Luck of the Draw (album)

Luck of the Draw
Studio album by Bonnie Raitt
Released June 25, 1991 (1991-06-25)
Recorded September 1990–February 1991
Genre Blues rock
Length 53:39
Label Capitol
Producer
Bonnie Raitt chronology
Nick of Time
(1989)
Luck of the Draw
(1991)
Longing in Their Hearts
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Chicago Tribune[2]
Entertainment WeeklyA[3]
Los Angeles Times[4]
Robert ChristgauA[5]
Rolling Stone[6]

Luck of the Draw is the eleventh album by Bonnie Raitt, released in 1991.

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 to 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, "still burning bright".

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Something to Talk About"  Shirley Eikhard 3:47
2. "Good Man, Good Woman"   3:33
3. "I Can't Make You Love Me"  
5:32
4. "Tangled and Dark"  Bonnie Raitt 4:52
5. "Come to Me"  Raitt 4:20
6. "No Business"  John Hiatt 4:24
7. "One Part Be My Lover"   5:06
8. "Not the Only One"  Paul Brady 5:03
9. "Papa Come Quick (Jody and Chico)"  
2:43
10. "Slow Ride"  
  • Bonnie Hayes
  • Larry McNally
  • André Pessis
3:59
11. "Luck of the Draw"  Paul Brady 5:17
12. "All at Once"  Raitt 5:03
Total length:
53:39
Notes

Personnel

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

Weekly charts

Chart (1991–92) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] 16
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] 55
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[9] 6
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[10] 26
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[11] 16
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[12] 37
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 16
UK Albums (OCC)[14] 38
US Billboard 200[15] 2
US Top Catalog Albums (Billboard)[16] 15

End of decade charts

Chart (1999) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[17] 72

Singles

Year Single Peak positions
US
[18]
US AC
[19]
US Rock
[20]
UK
[21]
1991 "Something to Talk About" 5 5 12
"I Can't Make You Love Me" 18 9 50
"Slow Ride" 28
1992 "Not the Only One" 34 2
"Come to Me" 10
1993 "All At Once" 17

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Canada (Music Canada)[22] 4× Platinum 400,000^
United States (RIAA)[23] 7× Platinum 7,000,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

Awards

Grammy Awards

Year Winner Category
1991 "Good Man, Good Woman" Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
1991 Luck of the Draw Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
1991 "Something to Talk About" Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

References

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  3. "Bonnie Raitt on the record - EW.com". Entertainment Weekly. August 23, 1991. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
  4. Steve Hochman (October 17, 1991). "ALBUM REVIEW : ***1/2 BONNIE RAITT 'Luck of the Draw' Capitol - latimes". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
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