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

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

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

↑ Allmusic review
↑ Chicago Tribune review
↑ Entertainment Weekly review
↑ Los Angeles Times review
↑ Robert Christgau review
↑ Rolling Stone review
↑ 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)

Preceded by Forever Your Girl by Paula Abdul	Billboard 200 number-one album April 7–27, 1990	Succeeded by I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got by Sinéad O'Connor

Bonnie Raitt

Studio albums	Bonnie Raitt Give It Up Takin' My Time Streetlights Home Plate Sweet Forgiveness The Glow Green Light Nine Lives Nick of Time Luck of the Draw Longing in Their Hearts Fundamental Silver Lining Souls Alike Slipstream

Live albums	Road Tested

Singles	"Something to Talk About" "I Can't Make You Love Me" "Love Sneakin' Up On You" "You Got It" "Rock Steady" (with Bryan Adams)

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