Luck of the Draw

Luck of the Draw
Studio album by Bonnie Raitt
Released	June 25, 1991
Recorded	September 1990-February 1991
Genre	Blues-rock
Length	53:39
Label	Capitol
Producer	Bonnie Raitt, Don Was
Professional reviews
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Bonnie Raitt chronology
Nick of Time (1989) Luck of the Draw (1991) Longing in Their Hearts (1994)

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, selling 7 million copies and spawning a number of hit singles.

According to the liner notes, Bonnie dedicated this album to late blues guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Bonnie Raitt; except where indicated

1. "Something to Talk About" (Shirley Eikhard) – 3:47
2. "Good Man, Good Woman" (Cecil Womack, Linda Womack) – 3:33
3. "I Can't Make You Love Me" (Mike Reid, Allen Shamblin) – 5:33
4. "Tangled and Dark" – 4:52
5. "Come to Me" – 4:20
6. "No Business" (John Hiatt) – 4:24
7. "One Part Be My Lover" (Michael O'Keefe, Raitt) – 5:06
8. "Not the Only One" (Paul Brady) – 5:03
9. "Papa Come Quick (Jody and Chico)" (Richard Hirsch, Chip Taylor, Billy Vera) – 2:43
10. "Slow Ride" (Bonnie Hayes, Larry McNally, Andre Pessis) – 3:59
11. "Luck of the Draw" (Paul Brady) – 5:17
12. "All at Once" – 5:03

• • "Good Man, Good Woman" is a duet with Delbert McClinton

Personnel

• Bonnie Raitt – acoustic guitar, guitar, electric guitar, electric piano, vocals, background vocals, slide guitar
• Sweet Pea Atkinson – background vocals
• Curt Bisquera – drums
• Sir Harry Bowens – background vocals
• 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 – 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
• 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)

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Awards

Grammy Awards