Nick of Time (album) - Definition

Nick of Time
Album by Bonnie Raitt
Released	March 1989
Recorded	???
Genre	Rock
Length	42 min 31 sec
Record label	Capitol
Producer	Don Was
Professional reviews
AMG	4.5/5	link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE47D1ED847A47E20E0B11A40DEB561F61A8F1AACD83E284541D1B43844C30E79EC40A6D8B1E8B800E203E3FE2FBB5B0FCCC8EE56F89063373C8DE4A369285E36&uid=CADMR0411101710&sql=10:uau36j7h71l0~T1)
Bonnie Raitt Chronology
Nine Lives (1986)	Nick of Time (1989)	Luck of the Draw (1991)

Nick of Time is a blues rock album by Bonnie Raitt, released in March of 1989 (see 1989 in music). Raitt had been languishing in cult stardom for some time, then endured a period of poor critical reception before recording Nick of Time as a comeback with producer Don Was, best known for The B-52's' The B-52's.

Nick of Time topped the Billboard 200 chart (North America).

Track listing

1. "Nick of Time" (Raitt) - 3:52
2. "Thing Called Love" (John Hiatt) - 3:52
3. "Love Letter" (Hayes) - 4:04
4. "Cry on My Shoulder" (Ruff) - 3:44
5. "Real Man" (Williams) - 4:27
6. "Nobody's Girl" (McNally) - 3:14
7. "Have a Heart" (Hayes) - 4:50
8. "Too Soon to Tell" (Bourke, Reid) - 3:45
9. "I Will Not Be Denied" (Williams) - 4:55
10. "I Ain't Gonna Let You Break My Heart Again" (Lasley, 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
• Bill Gergman - horn
• Marty Grebb - tenor saxophone
• Herbie Hancock - piano
• Heart Attack Horns - horns
• Preston Hubbard - bass
• Hutch Hutchingson - 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
• 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)

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Awards

Grammy Awards