Luck of the Draw (album)

Luck of the Draw
Studio album by Bonnie Raitt
Released	June 25, 1991
Recorded	September 1990–February 1991
Genre	Blues rock
Length	53:39
Label	Capitol
Producer	Bonnie Raitt Don Was
Bonnie Raitt chronology
Nick of Time (1989) Luck of the Draw (1991) Longing in Their Hearts (1994)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Chicago Tribune	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	A[3]
Los Angeles Times	[4]
Robert Christgau	A[5]
Rolling Stone	[6]

Luck of the Draw is the eleventh album by Bonnie Raitt, released in 1991.

After being nominated for Grammy awards in four different categories for the album Nick of Time, Raitt went for a creative retreat in Northern California to begin work on Luck of the Draw. "I did it on purpose to see if I could come up with anything," Raitt said in 1991. "In case I won, I wanted to make sure that I had done some writing and didn't feel that Nick of Time was a fluke. I didn't want to win just 'cause I quit drinking and spent twenty years not making any money, you know? There wasn't enough. So I basically forced myself to go to songwriting boot camp. There were three of four days when it didn't happen — but because I didn't have alcohol or unhappiness or anything to get in the way, it started to open up and I started three of the four songs of mine that are on this album. And then it didn't matter if I won or not, because I had proved to myself that it was okay."

The album surpassed Nick Of Time's commercial success, having sold seven million copies in the United States alone by 2010, and was supported by a 180-date tour from 1991 to 1993. It replicated much of her U.S. success overseas as well, selling two million in France and Italy. It remains Raitt's biggest-selling recording to date.

In the liner notes, Raitt dedicated this album to the late blues guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan, "still burning bright".

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Something to Talk About"	Shirley Eikhard	3:47
2.	"Good Man, Good Woman"	Cecil Womack Linda Womack	3:33
3.	"I Can't Make You Love Me"	Mike Reid Allen Shamblin	5:32
4.	"Tangled and Dark"	Bonnie Raitt	4:52
5.	"Come to Me"	Raitt	4:20
6.	"No Business"	John Hiatt	4:24
7.	"One Part Be My Lover"	Michael O'Keefe Raitt	5:06
8.	"Not the Only One"	Paul Brady	5:03
9.	"Papa Come Quick (Jody and Chico)"	Richard Hirsch Chip Taylor Billy Vera	2:43
10.	"Slow Ride"	Bonnie Hayes Larry McNally André Pessis	3:59
11.	"Luck of the Draw"	Paul Brady	5:17
12.	"All at Once"	Raitt	5:03
Total length:			53:39

Notes

• "Good Man, Good Woman" is a Grammy Award-winning duet with Delbert McClinton and also appears on his album, Never Been Rocked Enough.

Personnel

• Bonnie Raitt – vocals; acoustic, electric and slide guitars; electric piano
• Sweet Pea Atkinson – background vocals
• Curt Bisquera – drums
• Sir Harry Bowens – background vocals
• Danny Stiles – background vocals, Hammond organ on "I Can't Make You Love Me"
• Paul Brady – background vocals
• Tony Braunagel – percussion, drums, timbales
• Turner Stephen Bruton – acoustic guitar, guitar, background vocals
• Carole Castillo – viola
• Emilio Castillo – tenor saxophone
• Glen Clark – background vocals
• Steve Conn – accordion
• Larry Corbett – cello
• John and Phil Cunningham – whistle
• Paulinho Da Costa – conga
• Deborah Dobkin – percussion
• Ernest Ehrhardt – cello
• Ricky Fataar – percussion, drums
• Robben Ford – electric guitar
• Rick Gerding – viola
• Mark Goldenberg – acoustic guitar
• Martin Goldenberg – guitar
• Pamela Goldsmith – viola
• Steve Grove – tenor saxophone
• John Hiatt – guitar, vocals
• Bruce Hornsby – piano, keyboard
• James "Hutch" Hutchinson – bass
• Randy Jacobs – electric guitar
• Dennis Karmazyn – cello
• Kris Kristofferson – background vocals
• Stephen "Doc" Kupka – baritone saxophone
• David Lasley – background vocals
• Delbert McClinton – harmonica, vocals
• Arnold McCuller – background vocals
• Ian McLagan – Hammond organ
• Larry John McNally – background vocals
• Ivan Neville – keyboard
• Novi Novog – viola
• Jeff Porcaro – drums
• Michael Ruff – keyboard
• Johnny Lee Schell – electric guitar, vocals
• Aaron Shaw – bagpipes
• Benmont Tench – piano, Hammond organ
• Richard Thompson – guitar
• Lee Thornburg – trumpet
• Scott Thurston – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboard
• Daniel Timms – background vocals
• Tower of Power – horns
• Billy Vera – electric guitar

Production

• Producers: Bonnie Raitt, Don Was
• Engineer: Ed Cherney
• Assistant engineers: Ray Blair, Dan Bosworth
• Mixing: Ed Cherney
• Assistant Mixing Engineer: Bryant Arnett
• Mastering: Doug Sax
• Arrangers: Greg Adams, David Campbell
• Art direction: Tommy Steele
• Design: Jeffery Fey
• Logo: Margo Chase
• Lettering: Margo Chase

Charts

Album

Weekly charts Chart (1991–92) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] 16 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] 55 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[9] 6 Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[10] 26 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[11] 16 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[12] 37 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 16 UK Albums (OCC)[14] 38 US Billboard 200[15] 2 US Top Catalog Albums (Billboard)[16] 15

End of decade charts Chart (1999) Peak position US Billboard 200[17] 72

Singles

Year	Single	Peak positions
		US [18]	US AC [19]	US Rock [20]	UK [21]
1991	"Something to Talk About"	5	5	12	—
	"I Can't Make You Love Me"	18	9	—	50
	"Slow Ride"	—	—	28	—
1992	"Not the Only One"	34	2	—	—
	"Come to Me"	—	10	—	—
1993	"All At Once"	—	17	—	—

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
Canada (Music Canada)[22]	4× Platinum	400,000^^
United States (RIAA)[23]	7× Platinum	7,000,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Awards

Grammy Awards

Year	Winner	Category
1991	"Good Man, Good Woman"	Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
1991	Luck of the Draw	Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
1991	"Something to Talk About"	Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

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