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Bonnie Raitt

Nick of Time

Nick of Time Tracks
1. Nick Of Time
2. Thing Called Love
3. Love Letter
4. Cry On My Shoulder
5. Real Man
6. Nobody's Girl
7. Have A Heart
8. Too Soon To Tell
9. I Will Not Be Denied
10. I Ain't Gonna Let You Break My Heart Again
11. The Road's My Middle Name
Bonnie Raitt - Nick of Time
Nick of Time Review
Nick of Time is the watershed moment in Bonnie Raitt's recording career, the sound of a survivor finding new focus and purpose in her art after nearly 20 years of generally superb, commercially underachieving recordings. An exquisite interpretive singer and formidable guitarist who'd long ago honed her bluesy chops, Raitt raised the stakes by mixing the usual gourmet spread of smart cover choices with her own candid songs--and she knocked one over the fence with the opening track, the album's title song and a moving confession of a boomer's anxieties about age, death, and the impermanence of love. "Nick of Time" catapulted a feisty rock tomboy into a new station that made her as admired by female fans as the stage door johnnies who'd long loved her rock technique, and she covered the bet with other outside songs from John Hiatt ("Thing Called Love"), Bonnie Hayes ("Love Letter," "Have a Heart"), and Jerry L. Williams ("Real Man") that resonated with her persona as a tough, smart, but ultimately tender woman. --Sam Sutherland


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Good mix of songs, even if they aren't all edgy
4
This may be the first album where some critics accused Bonnie of "going soft" and losing her edge - the album where she went mainstream in order to sell albums. Some songs, like "Nick of Time" and "Have a Heart," are quite soft, but they are undeniably catchy. Other songs are funkier or more bluesy - "Thing Called Love," "Love Letter," "Real Man," and "The Road's My Middle Name." Most of the others are less remarkable, but the only one I don't like is "I Ain't Gonna Let You Break My Heart Again" - it might be stripped-down and emotional, but it's no "I Can't Make You Love Me" (which is from Luck of the Draw - an even better album).

Like another reviewer says, it has a mix of some good music and some music "made for the supermarket" - but, hell, some of them are damn good "supermarket" songs. One thing I must say is that the album does not just sound all the same, unlike so many albums I've listened to recently. (For an exercise in bland mediocre sameness, listen to Coldplay's X&Y or U2's How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb). And as always, her voice is amazing.
Posted by Anonymous, on 2005-11-29
Sometimes it just all works right
4
What's not to like about this cd? Perfect production and arranging. Great vocals and musical performances. And if I had to choose a song to dance around the den floor to it would be "Love Letter" without a doubt. Bonnie blends blues with funk and rock and roll effortlessly and this album surely deserved all the accolades it received. A must-have for your collection of great music.
Posted by Anonymous, on 2004-03-25
This is her "Born In The USA".
4
"Bonnie Raitt" has a couple collections out, but this album alone has many of her big hits. Included is "Nick Of Time", "Thing Called Love", "Real Man", and "Love Letter". Plus the two pretty ballads "Cry On My Shoulder" and "Have A Heart". That's over half the album of great songs, and the others are still good themselves. I think what I really like about her though, besides the fact that she married the caddy from "Caddyshack", is that in one interview she said nothing is better than coming home after a long tour, and having a good lay. Youch!
Posted by Anonymous, on 2004-08-08

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