Nick of Time (album)
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| Nick of Time | ||
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| Missing image BonnieRaittNickofTime.jpg Album cover | ||
| 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).
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Track listing
- "Nick of Time" (Raitt) - 3:52
- "Thing Called Love" (John Hiatt) - 3:52
- "Love Letter" (Hayes) - 4:04
- "Cry on My Shoulder" (Ruff) - 3:44
- "Real Man" (Williams) - 4:27
- "Nobody's Girl" (McNally) - 3:14
- "Have a Heart" (Hayes) - 4:50
- "Too Soon to Tell" (Bourke, Reid) - 3:45
- "I Will Not Be Denied" (Williams) - 4:55
- "I Ain't Gonna Let You Break My Heart Again" (Lasley, 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
- 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)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1989 | The Billboard 200 | 1 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 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
| Year | Winner | Category |
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| 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 |