Nick of Time

Nick of Timeis 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).

Table of contents

1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Charting singles

Track listing

1. "Nick of Time" (Raitt)
2. "Thing Called Love" (Hiatt)
3. "Love Letter" (Hayes)
4. "Cry on My Shoulder" (Ruff)
5. "Real Man" (Williams)
6. "Nobody's Girl" (McNally)
7. "Have a Heart" (Hayes)
8. "Too Soon to Tell" (Bourke/Reid)
9. "I Will Not Be Denied" (Williams)
10. "I Ain't Gonna Let You Break My Heart Again" (Lasley/Lasley)
11. "The Road's My Middle Name" (Raitt)

Personnel

• Graham Nash - Vocals (bckgr)
• Bonnie Raitt - Guitar, Piano, Vocals, Vocals (bckgr), Slide Guitar
• Herbie Hancock - Piano
• John Jorgenson - Guitar
• David Lasley - Vocals (bckgr)
• Bill Bergman - Horn
• Arthur Adams - Guitar
• Sweet Pea Atkinson - Vocals (bckgr)
• Larry John McNally - Vocals (bckgr)
• Kim Wilson - Harmonica, Harp
• Michael Ruff - Keyboards
• Sir Harry Bowens - Vocals (bckgr)
• Tony Braunagel - Percussion, Drums, Timbales
• Ed Cherney - Engineer, Mixing
• Fran Christina - Drums
• Paulinho Da Costa - Percussion, Conga
• David Crosby - Vocals (bckgr)
• Swamp Dogg - Piano
• Chuck Domanico - Bass, Bass (Acoustic)
• Dennis Farias - Horn
• Ricky Fataar - Percussion, Drums
• Greg Fulginiti - Mastering
• Clark Germain - Assistant Engineer
• Marty Grebb - Sax (Tenor)
• Heart Attack Horns - Horn
• Preston Hubbard - Bass
• James "Hutch" Hutchinson - Bass
• Hutch Hutchingson - Bass
• Leslie Ann Jones - Assistant Engineer
• Michael Landau - Guitar
• Jay Dee Maness - Pedal Steel, Guitar (Steel)
• Arnold McCutler - Vocals (bckgr)
• Charles Paakkari - Assistant Engineer
• Johnny Lee Schell - Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Vocals
• Greg Smith - Horn
• Scott Thurston - Keyboards
• Don Was - Keyboards, Producer
• Arnold McCuller - Vocals (bckgr)
• Tommy Steele - Art Direction
• John Berry, Jr. - Horn, Vocals (bckgr)
  • Bill Gergman - Horn
• Marcia McGovern - Pre-Production
• Paul Starr - Make-Up
• Roberta Ballard - Production Manager

• Jim Mitchell - Assistant Engineer
• Martin Schmelzle - Assistant Engineer
• Gina Furth - Hair Stylist
• Steve Hoffman - Mastering

Charting singles

Billboard Music Charts (North America)

1989	Thing Called Love	Mainstream Rock Tracks	                No. 11
1990	Have a Heart	        The Billboard Hot 100	                No. 49
1990	Nick of Time	        The Billboard Hot 100	                No. 92