Luck of the Draw (album)
Luck of the Draw is the eleventh album by Bonnie Raitt, released in 1991 (see 1991 in music).
After being nominated for Grammy awards in four different categories for the album Nick of Time, Raitt went for a creative retreat in Northern California to begin work on Luck of the Draw. "I did it on purpose to see if I could come up with anything," Raitt said in 1991. "In case I won, I wanted to make sure that I had done some writing and didn't feel that Nick of Time was a fluke. I didn't want to win just 'cause I quit drinking and spent twenty years not making any money, you know? There wasn't enough. So I basically forced myself to go to songwriting boot camp. There were three of four days when it didn't happen — but because I didn't have alcohol or unhappiness or anything to get in the way, it started to open up and I started three of the four songs of mine that are on this album. And then it didn't matter if I won or not, because I had proved to myself that it was okay."
The album surpassed Nick Of Time's commercial success, having sold seven million copies in the United States alone by 2010, and was supported by a 180-date tour from 1991-1993. It replicated much of her U.S. success overseas as well, selling two million in France and Italy. It remains Raitt's biggest-selling recording to date.
In the liner notes, Raitt dedicated this album to the late blues guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan.
Track listing
- "Something to Talk About" (Shirley Eikhard) – 3:47
- "Good Man, Good Woman" (Cecil Womack, Linda Womack) – 3:33
- "I Can't Make You Love Me" (Mike Reid, Allen Shamblin) – 5:33
- "Tangled and Dark" (Bonnie Raitt) – 4:52
- "Come to Me" (Bonnie Raitt) – 4:20
- "No Business" (John Hiatt) – 4:24
- "One Part Be My Lover" (Michael O'Keefe, Bonnie Raitt) – 5:06
- "Not the Only One" (Paul Brady) – 5:03
- "Papa Come Quick (Jody and Chico)" (Richard Hirsch, Chip Taylor, Billy Vera) – 2:43
- "Slow Ride" (Bonnie Hayes, Larry McNally, Andre Pessis) – 3:59
- "Luck of the Draw" (Paul Brady) – 5:17
- "All at Once" (Bonnie Raitt) – 5:03
"Good Man, Good Woman" is a Grammy Award-winning duet with Delbert McClinton and also appears on his album Never Been Rocked Enough
Personnel
- Bonnie Raitt – vocals; acoustic, electric and slide guitars; electric piano
- Sweet Pea Atkinson – background vocals
- Curt Bisquera – drums
- Harry Bowens – background vocals
- Danny Stiles – background vocals, Hammond organ on "I Can't Make You Love Me"
- Paul Brady – background vocals
- Tony Braunagel – percussion, drums, timbales
- Turner Stephen Bruton – acoustic guitar, guitar, background vocals
- Carole Castillo – viola
- Emilio Castillo – tenor saxophone
- Glen Clark – background vocals
- Steve Conn – accordion
- Larry Corbett – cello
- John and Phil Cunningham – whistle
- Paulinho Da Costa – conga
- Deborah Dobkin – percussion
- Ernest Ehrhardt – cello
- Ricky Fataar – percussion, drums
- Robben Ford – electric guitar
- Rick Gerding – viola
- Mark Goldenberg – acoustic guitar
- Martin Goldenberg – guitar
- Pamela Goldsmith – viola
- Steve Grove – tenor saxophone
- John Hiatt – guitar, vocals
- Bruce Hornsby – piano, keyboard
- James "Hutch" Hutchinson – bass
- Randy Jacobs – electric guitar
- Dennis Karmazyn – cello
- Kris Kristofferson – background vocals
- Stephen "Doc" Kupka – baritone saxophone
- David Lasley – background vocals
- Delbert McClinton – harmonica, vocals
- Arnold McCuller – background vocals
- Ian McLagan – Hammond organ
- Larry John McNally – background vocals
- Ivan Neville – keyboard
- Novi Novog – viola
- Jeff Porcaro – drums
- Michael Ruff – keyboard
- Johnny Lee Schell – electric guitar, vocals
- Aaron Shaw – bagpipes
- Benmont Tench – piano, Hammond organ
- Richard Thompson – guitar
- Lee Thornburg – trumpet
- Scott Thurston – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboard
- Daniel Timms – background vocals
- Tower of Power – horns
- Billy Vera – electric guitar
Production
- Producers: Bonnie Raitt, Don Was
- Engineer: Ed Cherney
- Assistant engineers: Ray Blair, Dan Bosworth
- Mixing: Ed Cherney
- Assistant Mixing Engineer: Bryant Arnett
- Mastering: Doug Sax
- Arrangers: Greg Adams, David Campbell
- Art direction: Tommy Steele
- Design: Jeffery Fey
- Logo: Margo Chase
- Lettering: Margo Chase
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
Year |
Chart |
Position |
1991 |
The Billboard 200 |
2 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
Year |
Single |
Chart |
Position |
1991 |
"I Can't Make You Love Me" |
Adult Contemporary |
6 |
1991 |
"I Can't Make You Love Me" |
Mainstream Rock Tracks |
9 |
1991 |
"I Can't Make You Love Me" |
The Billboard Hot 100 |
18 |
1991 |
"Slow Ride" |
Mainstream Rock Tracks |
28 |
1991 |
"Something to Talk About" |
Adult Contemporary |
5 |
1991 |
"Something to Talk About" |
Mainstream Rock Tracks |
12 |
1991 |
"Something to Talk About" |
The Billboard Hot 100 |
5 |
1992 |
"Come to Me" |
Adult Contemporary |
10 |
1992 |
"Not the Only One" |
Adult Contemporary |
2 |
1992 |
"Not the Only One" |
The Billboard Hot 100 |
34 |
1993 |
"All at Once" |
Adult Contemporary |
17 |
End of decade charts
Chart (1990-1999) |
Position |
U.S. Billboard 200[1] |
72 |
Awards
Grammy Awards
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