When Bonnie Gets Blue, It’s Something to Talk About : *** “THE VIDEO COLLECTION”, Bonnie Raitt. <i> Capitol Video ($14.98)</i>

There’s nothing flashy about any of these videos. Raitt is obviously catering to the relatively conservative tastes of her mostly over-30 fans. The selections in the half-hour collection are from her recent hit albums “Nick of Time” and “Luck of the Draw.” The visual interpretations of her pithy, bluesy pop songs are basically low-key, mildly melodramatic and, in the case of “Something to Talk About,” sometimes gently amusing. All the videos are well-crafted entertainments, but one, “I Can’t Make You Love Me,” is a real standout. A model of simplicity, both stark and haunting, it’s swept along by the power of its melancholy message, eerie images and, most of all, Raitt’s heartfelt vocal delivery.

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