Nick of Time (album)

Nick of Time

Studio album by Bonnie Raitt

Released

March 21, 1989

Recorded

Ocean Way Recording, Capitol Studios, 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 Raitt & 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 – vocals, piano (1, 9), slide guitar (2, 3, 4), guitar (5, 6, 11), background vocals (5)
Arthur Adams – guitar (3)
Sweet Pea Atkinson – background vocals (3, 8, 9, 11)
Bill Bergman – saxophone (3)
John Berry, Jr. – trumpet (3, 9)
Sir Harry Bowens – background vocals (1, 3, 8, 9, 11)
Tony Braunagel – percussion (2, 5), timbales (2), drums (4)
Fran Christina – drums (11)
David Crosby – background vocals (4)
Paulinho Da Costa – congas (1), percussion (4, 7)
Chuck Domanico – acoustic bass (4, 6)
Dennis Farias – trumpet (3, 9)
Ricky Fataar – drums (1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9), percussion (1)
Marty Grebb – tenor saxophone (3, 9)
Herbie Hancock – piano (10)
Heart Attack Horns – horns (3, 9)

Preston Hubbard – bass (11)
James "Hutch" Hutchinson – bass (1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9)
John Jorgenson – guitar (8)
Michael Landau – guitar (1, 3)
David Lasley – background vocals (7)
Jay Dee Maness – pedal steel guitar (8)
Arnold McCuller – background vocals (1, 7, 8, 11)
Larry John McNally – background vocals (5)
Graham Nash – background vocals (4)
Michael Ruff – keyboards (4)
Johnny Lee Schell – acoustic guitar (2), vocals (2), guitar (3, 9)
Greg Smith – saxophone (3, 9)
Swamp Dogg – piano (5)
Scott Thurston – keyboards (3, 7)
Don Was – keyboards (8)
Kim Wilson – harmonica (5, 11)

Production

Producer: Don Was
Engineer and Mixing: Ed Cherney
Assistant Engineers: Clark Germain, Leslie Ann Jones, Jim Mitchell, Charles Paakkari and Martin Schmelzle.
Mastering: Greg Fulginiti, Steve Hoffman and Doug Sax.
Production Manager: Roberta Ballard
Pre-Production: Marcia McGovern
Art Direction: Tommy Steele
Design: Larry Vigon Studio
Photography: Deborah Frankel
Hair stylist: Gina Furth
Make-up: Paul Starr
Management: Danny Goldberg and Ron Stone

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

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
Canada (Music Canada)^[8]	3× Platinum	300,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[9]	5× Platinum	5,000,000^{^}
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone

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
↑ "Bonnie Raitt".
↑ "Bonnie Raitt on the record". 23 August 1991.
↑ LEWIS, RANDY (30 April 1989). "Singing for Adults Lonely" – via LA Times.
↑ "Robert Christgau: CG: bonnie raitt".
↑ "Nick Of Time".
↑ 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.
↑ "Canadian album certifications – Bonnie Raitt – Nick of Time". Music Canada. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
↑ "American album certifications – Bonnie Raitt – Nick of Time". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 4, 2017. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH

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 (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 Can't Make You Love Me" "Love Sneakin' Up On You" "You Got It"
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