineer), Lee Herschberg (Editing), Lee Herschberg (Remastering), Eugene Hoffman (Sax (Tenor)), Milt Holland (Tabla), Maurice Jacox (Sax (Baritone)), Arthur Jenkins (Percussion), Kirby Johnson (Conductor), Kirby Johnson (Horn Arrangements), Mark T. Jordan (Piano (Electric)), Jerry Jumonville (Horn Arrangements), Wells Kelly (Drums), Wells Kelly (Cowbell), Jeff Labes (Piano), Jeff Labes (Keyboards), Michael Landau (Guitar), Maxayn Lewis (Vocals), Maxayn Lewis (Vocals (Background)), Bob Magnusson (Bass), Rick Marotta (Drums), Harry Maslin (Engineer), Harry Maslin (Remixing), George Massenburg (Producer), George Massenburg (Engineer), George Massenburg (Mixing), Will McFarlane (Guitar), Will McFarlane (Guitar (Electric)), Robbie Montgomery (Vocals (Background)), Willie Murphy (Piano), Willie Murphy (Producer), Earl Palmer (Drums), Jeff Porcaro (Percussion), Chris Parker (Drums), Dean Parks (Guitar), Bill Payne (Synthesizer), Bill Payne (Piano), Bill Payne (Keyboards), Bill Payne (Piano (Electric)), Bill Payne (Producer), Joel Peskin (Horn), Joe Porcaro (Percussion), Jerry Ragovoy (Arranger), Jerry Ragovoy (Producer), Sharon Rice (Assistant Engineer), Fritz Richmond (Engineer), John "J.R." Robinson (Drums), Paul Rothchild (Producer), Johnny Lee Schell (Guitar), Johnny Lee Schell (Percussion), Johnny Lee Schell (Bass (Electric)), Johnny Lee Schell (Vocals), Johnny Lee Schell (Vocals (Background)), Johnny Lee Schell (Harmony Vocals), David Spinozza (Guitar), Fred Tackett (Guitar (Acoustic)), Fred Tackett (Horn Arrangements), Bruce Tergesen (Engineer), T.J. Tindall (Guitar (Electric)), Jack Viertel (Guitar (Steel)), Ian Wallace (Percussion), Ian Wallace (Drums), Dennis Whitted (Drums), Carlena Williams (Vocals), Billy Youdelman (Assistant Engineer), Blaise Castellano (Engineer), Dick Hyde (Trombone), Dick Hyde (Trumpet (Bass)), Gary Mallaber (Drums), Roger Mayer (Engineer), Ray O'Hara (Bass), Ray O'Hara (Percussion), Anthony Terran (Horn), Waddy Wachtel (Guitar (Electric)), Peter Eckland (Cornet), Sylvia Ray (Producer), Tim Kramer (Engineer), Laura LiPuma (Art Direction), Laura LiPuma (Design), Norman Seeff (Photography), Kosh (Art Direction), Kosh (Design), Ed Thrasher (Art Direction), Dave Ray (Producer), Tim Ritchie (Art Direction), John Van Hamersveld (Art Direction), John Van Hamersveld (Photography), Darryl Estrine (Photography), Jai Winding (Piano), David Alexander (Photography), Kim Champagne (Design), Lindsey Loch (Illustrations), Kathe Duba-Noland (Editorial), Sandy Kroopf (Art Direction), Sandy Kroopf (Design), John Livzey (Photography), Victoria Moorhouse (Editorial), Kendall Pacios (Engineer), Kendall Pacios (Remixing), Jai Tackett (Clavinet), John Volaitas (Engineer), Thom Yuill (Assistant Engineer), George Ybara (Assistant Engineer), George Ybara (Mixing Assistant), Lou Terriciano (Piano), Mac James (Design), Lockart (Art Direction), John Payne (Sax (Soprano)), Mickey Dobó (Photography), Jim Gordon (Sax (Baritone))