Nick Of Time

More of a modern twist on country from the femme perspective. Great backing band to highlight the lead vocals

Day 75 Gave it a chance but not one ill return to 2/10 Highlights Love Letter Nobody’s Girl

Resident Sleeeeeper. 1989 album with the vibes of 1982. This can’t be all that noteworthy if it’s just replaying the same old formula

It would be hard to imagine an album I'd be less interested in listening to. Not interesting enough to get a 1, but absolutely nothing justifies this being included on a list of 10000 albums, let alone 1000.

This was not enjoyable

Sounds exactly like you would expect from the album cover hahah.. Overall easy listening, especially appreciated the soulful ballads!

The opening title track here particularly stood out to me. I don't hear a lot of songs about the anxiety of getting older. It was refreshing to hear. Great song. Bonnie Raitt's voice is gorgeous and the production is smooth and polished. It's mostly rock leaning towards pop, but there's some blues and country too. Very pleasant overall with a strong emotional core.

Bonnie has a beautiful voice and showcases it well on this album. I like how she has a very controlled and restrained performance but somtimes adds in the grit when needed, like at 2:08 on "Too Soon To Tell". The compositions are also pretty solid, but I think definitely lag behind her in quality; she's really the star here. Kind of an odd thing to highlight, but I really like the tempos (tempi?) on this album. They are all just slightly slower than I expect once I get into the meat of the songs (for example I'll be listening and think "ah this one has a tough confidence to it, I'm surprised they didnt go for 5-10bpm faster"), but I jive with it while listening today. It's like these songs were written at a regular tempo but then they said "let's slow it just slightly and make it hit harder with more punctuated performances... more wham in the bass drum, more whack in the snare, and more vibrato in the new space we made". It's kind of weird to put into words but it makes sense to me? The Wikipedia page for this record is a nice read, and I was surprised to learn that this was her 10th studio album and really her first commercial breakthrough. That's an amazing resilience. Solid 4/5. I haven't listened to her too much but this was a delight.

Fell a little flat for me, but enjoyed some of the songs

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She's very good at what she does.

It's over-produced, but it's very good.

Thought her voice was amazing and the songs were nice and varied if occasionally a bit cheesy. Would definitely listen again. Fav song: Too Soon To Tell Least fav: I Ain’t Gonna Let You Break My Heart Again

Just a classic 80s love song album. She’s got a really good voice and the songs are fairly varied so I quite liked this one. Specific rating- 4.1 Fav song- Nick of time Least fav- the roads my middle name

Great voice and great collection of love songs! Favourite: Thing Called Love Least: I Will Not Be Denied

Surprisingly good, really enjoyed this

No offense, like at all, but what the fucking hell is this fucking bullshit? I’m just kidding this is totally fine, very inoffensive music. Didn’t much move me and that’s ok, not everything has to get some strong reaction out of us, come on! Peace and love guys! Bosh

i dont exactly get it,,,,,,, kinda the most generic and boring shit of all time ?

3.5

3.5

This was the first time listening to this album in a very good while. Usually the albums I like to listen to by her are *Give It up*, *Takin' My Time* and *Sweet Forgiveness*. But even from this period i think the follow up, *Luck of the Draw*, is a good bit better than this outing. Honestly there's only two tracks on *Nick* that really showcase what she does best, "Thing Called Love" and her self penned "The Road Is My Middle Name". The two Jerry Lynn Williams sing kinda still semi showcases with much of her grit pulled back. The rest of the album is pretty much your standard late '80s AC fare, glassy keyboards and all. It is a better examples of the sound but still nothing terribly exciting. I do like the intimacy of "Nobody's Girl" which kind of reminds me of some of her folkier stuff on her early albums (her cover of "Louise" for example). But even her only other self penned track has the late 80s gloss which hampers most of the album. And don't get me started on the wheggae "Have a Heart" number. All in all a good album, but not great... *Luck* would have been a better selection in my book. But quite honestly any one of her first five albums would be better suited to show her off. 7.7 ★★★½

Good songs, bad production. 3.5 stars

This is kind of a weird album. Definitely has the energy of a mid-career musician trying to have some success on the pop charts. Don Was would try the same thing with Bob Dylan and Iggy Pop the following year. Stylistically, it's all over the place, and there's some very questionable '80s production elements. Bonnie's slide guitar playing, which is what really got her noteriety in the '70s, takes a back seat on the album. Which is a bummer because when it's present, like on mega-hit "Thing Called Love", this album really works. The rest of the album is kind of a mixed bag. Some of the songs are alright, but a lot of the production is really dated and cheesy, even by 1989 standards. Going with a light 3.5.

3.5

Waste Of Time. You’d have to be Bonnie Raitt-arsed to start considering this hokey, ho hum, heavily dated 80s Americana offering as essential listening.

Very dated, annoyingly ballady and overall dull

This was good, but didn't leave me feeling like I needed to listen to it again - Bonnie Raitt, she's country right? - Hmm, maybe not - Interesting genre mix. Clearly country-influenced, but not every song. I think I gravitate towards the more country-sounding songs - Definitely has that 80s sound, but not as strong as other albums on this list

Listened to most of it but not all. Love Bonnie and several songs but wasn’t holding my attention as a play through album, perhaps I just wanted a different mood.

1,3/5

Soothing nondescript 80s pop/country music. Nothing in here crucial before you die, but it’s fine

There's a ton of people out there that love Bonnie Raitt. Personally... She's alright if I'm in the mood for it.

Pucha Bonnie, me da lata ponerte mala nota porque eres de las pocas mujeres en este grupo, pero qué se le va a hacer, si la onda country no me gusta. Cantas bonito pero eso del country 80ero no va conmigo. Saludos cordiales, que se mejore. Album 100 (voy a empezar a anotar esto porque a medida que avanzo en la lista está cambiando mi criterio y he estado odiando cada vez más esta lista, y porque no lo he estado escuchando necesariamente en el orden que me han salido los discos)

schön bluesig, der Sound ist mir aber zu dünn

This Americana album is like a painted fence around an empty yard—polished musicianship and expressive vocals shine, but the arrangements and lyrics (about love and heartbreak) lean on stereotypical tropes, feeling hollow, and unambitious.

# Album Name: Nick Of Time # Artist: Bonnie Raitt # Rating: 2/5 # Comments: Wow, what an absolute snooze fest. Boring AF. # Top Tunes: None # Would I listen to it again? No

Songs range from amazing (Nick of Time) to incredibly corny (Have a Heart). Some were just kind of there, seemingly just to fill time.

Reminds me of my auntie Yvette’s love of Bonnie Raitt. Was quite enjoyable

Rock that's so soft it's smooth. Still had a good time.

Meh

Track one was ok. I really like the groove on track 2. Track three is ok. This album sounds like a victim of the production values of the time. Had they made other sound choices I might be enjoying this more. But so far tracks one and three sound dated. Track four sounds like they pulled it from a karate kid movie. It’s over the top 80s synth sounds. Ok. This album just sounds dated. Everything sounds electronic and over processed. “Nobody’s girl” sounds great and is a good song. This sounds like real people playing real instruments. “The roads my middle name” is a good closer.

This isn't my taste. It's not bad. It just sounds like wallpaper to me. BR is a great singer though. I think of all the albums in years past were that everywhere and this was one of them. We don't seem to have that as much now. Adele and Taylor Swift seem to be the only ones

Mostly really good blues rock classics, with sadly a couple of snoozers thrown in.

Meh.

This is a bit of a weird mishmash of 80s stuff, I was getting a bit of Sledgehammer in Love Letter. I normally have a fondness for very 80s sounding music, but here it feels like a pure distillation of that sound and production, it's almost bordering on parody. That chime keys immediately comes to mind, that's a hallmark of 80s pop I also wondered why this was labeled Americana during the title track but Thing Called Love slapped me across the face I think her singing is pretty good, but this is just a pretty plain listen overall. It's fine but I won't be rushing back to listen to it again 2.5 Highlights: Nick of Time, I suppose

Long time favourite

Respect. Not for me. A bit cheesy movie soundtrack from a rom com.

I loved the sound of this! Good classic country/pop vibes.

The definition of fine

The title track is great, everything else is pretty good. Music in this genre from this era can easily sound corny in retrospect but this mostly stands the test of time.

Pleasant Listen

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Yet another with a barrage of hate. Ah well. I like Bonnie, she has a melancholy, soothing voice. This is a good album. Not as groundbreaking as her single "I Can't Make You Love Me", but good nonetheless. A good mix of blues, country and pop. Pleasurable experience.

I liked this way more than I thought when I saw I had a Bonnie Raitt album. Maybe it was being a child of the 90s and these songs were everywhere so it gave some nostalgia. Overall, not my jam but a pleasant listen.

Very polished pop rock

Bonnie Raitt was huge in the '90s, and I didn’t pay much attention. However, you couldn’t get away from her, as I seem to remember hearing a couple of songs off of this huge album, Nick of Time, including the title track and Thing Called Love. Ordinarily, I’d be programmed to hate this with a passion. It’s essentially everything I dislike. It’s tepid Eric Claptonish pop blues music from the '90s. But, despite my efforts to hate, I couldn’t help but love most of the album. There are cringe parts located in it, the funky bass popping that you hear in ’80s music is in a few songs. One song, Have a Heart, sounds like it could be in any number of 80s romantic comedies, perhaps Weekend at Bernie’s. Holy crapballs! I just googled it, and it was in a little-seen Bob Hoskins and Denzel Washington movie called Heart Conditions from 1990. Heart Conditions also stars CT from Magnum P.I. and Willona from Good Times. Damn, that sounds like a good movie. According to IMDB, “a racist cop receives a heart transplant from a black lawyer he hates, who returns as a ghost to ask the cop to help take down the men who murdered him.” Now that is pure '90s gold. A buddy cop movie with a black ghost and a white racist cop. How was that not a hit? I’m digressing horribly. The more I listen to this album, the more I really love it. Maybe it’s nostalgia, maybe I’m just a fool for the blues, I don’t know why, but there’s enough good stuff to outweigh the cheese. At one point, I was listening to the album while I was working and the song Nobody’s Girl got me. Like I thought I was going to start squirting tears right there in front of the Mac-Mini. Maybe it’s because I know Raitt’s backstory, she was dropped from her label and left for dead so she turned to drugs and booze and food and kind of gave up. She then straightens up and explodes. It’s a feel-good story and this album seems very personal. I may look like a serial killer, but I’m a big softie at heart and Ms. Raitt got me. At the end of the day, I even grew to enjoy Have a Heart. I can see why Nick of Time is in the 1,001 albums to hear list because it’s an album that makes you feel something and you don’t get that from today’s music much.

This was not very good at all.

Took us 40 albums to get one from a woman and I was very disappointed. Bland. Not for me.

Bonnie Raitt nahm Nick of Time 1989 in den Ocean Way Studios in Los Angeles auf, produziert von Don Was. Die US-amerikanische Musikerin verbindet hier Blues, Rock und Soul mit einem deutlichen Singer-Songwriter-Charakter. Der Titelsong reflektiert das Älterwerden, während Stücke wie Thing Called Love oder Have a Heart ihre Mischung aus eingängigem Rock und gefühlvollem Gesang zeigen. Die Slide-Gitarre bleibt ein zentrales Markenzeichen, ergänzt durch eine klare, aber für die späten Achtziger typische Produktion. Das Album brachte Raitt erstmals breiten kommerziellen Erfolg und gilt als ihr Durchbruch. Insgesamt ein reifes Werk, das persönliche Themen und zugängliche Arrangements gelungen verbindet.

Good combination of blues rock and country from a very talented singer/musician.

Nice,

this was ok 3/5

1.5/5

Its quite well produced, and she's a good singer but the songs are just so bland that they do nearly nothing for me. Nothing really else to say, at least she's not got a horribly croaky voice or something. Favourite songs: have a heart. Overall around 4/10

Okay, this is an inclusion that I just do not understand whatsoever. It's pretty standard fare country music from the late '80s... is Bonnie Raitt particularly influential or special or innovative in any way? No? That's what I thought.

Some catchy songs but slightly too naff for me

1.6 1x

Favorite!

Awesome

Eleven lightweight genre exercises intended to touch all the bases without going so far as to make a statement in any given one of them. Made to *sound* good without any effort to *be* good.

Приятная музыка.

This felt like if Shania Twain was way more 80s. I didn’t hate it. Pop/rock/country that’s not entirely memorable but she’s got a good voice

It was a good songs but it was really overproduced. I like John Hiatt’s recording of “Thing Called Love” better than this version. I did like “Nick of Time” and “The Road’s My Middle Name”

fine

I really respect Bonnie Raitt as a sort of pioneer of women guitar players. Sure she wasn't the first but for a while (maybe still?) she was one of the most prominent women who took over what has always been a male dominated instrument. And I'm not sure why more women haven't been considered superstars of guitar until even just the last few years. Anyway, that's to say that I appreciate her contribution to music and showing people that women can be guitar players too. But I don't really care for her music. This album suffers from massive 80s overproduction. The list of people involved in writing, performing, recording, and producing this album is a mile long. It's too much and somehow the record still sort of lacks something. Listening now it's super dated and cheesy. I do really like the bass on most of this record though. There's something about that over-produced 80s bass that I actually like a lot. But, really, most of the album is fairly typical and forgettable. 3/5

Hey, have a fart.

Much of this is meh to middling, but good for her winning a Grammy and plenty of acclaim (commercial and critical). Title track is tops here, followed by "Have a Heart" and "Too Soon To Tell" Thank you for your service, Don Was. Early records are much more deserving but easy to round up for lifetime achievement reasons.

Delicious rock from a great singer and guitar player. A pleasant album for once. I can hear why it went to the Billboard #1.

Safe, bland, boring. Not worth my time.

Hmmm... Moja napoved je country ali pa power ballads? Hiter pregled naslovov komadov daje isti vajb. (Wiki prav Americana, kar je kinda country.) Ok, gremo. U, kul začetek. Zmer je fino, k se album začne dobr. Fajn upbeat ritem. Ampak "Nick Of Time" mi še zmer ne zacementira v katermu žanru se gibljemo. Časovno je ful očitno, da se bližamo devetdesetim. U ja, fade out za zaključek komada. Uu, ok, country I guess. "Thing Called Love" je že bolj twangy. Še zmer kul sicer. Všeč mi je besedilo "I ain't no porcupine, take off your kid gloves". So far all bangers. Ženska ma hud glas. Evo jo balado! Mislm ja, naslov je "Cry On My Shoulder". "Real Man' bi bil idejno komot inspiracija za Shanio Twain in njen "That Don't Impress Me Much". Al pa je to na splošno nek motiv v country komadih, ki jih pojejo ženske? "Have A Heart" mi je mal znan? Še ena balada... Na splošno nism tok ljubitelj balad. "I Will Not Be Denied" je kul. Tak mal, girl power komad, kar pa odobravam. Ena lepa heartbreak balada in za zaključek spet mal bolj poskočen country komad. Čist soliden album za poslušat, ampak ne pa neki h čemer se bom vračala.

This is pretty cool. Felt like a lot of the best parts of the female country powerhouses.

I love Bonnie’s voice.

Overall, this an odd album. The blend of ’80s-style production and country/blues elements just doesn’t really do it for me. While she is clearly talented, the sound here is a little mismatched.

About as middle of the road. Decent soulful blues rock

This was the album of the year in 88???

2.75

Nice and warm

Some good things but a lot of whatever, enjoyed it just enough to be a 6/10 though

To my mind, this is a solid four-star album, and I will probably revisit at some point. But I don't find anything special enough to make me want it in my collection.

𝘕𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦 is a polished mix of pop, folk, and blues that showcases Bonnie Raitt’s warm voice and tasteful slide guitar. It’s solid and heartfelt, with moments of real charm, but it doesn’t quite reach the heights its reputation suggests.

I didn't know what to expect going into this. I didn't know the artist or what type of genre to expect. There were a couple of songs that really stood out to me, and overall it made for light hearted, easy listening

Some interesting sounds on here but nothing that really stuck out to me

Meh

I never really thought of myself as a Bonnie Raitt fan. I knew a few of her big hits, but this album showed me she had way more talent than I gave her credit for. Right out of the gate, the title track “Nick of Time” plays like a yacht rock style banger, smooth and polished, then she flips it immediately into Southern rock with “Thing Called Love.” That one really stood out, especially because she absolutely tears it up on slide guitar. I can always respect a guitarist who knows their way around a slide, and she nails it. The musicianship across the record is impressive on its own, but the guest list makes it even stronger. Having Herbie Hancock, David Crosby, and Graham Nash involved adds some serious star power, and you can feel the quality shine through in the arrangements and production. This album has a nice mix of polish and grit, and it gave me a new appreciation for Raitt outside of the singles I was already familiar with. It’s the sound of an artist really stepping into her prime, and she makes it look easy. Favorite song: Nick of Time

Fine. Better than expected.

Classic voice with good blues/rock vibes.

Nick of Time is tricky to pin down because it shifts a lot from song to song. At its best, it shows off Bonnie Raitt’s easy charm and skill, with tracks like “Thing Called Love” that are catchy enough to feel like they could have been lifted straight onto a Roxette album. But alongside the strong moments there are others that dip into a softer, glossy territory that feels a bit too safe. The mix of styles keeps it varied, but it also makes the album uneven. What really struck me is how the record plays differently depending on perspective. If this exact album had come out of Europe, people would probably call it cheesy without hesitation. Yet as an American release, it seems like that word never really entered the conversation, which makes the cheesiness feel unintentional. That odd “accidental cheese” gives it a strange charm, but also makes it harder to take the whole record seriously. It is enjoyable in places, but not consistently strong.

Nick of Raitt, lovely melodies and classic tunes.

Decent. Funky. 90s female thirst trap romance meets slow elevator music.

Man the 80s were BLEAK. This sold 5 millions copies? No wonder people liked grunge after putting up with this

Liked this. Bonnie Raitt is fashionable again because of the new wave of c&w and rock.

Oh man this album was everywhere for a minute. It was especially on all the adult contemporary stations our parents would listen to. It was country for people that didn't own pickup trucks. It's not a terrible album, she has a nice voice and the songs are put together well. The music is decent, it's just kinda dull. It also doesn't seem to pretend to be anything else though too. Some albums have a song that gives you hope the next song will build and become better. This album holds the line of relax and get through the day. You can have a beer or glass of wine when you get home. Then do it all over again. This album is the lamest parts of adulthood.

Fun!

incredibly boring and uninspired not worth your time at all 2/10 Favourite: None Least Favourite: Nobody's Girl

No... She's good at what she's doing, but not a fit for me personally.

It's an album of 80's country loves songs. It's exactly what you'd expect from Bonnie. It wasn't my bag when it was new, and it's still not my bag. It's not bad, just not for me. My Rating: 3/5

Really like this one and such an inspiration for a lot of music I like that has come out since then.

Hissmusik Generisk countryskräp, 0/5

Ovo bi bilo bolje da nije upropašeno očajnom 80s produkcijom

Blues country rock folk very good

-this definitely wasn’t bad, not by a long shot. i actually think her voice is really nice -that being said i don’t think i would ever pick any of these songs to just listen to on my own time, very few of them actually stood out in any way, shape, or form. she’s a good musician, ig it’s just not super exciting -Favorites are Nick Of Time and Cry On My Shoulder

This feels disrespectful but Bonnie Raitt just sounds to me like the best version of a local act at a club.

2.4 The title was a burner. Rest of the album sounded like how a soap opera looks, with a soft filter over the picture. Dont really think Bonnie's chops shone through on this

3.5

Llegamos al miércoles con una artista que desconozco por completo. Su voz me recuerda un poco, por la época quizás, a Kim Carnes. Lo siento como música de radio (en el caso de Argentina, Aspen y, en San Juan, Líder): tranca, lleno de canciones que suenan muy bien, funciona de fondo de oficina. Mañana hacemos una pausa por el día. Nos vemos el viernes.

#DÍA 32: 1001 Discos Que Hay Que Escuchar Antes De Morir (English Translation Below) Con este álbum empiezo un nuevo cuaderno de tomar apuntes, todo un logro ser tan consistente en algo para mí. Aunque no lo abro de un modo especialmente llamativo, pues este álbum de Bonnie Raitt la verdad que no es nada del otro mundo. Un LP que en su día fue bastante galardonado en los grammys y en general, pero que no le termino de ver nada especial. Sin duda a nivel vocal Bonnie es muy talentosa, muy buen rango y un rasgo áspero que la hace más que apta para el Rock. Por otro lado el personal es bastante amplio y adornan bastante las canciones, pero no llega a tener demasiada esencia. El entrante es una de las dos canciones que sí son escritas por la artista principal, algo que me gusta poco en un proyecto supuestamente solista, pero bueno lo paso si al menos el contenido es de calidad y el rendimiento de la cantante se siente genuino. Este primer tema es bastante sólido, con un groove potente guiado por un bajo que suena fantástico. Thing Called Love es otra canción de Pop Rock buena dentro del álbum, con un estribillo pegadizo y una letra ingeniosa y divertida, por esas menciones al Príncipe Encantador o a la Reina de Saba. La actitud de Bonnie sigue siendo sugestiva y enérgica en Love Letter o Real Man. Sin embargo, el contenido lírico flojea en muchos puntos por ser demasiado genérico, como Cry On My Shoulder o I Ain’t Gonna Let You Break My Heart Again. Por otro lado los temas dejan de ser pegadizos o de tener algo de interés, se vuelven más una vibe y aburren cuando les prestas demasiada atención. Finalmente la canción de cierre es la otra escrita por la cantante, y se siente algo más genuina, con un ritmo Country divertido, pero tampoco tiene un impacto del otro mundo. Es un comeback decente, la verdad que el álbum salió sonando bastante bien pese a los problemas que tuvo Bonnie Raitt, tanto personales como para encontrar una forma de financiar un proyecto nuevo. Aún así, a mí no me llega demasiado, aunque creo que es interesante escuchar algo que triunfaba tanto en la crítica por entonces. Favoritas: Nick of Time, Thing Called Love, Love Letter, Real Man Menos favorita: I Ain’t Gonna Let You Break My Heart Again #DAY 32: 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die With this album I’m starting a new notebook for taking notes—a real achievement for me to be this consistent with something. Though I’m not opening it with anything particularly striking, since this Bonnie Raitt album honestly isn’t anything out of the ordinary. An LP that back in the day was highly awarded at the Grammys and more generally, but I don’t really find anything special in it. No doubt, vocally Bonnie is very talented, with a great range and a rough edge that makes her more than fit for Rock. On the other hand, the supporting personnel is quite large and they do dress up the songs a fair bit, but it never really manages to have much essence. The opener is one of only two songs actually written by the main artist—something I tend not to like in a supposedly solo project—but I’ll let it slide if at least the content is of quality and the singer’s performance feels genuine. This first track is pretty solid, with a strong groove driven by a fantastic sounding bassline. Thing Called Love is another good Pop Rock track on the album, with a catchy chorus and clever, fun lyrics, with those mentions of Prince Charming and the Queen of Sheba. Bonnie’s attitude remains suggestive and energetic in Love Letter and Real Man. However, the lyrical content falters in many spots for being too generic, like Cry On My Shoulder or I Ain’t Gonna Let You Break My Heart Again. Beyond that, some tracks stop being catchy or interesting—they turn more into a “vibe” and become boring if you pay them too much attention. Finally, the closing song, the other one written by Bonnie, feels a bit more genuine, with a fun Country rhythm, though it still doesn’t have much impact. It’s a decent comeback—the album actually ended up sounding quite good despite the struggles Bonnie Raitt faced, both personal and in finding a way to finance a new project. Even so, it doesn’t do much for me, though I do think it’s interesting to hear something that was so critically celebrated at the time. Favorites: Nick of Time, Thing Called Love, Love Letter, Real Man Least favorite: I Ain’t Gonna Let You Break My Heart Again

Kinda boring

3/5

Bonnie Raitt

Not a country fan at all. But the vocals on this album are solid and she gets 3 stars for that.

A nice voice a fine style, just not really my thing

cozy and nice, a bit generic though

Largely forgettable

Amazing

Some really enjoyable songs here overall!

Urrgh, this was a tough listen. It drips in 80's cringe and shallowness. Its neither pop nor country and its very very bland She has a nice voice and nicer hair but this is one i did not need to listen to before i died.

Não sei o que um álbum destes faz aqui. Um disco inútil e dispensável, e ainda com aquela sonoridade pasteurizada dos anos 1980. Brega até!

Wow, this list doesn't know how to handle American country music. It feels like you are asking someone who doesn't like the genre from 1995 to list their favorites. Bonnie Raitt. KD Lang. Dwight Yoakam. And NOTHING from the past 30 years, when country music has exploded in the States. This album felt incredibly '90s, like Raitt was being hirednto write theme songs for feel-good family sitcoms. My favorite tracks were the ones that didn't.

Bonnie Raitt? Bonnie Shaitt more like

Lame

Speaking of dated.

She might be Bonnie, but she’s fucking boring

I think this might be AI generated

Very tasteful, with that VH1 sheen, but the songs and the singing are impressive .

I guess I must’ve had this album because I knew every song. It is a winner. Beautiful voice, great lyrics. Nick of Time has got to be the best song of all time about early middle age.

I would imagine 90s country evolved from this in some way, just based on the sound. Nice album, didn’t think any of it particular stood out though.

Listened Before? N Listen, I had a crush on Bonnie Raitt when I was like... 11. Mainly the red hair and cleavage. Anywho... this record was truly a snooze fest. All soft synth and sleepy lyrics. I'm sure it's someone's cup of tea, just not mine. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Nick of Time

Rock solid. Nothing groundbreaking but such a pleasant listen

Nice little album that I'd definitely play again. Bonnie Lass can definitely pipe a tune.

Cry on my shoulder is a bop So is Real Man & Love Letter I think I might like Bonnie Raitt

not a huge fan

I liked it! I really enjoy Bonnie's voice!

Nick of Time is undoubtedly a well-produced and carefully crafted album, with a strong vocal performance and a mature take on themes like love, aging, and self-respect. You can sense the craftsmanship and experience throughout the songs. Bonnie Raitt’s voice is beautiful, and the sound is warm and inviting. But despite its quality, the album tends to feel a bit too polished and subdued over time. It lacks that emotional spark or musical edge that really pulls me in or leaves a lasting impression. There’s definitely a lot to admire, and it’s easy to understand why Nick of Time became such a breakthrough for Raitt. But on a personal level, it just doesn’t move me enough to rate it higher. 3/5

Proto-Shania Twain, I was hoping not to hate this and I but it's a fine line and between love and hate and this album crosses it for me. I might be way off here but I feel like it's a last desperate attempt for mainstream success by an otherwise credible musician and it just sounds of it's time in the worst possible way. I might go back and listen to some of her earlier albums because I hope that they're less moulded with sales figures in mind. I just checked and before this album she never sold more than 500,000 copies of a single album and this shifted over 5 million so I guess it paid off.

While I can’t think of any circumstance where I would actively want to listen to this, it wasn’t as terrible as I expected. Easy listening country-rock with 80s synths and cheesy looks ? Absolutely not my idea of fun, but I’ll admit it’s a honest effort from a honest artist. That alone puts her above some of the hacks I’ve come across here. Let’s say it’s a 1,5*. I don’t really undersand why she's on this list, though. Sounds like she’d be more at home with "1001 Albums For Truckers Driving Route 66".

A nice enough sounding album, full of love songs mostly. It has its share of cheesy late 80s pop sounds. Average album.

it's too much "easy listening radio music" for me.

“Scared to run out of time” Charli xcx sampled this?!?! went into it thinking i wouldn’t recognise anything so imagine my surprise to immediately hear the original “scared to run out of time” sampled in Charli XCX ft Bon Iver Nick Of Time was cuteee i enjoyed that, a great opener, love a chill fade out too The album was a lot of similar sounding music and blended together so it didn’t feel groundbreaking but also was a nice vibe to have on. It felt like i was listening to the soundtrack of a classic 90s/00s romcom some will argue this shouldn’t be here and in some ways i agree (it’s not necessarily innovative) however it’s a pretty great example of it’s genre/style and i’d personally keep it in over some artists that got like 3+ albums fave: i loved Nick of Time (maybe partly bc i recognised a charli xcx sample lol) least fave: can’t say i have one, there weren’t any duds imo, but the rest of the album did blend quite a bit 3 stars or 63/100

This was Ok. Very safe and middle of the road. Have no desire to listen again or seek out further Bonnie Raitt albums!

Ah, 80's country. Some synth, electric piano, but definitely country. Title track "Nick of Time" was definitely the standout for me. The whole album had me tapping my foot. Some easy listening! Favorites: - Nick of Time

It’s about time we got another female artist. Shoutout to Bon Iver for introducing me to Bonnie Raitt with his cover of I Can’t Make You Love Me/Nick of Time. She’s got a nice voice that helps elevate even the more generic songs. And “Thing Called Love” was giving me Shania Twain vibes, in a good way. Favorite tracks: - Nick of Time - Thing Called Love

Good

Really liked the first track, lost was a bit lost on me

Never heard this before but it's such a 'nothing' album that I can't believe it made it onto this list. It isn't horrendous is the only nice thing I can really say.

This is fine but i don't think i'll ever listen again and it's very dated.

Great vocals, didn't love the music but it was good enough

Started out ok but went downhill fast. Just simple, both in music arrangement and lyrics.

Was very surprised by this. Expecting some country-rock/pop, with maybe one good song, but the album proved to be very dynamic, with a number of tracks that are worth saving.

Artiste inconnue. Cet album mélange plusieurs styles. Certains morceaux sont un peu plus rock (Thing Called Love) ou blues et passent un peu mieux que les autres. Mais globalement l'album ne présente vraiment rien d'original. Pas de seconde écoute pour moi. =>2/5

Run-of-the-mill mellow 80s pop.

Bonnie Raitt sounds amazing on Nick of Time and the album is technically well made but the whole Americana blues-rock vibe just isn’t really my thing

It's Bonnie Raitt. She's great. But how very generic feeling. I can't recall a single song from it, and I just listened to it.

This went right through me. Just, nothing.

Ugh.

i really only knew Raitt from angel from montegomery so i didn’t even know she released more full band electric stuff like this. i don’t think it’s very good unfortunately

For me (and possibly thanks to VH1), Cash and Raitt are pretty much the only tolerable artists who dabble in the dark arts (i.e. country, folk, and blues). This album has a few forgettable misses, but there's more good than bad, overall.

As far as country is concerned. I didn’t want to jam a fork in my ears. So that is at least a win for the genre itself. It was so boring though.

tremendo album, muy desconocida la doña para mi

I respect her and her voice is great, but this is just not music for me. So, so boring

Today’s listen was Nick of Time by Bonnie Raitt—an artist and album I had never come across before. Unfortunately, this one really didn’t land for me. Overall, I found the album to be a rough example of dated '80s production. The sound felt overly polished in a way that stripped the emotion from the songs, and I struggled to connect with it. Real Man stood out—but for all the wrong reasons. Honestly, it might be one of the worst songs I’ve ever heard. I really did give the album a fair shot, but it just wasn’t for me. Favourite track: I couldn’t pick one—I didn’t enjoy any of them enough. Least favourite track: Real Man Album artwork: Very much of its time—classic ’80s aesthetic.

🥱😴

Just plain boring :/

I was expecting to really like this -- I kind of didn't. As I've previously said, I just can't stand pop music (homogenous radio drivel). Turns out this is kind of just the 80s version of that. That being said, I still think it has style, and I do love her voice, so this was a pleasant listen -- but, there just isn't a lot going on here. Shoutout to that hair on the album cover. Fave songs: - Nick Of Time - Love Letter - I Will Not Be Denied - I Ain't Gonna Let You Break My Heart Again - The Road's My Middle Name

Je connaissais pas du tout cette dame. Super le fun, il y a des tounes à la Benson, des blues qui groovent, des tounes plus country kitsch qui laissent présager des Shania Twain. Je vais sans doute y revenir.

Le cover me disait vraiement. La musique était déjà mieux! Nick of time me semblait la meilleure du lot, mais je ne suis pas sur d’y revenir.

Gear: Sennheiser MOMENTUM TW 4 Artwork: 👩‍🦰🏅😬 Production: 🙄🤔🤷 Music: 👢🧼💩 Rating: ️🐮/5

80's, funky, blues

I don't know if it's fair to say this album is bad - she has a great voice. But at the end of the day her blend of 80's pop and country is just not a sound I like.

If there was one genre of music I couldn’t stand while growing up, it was 80s pop music. Close second would be country music. While I was open to weird experimental music, I was incredibly closed minded to anything I perceived as being commercial and 80s pop seemed to be the epitome of commercial music in my mind. I definitely missed out on a lot of music because of that. This album in particular probably isn’t something I’d return to frequently, but it’s pretty enjoyable, if somewhat straight forward pop with a bit of a bluesy and country flair.

Not my cup of tea 😔

She wants a 🗣️Real 🗣️ Man 🗣️

Listens: 2 Standout Tracks: Love Letter So listen. I was not looking forward to hearing this, but it wasn't nearly as bad as I was expecting. Is this an objectively bad album? Not by my own standards and certainly not based on how many Grammys it won, including album of the year! Is the instrumentation good? Yes. It's diverse; there's blues, R&B, (what I consider) country, rock and pop found on all the tracks. A good spread. The backing band, whoever they may be, put their work in. Especially in Love Letter, which I could imagine hearing on Shakedown Street by the Grateful Dead. Are the vocals good? Yes. Bonnie can sing and she does it well. So where does that leave me? Well, I don't particularly care for this. It's just not my style. I will probably never listen to this again and I certainly won't go out of my way to put it on. I will not add it to my library. I will not play it for company when they come over. That puts it in solid 3 territory for me. Objectively, probably a 4 Subjectively, a 2

In a year of comeback records, Bonnie Raitt's Nick of Time may have become the most forgotten of them all these past few years, which is a pity given how at ease she sounds with the sounds of the time blending in with her patented blues guitar styling. A true to hell and back tale, Nick of Time details the complexities of love hardwon and life hard-lived, for which Bonnie has plenty of experience dealing. This record could stand as a crutch to get through difficulties in effort to ultimately get going again, just like its creator did. Favorites: Nick of Time, Thing Called Love, Love Letter, Cry on My Shoulder, Real Man, Have a Heart, I Will Not Be Denied, I Ain't Gonna Let You Break My Heart.

Honestly surprised Bonnie Raitt only has one album on this list. Considering all the artists who have like 3+, she should definitely have more here. This album was alright, but there's definitely albums of hers I prefer. I'm in between a 3 and a 4 for this, but this doesn't have much replay value for me, so I'm rounding down.

Good singer, unique voice, good songs.

Tough one. The early tracks with 80s synth were not a good choice. There’s no really memorable single on this album either. That said, I like Bonnie’s voice, and the final track ‘The Road’s My Middle Name’ finally seems to get it right. Chalk this one up to the sins of late 80s production style, I guess.

Not super my cup of tea

Bonnie is great.

nope

I had never heard of her before and did not recognize her voice. And I don't regret it. This mishmash of genres on this record doesn't make it better. It seems that she "borrowed" from other artists who were successful during that time.

I didn't appreciate that '80s-era country also contained peripheral sounds, over-dubbing, and perhaps excessive harmonization at times. Too bad for Bonnie Raitt, whose voice and guitar excellence gets washed out at times.

She has a nice voice, but stereotypical trite lyrics and over-production drag this album down

Did not tell me much

Such an 80s vibe. But one I like. I think I might give more Bonnie a try.

At 15 years old I can’t say I was into Bonnie… I heard the radio hits back then but the real gems are the blues tunes like The Road is My Middle Name. Great album.

ok i guess. very 80s 2/5

I mean...it was ok...it is just so vanilla. Kinda like a female John Mayer. Just meh! Not sure how this record sold so much but I guess some people just dont need music to move them.

I’m genuinely not sure how this album hit number one on the billboard charts, it is one of the most soulless boring soft pop rock albums I’ve ever heard.

Bonnie Raitt is fine. She’s good! But she’s so overexposed and overrated that I think of her as just another Starbucks artist. Sorry Bonnie, but there’s nothing you can do to change that.

Talented for sure. Not my style. Boring.

Hearing Bonnie Raitt from this era is hard to separate from my childhood memories. Some of the instruments in the recordings have a distinct late 80s early 90s sound that I associate with being kind of cheesy. Her voice is great and some of these songs could be great if they were arranged/recorded differently. Also I'm going to guess that Luck of The Draw is going to be on this list somewhere because after listening to Nick of Time I went to go listen to 'I Can't Make You Love Me' because I think that's probably her best song. In an alternate version of the mid 90's she would have done a duet with Paul Westerberg and I would pretend that I don't like it but then listen to it all the time

80s pop. Very MOR.

3/10 Top 3 tracks: 1. Real Man 2. I Ain’t Gonna Let You Break My Heart Again 3. Nobody’s Girl

This is normally not my choice of music but there were some catchy songs.

I respect Bonnie Raitt as an artist, but this does nothing for me.

I know it's a little cheesy and boring at times, but I'm a little cheesy and boring at times.

Awesome

Very good album that finally got Bonnie Raitt the attention she deserved. More poppy and a little less bluesy than some of her albums, but very well produced with a more modern feel.

I thought she was awesome before and still think so now having heard this. Great blend of blues and pop and an awesome voice. There are a couple of clunkers on here giving it a dated 80's feel in spots but overall I really enjoyed this.

Nice easy going music. Nothing challenging.

You know what, I'll just simply call the boring ones boring, instead of bothering to write whole reviews for them. Would I revisit this: no.

A fabulous album and a long time favouritite

For a genre I'm not fond of, this album was great!

Milquetoast 80s pop rock. Not offensive, but certainly not exciting. Bonnie has a great voice though. And the bass player has solid chops. 2.5/5 #100

I can appreciate this, but it’s not meant for me. This is the definition of “Chick Country”

Finished the album, and I still haven't worked out who Nick is. In fact, I listened through all the songs twice: once while half-asleep in the car, and then later with all my attention. I liked it significantly more the first time, which is not a good sign. There's so little creativity, so few musical liberties taken, that Nick Of Time comes across as a mostly-lifeless parody of dozens (hundreds?) of albums before it. Even the guitar solos feel half-baked, the synths empty, the vocals tired and without soul. It's not at all unpleasant – otherwise it would receive 1 star – but it just doesn't do much for the ears, brain, heart, or vertebrae. Raitt's singing is strongest on the opening/title track and I can definitely see why it was a moderate hit. I think the bleedy, echoey sound is a big part of this album's downfall, but that's more a fault of 80s production in general than specifically Raitt's music. The compositions also aren't that interesting. I struggle to see many of these songs being sung along to (at least not these versions), though they do seem like covers. The Wikipedia article for Nick Of Time notes that, when asked why Nick of Time sold as well as it did, publicist Joan Myers said: "Bonnie's personality and sincerity just won people's hearts, in addition to her music. There was nothing ever pretentious about her." And sure, I guess I can see that. But that's not what makes good music for me. I look for musical complexity, interesting chords/melodies, a unique sound, and a selection of instruments that create a satisfying texture. Most of those are absent here. Key tracks: Nick Of Time, Have A Heart

Three-time Grammy-Award winning...

I think a lot of people miss what’s special about this album on here. Yeah, the production didn’t age well but Bonnie Raitt at least works as a unique lyricist on familiar song settings an industry filled with cliches.

Boring, not completely horrendous to listen to ig

Eh.

Solid album start to finish.

"Nick of Time" is the tenth studio album by American singer and musician Bonnie Raitt. Americana, rock and blues rock are the Wiki-listed genres. I'd also put just plain pop too. In 1983, Raitt was dropped by her label Capitol and, in 1986, was forced to release an album, "Nine Lives," she had no control over. A short time later, Raitt met musician Don Was who agreed to produce her album and bring her music back to her blues roots. She was also signed by Capitol. Raitt was on lead vocals, electric piano and multiple guitars. 30 additional musicians and singers contributed to album including Don Was, Herbie Hancock, Kim Wilson, David Crosby and Graham Nash. The album was a massive success hitting #1 in the US and garnered three Grammy's. In 2022, it was inducted into the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress for its artistic significance. The album opens with the self-titled "Nick of Time" which Raitt also wrote. A handclap beat. Smooth with the keyboards. A clean voice and nice backing vocals. A pop/R&B vibe. A coming to terms with middle age. Raitt covers John Hiatt's "Thing Called Love." A great bass by James "Hutch" Hutchinson. Acoustic and slide guitars. A romping beat. This song was everywhere in 1989. The fourth and final single was Bonnie Hates' "Love Letter." A drumbeat, bass, guitar and keyboards which do sound very 1980's. One of my favorite songs on the album is "Real Man." A bouncy piano. Slide guitar and the Fabulous Thunderbird's Kim Wilson on the harmonica. "I Ain't Gonna Ley You Break My Heart Again" is a heartfelt ballad. Just a piano and Bonnie's voice. This works. This is a smooth sounding album and nicely produced. However, the particular sound of those keyboards and synths are very much of the 80's and sounded dated to me in this type of music. The songs that really grabbed me were the ones that stayed to the blues roots without the keyboards. The ballad was fine too. I understand that the keyboard sound probably helped the album's massive success given its popularity at the time. There are a number of very good songs worth going back for a listen. Just try not to cringe (or maybe try to) at that keyboard sound.

Blind album and artist. 80s country for sure that did not stand out too much to me.

S'alright, definite influence on artists like Sheryl Crow

So this is not an album I’d reach for but admit I get the appeal. It’s built on a good blend of country, folk, and blues and ol’ Bonnie shares some relatable emotions for sure. Her voice is beautiful - steady and soulful and there is something powerful about the fact that she hit her stride in middle age singing about life’s unexpected turns: love, longing, and heartbreak…all the usual suspects, but with a grace that makes them hit deeper. “Have A Heart” does bring back a weirdly specific memory of it playing in the background at a local pizza arcade in the mid-90’s, and again at one of my mom’s friend’s houses. I’d probably sing along without knowing totally what the lyrics meant but now, I’m pretty sure some woman was blasting that track because her man was being a total POS. It tracks. I also kind of dig the "Road's My Middle Name" and hope I hear it someday while I'm on a road.

Adult oriented blues-rock is not really my thing. But I'll tell you whose it is: my mom's. And mom was a big fan of Bonnie Raitt. I grew up begrudgingly listening to a lot of this in the car when I was a kid. Although this record was familiar, I didn't really personally nor aesthetically connect with anything but "The Road's My Middle Name." I wish the album with the cut "I Can't Make You Love Me" was suggested instead because that song is some seriously solid work. All the same, what I did connect with is this: driving around in my mom's car that I recently inherited from her, listening to one of her favorite artists, her photo on the dashboard, remembering her. I might have rolled my eyes at a lot of her mom-rock etc. when I was a kid, but I would give anything to have been in that car listening to Bonnie Raitt with her in the other seat today.

Very approachable and fun. Kinda crazy to see as many misogynistic reviews as I did here.

Passerade nästan obemärkt förbi.

Nada mal, un country medio glamoroso y sutil. Me aburro de todas formas. Nota: 2.7

Easy to listen and clear vocals. Nothing extraordinary from a soft country album.

This kind of came and went, listened the whole way through and now it’s the next morning I can’t think of anything exciting about the album. Had never heard Bonnie Raitt before, and whilst I liked her voice, nothing stood out

Pleasant melodies, interesting lyrics, Fleetwood Mac like.

Not really my thing. Chill alt country pop from the late 80's/early 90's. Nothing wrong with it, just not my vibe

i love her giant poofy hair! this the type of music that makes me wish i was sitting on the couch in a bathrobe with the windows wide open and a glass of wine

I don’t like the easy listening sound but girl’s got backbone

Wait this is kind of really good, not quite 5 material, but dam I kinda like this womans vibe

Nothing super crazy

woman sing yaaayyieee

There are some elements that show some good songwriting, but that 80s production is bleh

Look at that hai!. No question that Raitt is the real deal.

perfect hair, perfect album. The Charli XCX sample of Nick of Time is also excellent and has been my jam for quite some time.

God it's so funny isn't it, I'm like 'how on earth is anyone rating this 5*', but the very people rating this album 5* are probably the same people rating my fave albums 1* thinking the same about those. It's almost as if music is subjective

Not sure why there’s so many top negative comments here but I enjoyed it . I do like female singer song writers and this was a nice mesh

country folk rock, very nice

Pretty much exactly what I'd expect a Bonnie Raitt album to sound like. No standout moments but it was well-listenable.

I definitely wasn't expecting this music when I saw Bonnie Raitt come up. I honestly always thought that she was just another 80s pop star but I was wrong. That said, it's not really my cup of tea and it's kinda generic.

Definitely one of the albums of all time. It's by far the most recent I've heard, and of all the albums, it's definitely one of them. (It did not do anything for me I'm afraid lol)

"I'm not a porcupine, take off your kids gloves" is unintentionally hilarious

Good and very much not my thing

Didn't expect anything of this but it was fairly enjoyable. Country-pop-blues-jazz-adult-contemporary. I'll probably never listen again but it was pleasant enough

Meh. Got nothing out of this one. Cool hairstyle i guess

Erster Song Banger, danach whack

Fantastic album!

the goat, THE GOAT

no idea how i got through this it is legitimately awful

Ramble on

non-plussed

0/10

Parfait candidat pour le livre des 1001 albums qui ont tout ce qu'y faut pour tomber dans l'oubli.

Inte riktigt min kopp te. Men det är inte dåligt för den sakens skull. Det är ett stabilt hantverk. Love letter är rätt najs.

Det här är en skiva som borde vara bättre än vad den faktiskt är. Hon sjunger bra, det är välproducerat och det är en genre som brukar kunna vara publikfriande i sin enkelhet, men det saknas det där lilla extra. Alla låtar är okej men ingen är riktigt bra. Nick of time, Have a heart och Love letter är möjligen starka treor medan resten pendlar mellan mellan starka tvåor och treor. Kanske skulle växa med ännu fler lyssningar, men jag känner mig tveksam.

Oh my god, this is an 80s album from note 1. Don Henley, Steve Winwood, this album; the 80s triumvirate of dad rock. This was Album of the Year! 80s music is terrible and the fact that this is on the list is insane. This album makes me understand cultural appropriation and why it pisses people off. It feels like there were a lot of singles off this album...maybe they just used songs from the first half of the album. The singles are only ok and the album tracks are universally bad. I Ain't Gonna Let You Break My Heart Again is the worst song on the album.

An old favorite. A lot of these songs hit hard emotionally. I love Bonnie Raitt’s voice, songwriting is unassailable in my opinion: hooky pop tunes with a little country flavor (?). A desert island disc with a lot of subtleties below the surface and super clean production that brings the song into the light.

Awful boring music and I like Bonnie Rait, generally.

She has a nightclub voice. Soothing, not really special in any way but she knows what she is doing.

Pretty generic, nothing really stood out to me. Lyrics weren’t great, but she has a good voice.

Great writing, with some really excellent high energy moments. Mostly more sedate, well done, not my taste.

This is some smooth '80s blues-infused pop that lacks the look and glib attitudes that are easy to latch onto when you want to enjoy the era ironically. If you're going to say that you like Nick of Time by Bonnie Raitt, you're inviting some eye rolls and maybe a few chuckles from scenesters. And here's the reveal: I'm the hipster. I'm sorry. I feel bad about it. This is an earnest record and was much lauded at the time, but it was never my thing, despite its well-crafted material and the quality of her singing. Bonnie's got my respect, but she doesn't have my ear.

Absolutely generic. No words to describe it.

A good album, I liked Thing Called Love and Nobody's Girl the most.

In a nutshell: easy listening Americana. Bonnie Raitt reminds me so much of Shania Twain. As to if it's a bad thing, who knows? Didn't enjoy this album, but I didn't hate it. Overall: 4/10

Sorry Ms Raitt but this was shit

2.5 really. Sounded a bit dated for me

Strong dislike.

Perfectly pleasant.

A perfect example of an album that's been horribly mutilated by eighties production. It sounds awful. The dreams are hilarious, but the keyboard sounds - especially in 'Nick of time', 'Love letter' and 'Have a heart' are nothing but disgusting. This isn't anything like blues, what I expected. It's 90% pop. Listen to that ridiculous 'woo woo woo' chorus on 'Nick of time'... The closing songs are probably the best, ' I will not be denied' at least has some proper singing, 'I ain't etc' is a rather okay piano ballad (with - it's incredible - a piano that actually sounds like a piano) and 'The road's my middle name' (cliche alert) at least has a blues feeling. I'm a bit friendly because this is what albums sounded like at the time. And the second listen was better than the first one, except for 'Nick of time'. That's really a very bad song.

Always loved this - sentimental 5 out of 5

Nick of Time is one of those albums that clearly matters to music history and to fans of adult contemporary. I feel like this album is powerful and resonates more with me now, at this point in my life, as it does offer a earnest and vulnerable portrait of middle age, love, and loss. That said, I found myself more appreciative of the album’s significance than genuinely moved by much of the material. As someone who leans more toward "rawer" sounds or more "envelope-pushing" music, I found Nick of Time a little too polished and radio-friendly for my tastes. Still, there’s no denying Raitt’s talent and the album’s place in music history.

Check it out, Mom's got a new favorite cassette. I did my best to listen to this record out of context. Look past the album cover with Ms. Raitt posing in front of a Sears photo studio backdrop. Listen past my general dislike of Blues Rock. Listen past the Don Was production and his cringe inducing keyboard sounds. Hoo boy, 1989 popular music. Sigh. My feelings about this album can be easily summed up by describing the first two tracks. I listened to the first track, "Nick of Time". It's a kind of understated song about people at different stages in their life making difficult choices. She's reflecting about aging, and how even though one may be wiser, the realization that there is so much less life to waste makes it much harder to risk making mistakes. I thought, "Okay! Style is not there, but the substance is here. This song is not what I expected, I'm in". Then, the next track, "Thing Called Love" comes on in. We got the quiet opener out of the way, let's rock! Are you ready for the thing called love? Don't come from me and you, it comes from up above I ain't no porcupine, take off your kid gloves Are you ready for the thing called love? Bonnie...you had me! Then...porcupines held by kid gloves? What the fuck are you even talking about? Love from above? Are you bringing God into this weird mixed not even a metaphor? Bonnie Raitt is a great guitar player, and a great singer. She can write great lyrics too! When she is writing about characters from the third person, it's so good! "Nick of Time" and "Nobody's Girl", are great examples of this. They're clever, nuanced songs. But they are few and far between on an album full of radio-ready cliches. By the time this album came out, Bonnie Raitt had really paid her dues, and she finally made a record that was a big hit. This also won the Grammy for Album of the Year! Hey, good for her. And good for all those jilted divorced moms out there in 1989 that were over that no-good dirtbag that hurt them, that just had their hair done, and were ready to find a real man who wasn't afraid to love a porcupine without his gloves on. Or something.

Pardon me, Bonnie. I was not familiar with your game. This was AMAZING

This is just not my kind of music.

No. When you play this album and your streaming service follows up with Into the Mystic by Van Morrison and Carey by Joni Mitchell, it helps put this poor showing into even starker perspective.

Throwing in the towel after three tracks. Dull, dated, bland. I just can’t do this today.

Bonnie's voice is coaxing enough, but I can't connect enough to the rest of the material

Not terrible, but found it pretty bland. Standout song: Nobodys Girl

Quoth Wiki: "In 2022, the album was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the United States National Recording Registry for being 'culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant'." They must have been on glue - this is cack from start to finish.

I liked this a lot more than i expected to after seeing all of the bad reviews. The lyrics can be corny at times but still such a fun album. Although I might be biased as I love country and country-adjacent music. Top Tracks: Love Letter, Too Soon To Tell, Nick Of Time

First song is nice. Pretty tame after that.

Maybe a guilty pleasure...but I'm a Bonnie Raitt fan.

Enjoyable enough with some decent tracks, if overly synthesized.

Wow it's Bonnie. If her earlier stuff isn't on this list I'm gonna be upset, but I guess I need to open my heart up to this 10th studio album by Bonnie Raitt. The title track isn't knocking my socks off so I don't know what that says for the rest of the album. I know I like a lot of Bonnie songs but we need to focus in on this specific album. Thing Called Love >> (HUGE GAP) >> I Will Not Be Denied > Real Man > Cry On My Shoulder > Love Letter > Have A Heart > The Road's My Middle Name > Nick of Time > Nobody's Girl > Too Soon To Tell > I Ain't Gonna Let You Break My Heart Again Why does Nick Of Time have so many more plays than Thing Called Love? Spotify is so weird sometimes. Thing Called Love is the lead single and the shining star of the album but Nick of Time has like 18 million more streams for some reason??? Silly. Anyways this album is fine but it's all just buffer around "Thing Called Love" everything else is really aggressively mid. Capitol records peeled off their A-team songwriters for one song and C-team or even D-team on everything else. Oh a lot of these are covers I guess, including Thing Called Love, okay. Weird choices. Wow the OG John Hiatt version of Thing Called Love is crazy haha. "I ain't no porcupine, take off the kid gloves" haha what a great lyric. BUT ONE SONG DOES NOT A WHOLE ALBUM MAKE. In honor of Dave Geis I will not even rate this equal to The Clash debut. It's a high 1, because it has one major banger, but it is a 1.

Had some moments but mostly Zzzzzz…

I found myself enjoying this. I don't know what I expected, but I do know I didn't expect to enjoy it! 3 stars.

Sounds like every other female singer

love the electric piano but the hokier songs brought it down

Incredibly lame and overproduced. I’m sorry Bonnie.

Country, nope

overall valid album, entertaining as you are doing other stuffs while listening to this music, but if you are looking for immerse listening experiences, maybe find another one. I think it's actually around 3 to me.

Not bad, some decent songs.

J'ai eu un jumpscare en voyant le cover, me retrouvant immédiatement plongé dans la section albums à rabais du Jean-Coutu. Heureusement, la qualité des chansons m'ont fait oublié le ptsd visuel qu'est la pochette. Ça reste du easy listening pop-country, mais ça rempli les oreilles le temps d'un avant-midi

That was pleasant. I like the one that sounds like a cross between reggae and Bayou jazz