Something to Talk About ( Bonnie Raitt song ) - wikipedia Something to Talk About ( Bonnie Raitt song ) `` Something to Talk About '' Single by Bonnie Raitt from the album Luck of the Draw Released May 20, 1991 ( 1991 - 05 - 20 ) Format CD single, cassette Recorded November 1990 -- February 1991 Genre Blues rock Length 3 : 47 Label Capitol Songwriter ( s ) Shirley Eikhard Producer ( s ) Bonnie Raitt, Don Was Bonnie Raitt singles chronology `` Something to Talk About '' ( 1991 ) `` I Ca n't Make You Love Me '' ( 1991 ) `` Something to Talk About '' ( 1991 ) `` I Ca n't Make You Love Me '' ( 1991 ) `` Something to Talk About '' is a song written by Canadian singer - songwriter Shirley Eikhard and recorded by Bonnie Raitt in 1990, for her 1991 album Luck of the Draw. It was released to U.S. radio on June 3, 1991. Three single versions were released : the promo b / w the same song, the 7 '' single b / w `` One Part Be My Lover '' a song written by Raitt with her then husband actor Michael O'Keefe, which was also off Luck of the Draw, and a 12 '' single with these two songs and `` I Ai n't Gonna Let You Break My Heart Again '' off her previous album Nick of Time. In turn, this song was included on the EP version of Raitt 's 2000 single of `` The Fundamental Things '' taken from her 1998 album Fundamental. It was also included in 2003 's greatest hits compilation The Best of Bonnie Raitt. Live versions also appeared on 1995 's Road Tested and 2006 's Bonnie Raitt and Friends. Contents 1 Background 2 Track listing 3 Chart performance 3.1 Charts 4 Nominations and awards 5 Cover versions 6 References 7 External links Background Anne Murray wanted to record this song in 1986, but her producers did not think it would be a hit. She still called the album that she released that year Something to Talk About even though it did not include this song. Track listing 7 '' Single ( 1991 ) `` Something To Talk About '' - 3 : 47 `` One Part Be My Lover '' - 5 : 06 Chart performance The song was popular on multiple formats of radio : it peaked at number 5 on Billboard 's Adult Contemporary chart, number 12 on Billboard 's Mainstream Rock chart, and number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100. It is among one of Bonnie Raitt 's most popular songs, along with `` I Ca n't Make You Love Me ''. Charts Year ( 1991 ) Peak position Canada Adult Contemporary ( RPM ) Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) Germany ( Official German Charts ) 57 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 59 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 33 US Billboard Hot 100 5 US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) 5 US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) 12 Year end Year - end chart ( 1991 ) Rank Canada Adult Contemporary ( RPM ) 33 US Billboard Hot 100 55 Nominations and Awards Raitt won the Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the Grammy Awards of 1992 for her recording of this song ( Oleta Adams, Mariah Carey, Amy Grant and Whitney Houston were the other finalists ). The track also received a nomination for Record of the Year, losing to `` Unforgettable '' by Nat King Cole and Natalie Cole. Cover versions Year Singer / group Album Comments 1998 Willie Clayton Something to Talk About 2000 Badly Drawn Boy The Hour of Bewilderbeast 2000 Tom Ball, Kenny Blackwell, Dennis `` Cannonball '' Caplinger, Tom Corbett, Rudi Ekstein, Curtis Jones, John Moore, Bob Nichols, David West and Gabe Witcher Angel from Montgomery : Bluegrass Celebrates Bonnie Rait instrumental bluegrass version on Raitt tribute album 2003 St. Lawrence University Sinners Sing a cappella version 2005 Wenche I 'm a Country Girl 2006 Yester, Belland & Somerville Triple Gold 2007 Eddie Levert Sr. & Gerald Levert Something to Talk About 2007 SHeDAISY The Guardian Soundtrack 2007 Melanie Joy Hall Falling to the Moon 2007 Sanjaya Malakar American Idol Season 6 : Greatest Hits : Collector 's Edition 2009 Heidi Ellis Maritime Idol 2008 Note - oriety Get Gone a cappella version 2012 X-Factors The Pink Album a cappella version 2013 Jennifer Love Hewitt N / A sung on her show `` The Client List '' 2017 Britney Spears N / A sung on her `` Piece Of Me '' residency. `` Something to Talk About '' was utilized as the theme for the 1995 sitcom Women of the House ( CBS - TV ) : this version was sung by the song 's composer Shirley Eikhard. In 2007, the country music group SHeDAISY recorded a cover of `` Something to Talk About '' for the soundtrack to the film The Guardian. The song has been performed numerous times on American Idol, including by Kimberly Caldwell in season 2, Fantasia Barrino in season 3, Kellie Pickler in season 5 and Sanjaya Malakar in season 6. Sanjaya changed `` how about love '' from the chorus to `` other than hair '' during his farewell performance. David Cross and Jon Benjamin perform a live duet on the 2007 DVD The Comedians Of Comedy : Live at the Troubadour. It was sung by Will Ferrell in the 2008 film Step Brothers and also featured in the 1995 film Something to Talk About starring Julia Roberts and Dennis Quaid. Also, in 2008, the song was covered by Daryl Hall on his video podcast show, Live From Daryl 's House with special guest, KT Tunstall. In August 2017, Britney Spears covered the song during her Las Vegas residency show Britney : Piece of Me. References Jump up ^ `` Bonnie Raitt - Something to Talk About ( Vinyl ) at Discogs ''. Discogs.com. 1991 - 05 - 20. Retrieved 2010 - 07 - 05. Jump up ^ `` Spokane Chronicle - Google News Archive ''. News.google.com. Retrieved 2012 - 06 - 14. Jump up ^ `` Something to Talk About ''. Songfacts.com. Retrieved 2010 - 02 - 19. Jump up ^ Canada Adult Contemporary peak Jump up ^ Canada Top Singles peak Jump up ^ `` Musicline.de -- Bonnie Raitt Single - Chartverfolgung '' ( in German ). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Jump up ^ `` Dutchcharts.nl -- Bonnie Raitt -- Something to Talk About '' ( in Dutch ). Single Top 100. Jump up ^ `` Charts.org.nz -- Bonnie Raitt -- Something to Talk About ''. Top 40 Singles. Jump up ^ `` Bonnie Raitt -- Chart history '' Billboard Hot 100 for Bonnie Raitt. Retrieved April 3, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Bonnie Raitt -- Chart history '' Billboard Adult Contemporary for Bonnie Raitt. Retrieved April 3, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Bonnie Raitt -- Chart history '' Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs for Bonnie Raitt. Retrieved April 3, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada ''. Bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016 - 07 - 25. Jump up ^ `` Billboard Top 100 - 1991 ''. Longboredsurfer.com. Retrieved 2009 - 09 - 15. Jump up ^ `` 34th Annual Grammy Awards - 1992 ''. Rock On The Net. 1992 - 02 - 25. Retrieved 2012 - 06 - 14. Jump up ^ Hamilton, Andrew ( 1998 - 06 - 02 ). `` Something to Talk About - Willie Clayton : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards ''. AllMusic. Retrieved 2013 - 03 - 26. Jump up ^ `` KT Tunstall & Daryl Hall ( Part 1 of 5 ) - Something To Talk About ( Live From Daryl 's House ) ''. Youtube.com. 2008 - 03 - 05. Retrieved 2014 - 11 - 15. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Bonnie Raitt Studio albums Bonnie Raitt ( 1971 ) Give It Up ( 1972 ) Takin ' My Time ( 1973 ) Streetlights ( 1974 ) Home Plate ( 1975 ) Sweet Forgiveness ( 1977 ) The Glow ( 1979 ) Green Light ( 1982 ) Nine Lives ( 1986 ) Nick of Time ( 1989 ) Luck of the Draw ( 1991 ) Longing in Their Hearts ( 1994 ) Fundamental ( 1998 ) Silver Lining ( 2002 ) Souls Alike ( 2005 ) Slipstream ( 2012 ) Dig in Deep ( 2016 ) Live albums Road Tested ( 1995 ) Singles `` Rock Steady '' ( with Bryan Adams ) `` Runaway '' `` Something to Talk About '' `` I Ca n't Make You Love Me '' `` Love Sneakin ' Up On You '' `` You Got It '' Related articles Discography Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Something_to_Talk_About_(Bonnie_Raitt_song)&oldid=800061829 '' Categories : 1991 singles Bonnie Raitt songs Song recordings produced by Don Was Songs written by Shirley Eikhard 1991 songs Capitol Records singles Blues rock songs Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Germany Singlechart usages for Dutch100 Singlechart usages for New Zealand Singlechart usages for Billboardhot100 Singlechart called without song Singlechart usages for Billboardadultcontemporary Singlechart usages for Billboardmainstreamrock Talk Contents About Wikipedia Italiano Edit links This page was last edited on 11 September 2017, at 09 : 19. 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Question: who wrote lets give them something to talk about
Answer: Shirley Eikhard