Nick of Time (album)
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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 | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Chicago Tribune | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Entertainment Weekly | A[3] |
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Robert Christgau | B[5] |
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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
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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 |
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1990 | 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 |
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 |
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