Nick of Time (album)

Nick of Time
Studio album by Bonnie Raitt
Released	March 21, 1989
Recorded	Oceanway, Capitol, Hollywood Sound & The Record Plant
Genre	Rock, blues rock
Length	42:31
Label	Capitol
Producer	Don Was
Bonnie Raitt chronology
Nine Lives (1986) Nick of Time (1989) Luck of the Draw (1991)

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

Nick of Time is the 10th album by the American singer Bonnie Raitt, released on March 21, 1989.

Nick of Time topped the Billboard 200 chart, selling five million copies, and won three Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year, which was presented to its producer, Don Was. In 2003, the album was ranked number 230 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. The album was also included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.^[7]

Track listing

1. "Nick of Time" (Raitt) – 3:52
2. "Thing Called Love" (John Hiatt) – 3:52
3. "Love Letter" (Bonnie Hayes) – 4:04
4. "Cry on My Shoulder" (Michael Ruff) – 3:44
5. "Real Man" (Jerry Lynn Williams) – 4:27
6. "Nobody's Girl" (Larry John McNally) – 3:14
7. "Have a Heart" (Bonnie Hayes) – 4:50
8. "Too Soon to Tell" (Rory Michael Bourke, Mike Reid) – 3:45
9. "I Will Not Be Denied" (Jerry Lynn Williams) – 4:55
10. "I Ain't Gonna Let You Break My Heart Again" (David Lasley, Julie Lasley) – 2:38
11. "The Road's My Middle Name" (Raitt) – 3:31

Personnel

Bonnie Raitt – guitar, piano, vocals, background vocals, slide guitar Arthur Adams – guitar Sweet Pea Atkinson – background vocals Bill Bergman – horn John Berry, Jr. – horn, background vocals Sir Harry Bowens – background vocals Tony Braunagel – percussion, drums, timbales Fran Christina – drums David Crosby – background vocals Paulinho Da Costa – percussion, conga Chuck Domanico – bass, acoustic bass Dennis Farias – horn Ricky Fataar – percussion, drums Marty Grebb – tenor saxophone Herbie Hancock – piano Heart Attack Horns – horns

Preston Hubbard – bass James "Hutch" Hutchinson – bass John Jorgenson – guitar Michael Landau – guitar David Lasley – background vocals Jay Dee Maness – pedal steel, steel guitar Arnold McCuller – background vocals Larry John McNally – background vocals Graham Nash – background vocals Michael Ruff – keyboards Johnny Lee Schell – acoustic guitar, guitar, vocals Greg Smith – horn Swamp Dogg – piano Scott Thurston – keyboards Don Was – keyboards Kim Wilson – harmonica

Production

• Producer: Don Was
• Engineer: Ed Cherney
• Assistant engineers: Clark Germain, Leslie Ann Jones, Jim Mitchell, Charles Paakkari, Martin Schmelzle
• Mixing: Ed Cherney
• Mastering: Greg Fulginiti, Steve Hoffman, Doug Sax
• Production manager: Roberta Ballard
• Pre-production: Marcia McGovern
• Art direction: Tommy Steele
• Photography: Deborah Frankel
• Hair stylist: Gina Furth
• Make-up: Paul Starr

Charts

Album

Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1990	Billboard 200	1

Singles

Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1989	"Nick of Time"	Adult Contemporary	10
1989	"Thing Called Love"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	11
1990	"Have a Heart"	Adult Contemporary	3
1990	"Have a Heart"	The Billboard Hot 100	49
1990	"Nick of Time"	The Billboard Hot 100	92

Awards

Grammy Awards of 1990

Year	Winner	Category
1989	Nick of Time	Album Of The Year
1989	"Nick of Time"	Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
1989	Nick of Time	Best Female Rock Vocal Performance

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Chicago Tribune review
3. Entertainment Weekly review
4. Los Angeles Times review
5. Robert Christgau review
6. Rolling Stone review
7. Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (23 March 2010). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. ISBN 978-0-7893-2074-2.

External links

• Nick of Time (Adobe Flash) at Radio3Net (streamed copy where licensed)