Nick Of Time

Is this the American Dream? 😵

Favourite track:

Not especially exciting, sadly. It felt quite generic, didn't really have any song that stood out. Bonnie has quite good voice though, gotta give her that.

She has a really cool voice, sounds a bit like Bonnie Tyler or Stevie Nicks. It was just a mostly bland country. The song that stood out the most for me was "Nick of Time" and that was mainly due to the Bon Iver cover of that song and her only other song I know "I can't make you love me" (which is really beautiful song but not on this album).

Hadn’t listened to this album in a decade. It’s still amazing!

Liked some songs. Really influential on 90s pop country, which is a soft spot for me, since that’s what I listened to while growing up.

Like tuning in to a mid morning radio station in the 80s. Pleasant enough, inoffensive, tales of love and heartbreak. She has a decent voice let down by the production and not especially strong set of songs. I imagine she can rip it up live but here feels like unfulfilled potential.

This was a huge album for my mom when I was growing up, and listening to it now it's clearly easy listening meets country.

I seem to remember when she appeared on the scene she was advertised as the latest thing in blues rock. Well what a disappointment! It was far to countryfied for my tastes, although there was a nod towards blues in the last one, it was nothing that you could ever describe as rock. Unless your definition of rock is that it is played on the guitar. It was background music at best. I sort of feel I ought to give it a 2, but I don't know why, so it's getting a 1

Beige

I looked at the album cover and instantly knew what to expect. In that regard I wasn't disappointed, in every other I was very disappointed. Country tinged blues rock that was softer than talc, polished to a level where it would have put Fleetwood Cack to shame. What's not to like? Nearly everything, I didn't mind the bass rumbling on in the foreground on occasion, apart from that its pure dross, the type of which the Yanks are exceptional at churning out. My take away from the lyrics was that she likes men who smack her around and treat her bad. Not a good role model for the modern woman. It should be 0 stars.

Nice

10/5…just saw her last week. Been in love with her and her music since ‘74. She plays a mean slide guitar and is ranked 86th in top 100 guitarists. She is only female to have her own Stratocaster “ The Bonnie Raitt” Stratocaster. Fantastic musician and this album is one of her very best..depends on who what what you like musically, but she is #2 on my list.

good songwriting and well played songs

Sounds like an album of early 90's sitcom themes. See "Real Man". Not worth a second listen.

I won’t give it one-star only because those one-stars need to stay special. This isn’t one star.

Held back a bit by the 80s production

this had some good tracks but in the midst of the album most tracks felt similar

Very 80s, not bad. 3.5

Ehhh

So talented! It's so eclectic! Soulful and country and jazz and awesome guitar playing!!! Telling stories. Love her.

貌似很多风格

Raitt is very talented and I enjoyed a lot of the songs on this album. The tone is very 90’s era, especially the bass playing. Overall I liked this. 3.5/5 Probably will listen again

wouldn’t listen again but was nice. nobody’s girl and have a heart were the best

Oh my, that is some peak 80s fashion on the cover. But this music is not for me, very bland.

Good ole time country rnr!

Certainly not my favorite record I’ve listened to for the list. Very clean late 80s sound, which to me makes it less interesting. This is definitely music that your mom would have listened to in the minivan carting you around. That said Raitt’s guitar playing and lyrics aren’t anything to sneeze at and I’ve listened to far worse recently.

Decent album, not my favorite.

Its an album that its quite innofensive. It doesn'tmaje anything really bad, but it doesn't surprises me in any aspect. Many times songs sound like generic blues rock or 80's pop songs. Which really saves the album is James Hutchinson bass playing and Bonnie's voice, which iss absolutely amazing. Sometimes, a little guitar part appears and helps the thing a bit. Overall I think its good, but a bit boring

This is a solid album. Well produced and Bonnie Raitt is a talented songwriter and artist. Amazingly, thus is my forst Country album from this list (day 89). This music isn't something I seek out,and sadly it reminds me of background music at the market. Because that's what it was for me for so long in the 90s. But this deserves more than that.

No thanks

Viime aikaiset levyt on ollut sellasta kurapaskaa, että nyt oli ilo kuunnella taas musiikkia. Tämä artisti itselle vieras, mutta helppo tunnistaa ajan hengen mukaiseksi vahvaksi naiseksi.

Ihan miellyttävä ja tasapainonen levy. Uusi tuttavuus itselle

It's a typical 80s(?) love music album. I didn't find anything unique about it.

Nicht meins!

Super talented. Everything from that era feels glossy and lacks depth to me. That being said, you can tell the quality of the songs underneath.

Love Bonnie Raitt. Hate 80s blues

Great blues/rock album. An amazingly expressive voice.

The first song was really pretty good but then everything after that was a bit boring and one dimensional. She has a good voice and lyrically it’s fine for some older country. Overall though this album just isn’t something worth talking about. 5.5/10

Great musicianship, dated 80s production

Not my thing, sorry Bonnie

This is pretty middle of the road, safe, boomer centric boring music. Nothing here for me at all.

kantri rokki power balladi fuusio.. kuin helvetistä perkele tuonut maailmalle lahjaksi päähänpistoksen.. tässä nähdään mtä alkoi tapahua massatuotetulle amerikkalaiselle folkkimysalle, ja lopputulos ei mikään kaunis näky ole. really a brilliant lyricist, monta asiaa voisin rouvasta sanoa, tuo ei ehkä olisi yksi niistä jota tulisi mainittua ehkä jopa kertaakaan kyseisistä asioista... hohhhoiaiiijjjakkkkahaaa... baarimusiikkia, jos baarissa unfarthomably bad vibe, awkward atmosphere. työn jälkeen yksi tuoppi, nohjaa, vois tästä hiljalleen alkaa käppäilemmään, tuonne kodin suuntaan heh, kuitenkin lämmin ateria odottamassa, tarvitse täällä sen kummasemmin aikaa vietttämään, oikeastaan olleenkaan, tyytyväinen tähän elämään tällä hetkellä, noh, huomiseen patte, nähdään huomenna... thing called love

There is just something about late 80s production qualities on blues and country that I really feel ages them. This is entirely too slick and the reggae influenced song seems laughable to me now.

First 2 songs were good, rest was absolute pish.

Such a good album. It's starting to show its age, however.

Why is she pressing the button on her utility belt on the album cover? Is she about to emit a smokescreen so she can escape and listen to something that doesn’t sound like a plastic donut tastes? Why did she not give us the same option? One star.

This was a pleasant throwback to my middle school years when Bonnie Raitt was EVERYWHERE. This was a good listen. More nostalgic than I was expecting it to be. I knew the radio hits but this was enjoyable and fun, but also quiet and gentle in just the right way. Great album.

Just a really enjoyable AOR/Blues album. Another one that just sounded in the background and kinda bland, but I liked everything i heard.

Thing Called Love is a good song, but this fails to hit the blues/soul awesome level that Bonnie can hit. Ultimately, this is a great sounding album with not great songs.

One good song

Have a Heart made the Dutch Top 40 in 1990, an ok top 40 song but not very special. I listened to the album only 10 years later or so. Several nice songs and a smooth production, but also a bit boring at times. I certainly prefer it to the Don McLean album from the day before, so 3 stars seems about right.

Very much an '80s studio album; DX7 sounds, fade-outs, the whole shebang. Flawless, but also a little boring. Only the blues at the very end made it a bit more lively.

The title song plus a couple more are nice, the rest is quite unremarkable.

If the Tesco Meal Deal combination of ham sandwich, ready salted crisps and water was an album, it would be this. Bland as hell

Not as dreadfully horrible as the reviews lead me to believe

I expected this to be a polarizing album between the soulful balladeers who like sweet lyrics and gentle chords vs the hard screaming junkies who want loud instrument noise with screaming singers of 3 word lyrics for 7 minutes. Album sounds (and is) very dated 80s, but Raitt's smooth tones fit well with the mellow moods. 1001 albums ranking is a joke, but this album is a easy listen and one of the original fusion albums of rock and blues with blues taking the lead. Throw in a little country tones s well and you get 5/5 rating.

You can trace the roots here, as if it were music for Taylor Swift’s grandma. Pleasant enough, but snooze who isn’t asking for a little more something from their music than that? Retaining the form of the blues, but with none of its bite, it all begins to sound a bit dreary, so much so that it’ll never get a second listen from me.

So boring.

Mikä hengen köyhyys saa ihmisen kuuntelemaan tällaista 2/5

Alussa ja lopussa kivoja biisejä ja mukava fiilis kaikkinensa. Keskivaiheella oli jotain bulkkia, mutta hyvin voisin taustalla pyöritellä. 3+/5

eäh aika geneerinen kasarinaispop-levy. jää bonnie tylerista selvästi. 2/5

One of the best country albums I've ever heard! 2 Stars

I actually really like this. It's a good one. But it's not a 2.

Started solid then really started to drag

nah…

It OK!

tja... echt slecht kun je dit niet noemen... maar iets te gepolijste jaren 80 sfeer voor mij.

😴🤢😴😴

Pretty interesting musically. Some blues and maybe even funk elements. Still kind of too "smooth rock" for me, almost too understated considering the power of her voice. So not my fave.

About halfway through Have A Heart I said to myself, out loud ‘This is really fucking boring.’ I think the printers screwed up the title of the last song, surely it’s called Middle Of The Road’s My Name? This is non revolutionary music of the highest order, because it’s not revolutionary in it’s music, which is backwards looking and safe, in it’s lyrics, which are simple and unremarkable, and in it’s topics, which are love and heartbreak all wrapped in a neat, socially conservative, little package. The small c conservatism of this album really pissed me off, it’s all about reaching middle age and thinking that you need to find a ‘real man’ to settle down with, having a baby just in the ‘nick of time.’ Even the potentially pro independent woman title of Nobody’s Girl is ruined by a song that’s actually about a man and how the titular character wouldn’t be ‘nobody’s girl’ wouldn’t get ‘upset over the least little thing,’ wouldn’t be ‘fragile like a string of pearls’ if she were to just let herself be loved by this random guy. But we never hear anything from the other woman’s perspective at all, it’s all just the narrator’s interpretation, the projection of their own feelings. I kinda wanted to like this. I saw how low the rating was, the underdog rooting part of my brain lit up, and really, I’m a sucker for vulnerable women singing about their vulnerabilities. But Nick Of Time is much less musically interesting than a lot of those sorts of artists that I love, and is presented with this political stand point that I do not understand at all. It’s presented with a veneer of Pop-Rock sensibility, but this is a Country album, and a Country album of the self-righteous, reactionary kind that ruins the genre for so many people. ‘A friend of mine, she cries at night.’ After listening to this album, I completely understand why

Most amazing album, my mom played it for us growing up. Danced to have a heart with my mom at my wedding <3

Always like her voice, though not the music. Country music has yet to resonate with me.

Passed the time. Nice voice. MOR.

Elle a l'air très très gentille mais désolée ça manquait de cunt

Not bad, not great either

Did not listen

Genuinely surprised at how good this album was. Great blues based album and not the pop country. I was definitely caught judging a book by its cover. While not necessarily my style. It was a well done album for sure.

Bonnie Raitt has always been synonymous with I Can't Make You Love Me in my mind. And then I listened to this album and realized that Miss Bonnie can rock it! This is really good '80s pop rock that kinda bleeds into '90s vibes too. After this record I found out that she also did Something to Talk About - one of those songs you forget about but as soon as you hear it again, you instantly remember how much you enjoy it. Nick of Time gave off that feeling a lot too. Within seconds of a song starting you instantly fall in love with it. Standouts are Nick of Time, Love Letter, and I Will Not Be Denied.

2.09

I remember this album from the late 80’s mostly because my mother bought it. It’s not bad, but for me it’ll always feel and sound like mom music.

Love and pop. You don't need it but it's fine for an evening of lovers.

It's country hour on the local easy listening radio station. It's the kind of music I'd expect to hear any time of the day when tuning in. Fave: The Road's My Middle Name

Ugh, this is aggressively of its time. It sounds like the archetype for a specific flavor of 80s pop rock. I don't know whether that's because it was massively influential and created that sound, or whether it cynically hopped on every bandwagon going at the time, but either way, I don't much care for the end result. I'm just relieved I wasn't forcibly exposed to these songs in my youth - I think I'd probably have grown to hate them a lot. As it is, I guess this album didn't actively piss me off, so it avoids a 2 rating, but it's a low 3. Like, a 2.7. Fave track - eh, I dunno, "Real Man" maybe? I don't particularly want to revisit any of them....

1 - It's blues, so I'm bound to not like it, and like it I do not. It feels very of its time in an aggravating way. What an annoying album.

Background: Bonnie Raitt was going through a tough time in life when the album came out, she was sort of wavering between recording contracts and had some substance issues and a skiing accident in the years leading up to this album. This is generally revered as her best album, produced by Don Was, who produced B-52s Good Stuff, and some of the later not so good stuff for the Rolling Stones and other artists more or less past their prime, the album blends elements of country, blues, new wave and something of a more traditional pop sensibility into something uniquely late 80s and extremely listenable. Lyrically the album is very traditional and waivers between country/r&b/new wave sensibility along with the music, which reflects the varied songwriting credits on the album. On the lead title single "Nick of time" we get the sound of 1989. This song sounds a lot like some early 00's country music in lyrical pace. Harmonies and synthesizers make such a positive vibe. This is one of only two tracks on the record written by Raitt herself. "Thing called love" seems much closer to country rock than the synthesizer 80s bass smooth groove we hear on nick of time. It's a pretty catchy bop if not terribly innovative. Written by John Hiatt, a prolific artist more in the country/blues new wave vein, this track was one of the bigger hits on the record. "Love Letter" brings us back to more of that 80s bass and synth feeling, feels like something out of the 90s world of romcom. This seems more in line with the "Nick of Time" production. "Cry on My Shoulder" seems to be a bit of new wave + pop + traditional song. Raitt's tracks here always combine country/blues guitar and synth/drum tracking that feels more at home in new wave pop. Vocal harmonies with the masculine underpinning voice help propel this to an almost broadway-esque tone. We also have backing vocals from Crosby and Nash Real Man feels like something Dolly Parton could have written, written by frequent Clapton collaborator Jerry Lynn Williams, we get some great honky-tonk on this track and strong vocals from Bonnie. On Nobody's girl we go to the quieter softer side of the hard rocking Bonnie Raitt as she absolutely shreds the guitar part here, I was not familiar with her guitar game, so first went looking to see if this guitarist was someone else I had heard of, but her guitar here is some specimen fingersyle blues songwriting. "Have a heart" we're suddenly in some sort of carribbean beat and percussion with something reminiscent of call me angel in the morning. Bonnie Raitt continues to tear down weak men with her raspy strong voice. She delivers some more Southern slide guitar shredding on this track even along the synth + strings + steel drums sound of the more tropical equatorial south. "Too Soon to Tell" we're on a traditional pop song, plus the signature bonnie raitt slides and blues guitar. We've got some strong belting on this track and delicate pulling back. Bonnie Raitt's dynamics on this track are fabulous and the song itself holds up strong. This song was interestingly written by college football hall of famer Mike Reid along with Rory Michael Bourke who have some strong country credits under their belt. "I will not be denied" we have a blues motown feeling from the beginning. "Hutch" Hutchinson's bass shines through this one, as we layer on the honky tonk piano, some horns from Heart Attack Horns, and the guitar work from Johnny Schell. Was' backing vocalists come in with sandpaper bass to smooth out the "deadly" sound of the pre-chorus. Blues, motown, gospel and musical theater influences all come out here as this song builds up to let us know that Bonnie absolutely will not be denied. "I ain't gonna let you break my heart again", we start from a traditional piano + blues song, with the strong reverberating vocal tone that we've heard throughout the record. The intricate piano from Herbie Hancock drives this song to a level of jazz songwriting that we haven't heard to this point on the album. After this soft detour away from the honky tonk bar to the jazz concert hall, we're back on the road, "The road's my middle name". The only way we can possibly close out this album is with Bonnie's roots, some killer guitars a harmonica and a blues standard composition. Ending where we began with a Raitt composition, we know where we can find Raitt, touring and performing and bringing the honky tonk bar and her blues soul to mid-large concert venues across the country in the late 80's early 90s. Overview: Coming to this album with no knowledge of Raitt's work or her history, this album was an exceptionally relatable listen. I'm a big fan personally of 70s southern rock and new wave pop so oddly enough this album was a very good hodge podge for me personally. We can feel her stand at the precipice of the 70's, 80's and 90's all at once as she brings the new wave, southern rock, and even more traditional sounds of blues, standards and jazz into a relatable package.

Really bad

Sounds the kind of thing they’d have playing in the background of a Hollywood movie as the main character enters a truck stop or something.

Got off to a good start this, but wasn’t convinced by the end. Simpsons: No

Was alright but not my kind of music.

Nothing special on here

It was fine, didn’t offer anything amazing for me. Won’t listen again but if it was playing I wouldn’t turn it off

I couldn't really place this album, I guess it's country? Maybe 1989 country. I was just surprised at some of the synth'y sort of sounds that I heard on there. Decent album overall. You can tell why Bonnie is highly respected in the music world. I think she bent some boundaries here.

Plain, slightly old, tap water Nnn

3/5

My mom loved this album and I didn't realize how many good memories it would bring up. I can't rate it objectively.

its really mediocre and boring, but inoffensive

yek 1

Ok

Man miss me with this boring bullshit

Bonnie is so versatile. This album gets a little too poppy for my taste. Though it does have some rippers

Wow her voice is incredible. I am also just completely blown away by her guitar playing. It's a lot of slide stuff, and I think a lot of open tuning to make that easier, but holy smokes she just knows how to make everything feel so gritty and dirty and bluesy. There are a couple of really big tracks here -> Thing Called Love, Love Letter, and the inimitable Have A Heart (which holds so much nostalgia for me personally). To me this is the epitome of 80s Dad Rock blues/country/rock-n-roll fusion with pop structure and production - and it is /SO/ fantastic. With that said her next record Luck Of The Draw would maybe have been a better pick for this list. If it weren't for all the cheesy 80's synth-keys this would be a 5-star rating no problem. There are some really great songs hiding behind some sounds that are a tiny bit offensive to modern listeners with high fidelity streaming and fancy headphones (as opposed to an FM broadcast or Cassette in Grampy's LTD which is what it was produced for...). I think a modern remix of this album would do it some good.

Interesting voice, but the song arrangements are of it’s time.

I seem to be landing on a lot of 3 stars lately and Bonnie Raitt will continue that trend.

not my style but obviously very talented at what she does.

Who doesn’t love a great comeback story? Being broke and newly sober will bring you some clarity, that’s for sure. Just listen to the title track: “When did the choices get so hard With so much more at stake? Life gets mighty precious When there's less of it to waste Mm, mm Scared you'll run out of time” Yeah, Bonnie got her shit together and made a great record … So many great songs that haven’t aged one bit.

Hoppla, ich dachte: Bonnie Raitt, kenne ich nicht. Aber dann stimmte " Nick of time" an .... und ich kenne es und es ist schön zu hören.

Is halt so Country Pop-Kram, wat willste machen? 2-3

Pop

Middle of the road, unadventurous music. Not terrible.

Her success is well deserved but I am not sufficiently evolved as a human to disassociate this with the Boomer nostalgia soundtrack that I resent for degrading popular music in the 1980s.

Although I've never been a huge fan of hers, I was sorry to read (in the Wikipedia entry) that this album has been sliding down in Rolling Stone's best 500 albums (and likely is gone by now), as it's a solid album for its time and was--and to some degree still is--enormously popular. I had no idea about all the struggles she endured before this album came out, and I'm glad it rescued her career, as she seems like a great artist and person. And she and Lyle Lovett put on a great show at the 2002 MN State Fair, so it's hard not to hear some of these songs and think about that performance.

not exactly to my taste but solid album. I owned this in the early 90s during a period where I owned only a boom box and a few cassettes and this was one of them so I listened to it a lot more than I would have otherwise.

The '80s production undermines this album a lot. There are good songs here, but the thick layer of synthetic makeup that's slathered over it hasn't stood up too well to the test of time.

# Playlist track - "Thing Called Love" # Notes - Opening track suffers from a serious case of "80s keyboard sample" but it's cool. +1 - "Thing Called Love" is super campy and fun. +1 - The slower, love-balady tracks that follow are a bit boring, and unfortunately they set the done for the rest of the album. - 80s Hair and outfit on the cover are also +1 star.

Nick Of Time – 4 Thing Called Love – 4 Love Letter – 4 Cry On My Shoulder – 3.5 Real Man – 4.5 Nobodies Girl – 4.5 Have A Heart – 4 Too Soon To Tell – 4 I Will Not Be Denied – 3 I Aint Gonna Let You Break My Heart Again – 4 The Roads My Middle Name – 4 Average - 3.95 I quite enjoyed this 👍

Thing Called Love. Me ha parecido un poco largo, y eso que no era largo. Aún así, le doy un 4.

I understand the cultural significance of this album but it did not age well.

Country ...

Litt tynt, litt kjedelig, veldig åttitalls. Noe morro honky tonk greier men... er liksom bare ting jeg har hørt før, tekst som spiller på klisjeer. Men samtidig er klisjeene brukte for en grunn, det funker.

I feel like I should have enjoyed this more but it never really gets out of first gear. I know Bonnie Raitt is a talented musician but it just didn't work on this album. 2.5/5

One of the best ever. Great songs, fantastic singer/songwriter.

This sounds like something my dad would listen to. But not in a good way?

A great mix of country of synth! Very fun and upbeat in an 80s way

Started off okay but quickly went down hill. Not a long album but still a bit of a chore

Meh

The biggest thing I've had on my mind listening to this album has been context and its importance to the listening experience–or lack thereof. I've made it no secret in my past reviews that I find context pretty important: PACIFIC OCEAN BLUE, IF YOU WANT IT DARKER, EXODUS, even DEVIL WITHOUT A CAUSE. Nothing exists in a vacuum; what happens before and after a piece can be just as important as the piece itself. But I suppose the question is "To what point is it really necessary?" The review of this album on this website that stuck out the most to me has been one that claimed that Pitchfork's retrospective review of the album is 80% relaying the surrounding context. I skimmed the review before I read this, and that does seem to be the case. The reviewer does spend a lot of time going over the personal and professional trouble Raitt was going through beforehand and the success she found with this album afterwards. There's only a paragraph or two in there that actually touches on the music itself. And, y'know, on the one hand I get: the story is the appeal. Y'know, listening to it and knowing that Raitt was able to pull herself up from such a dark place and produce such a commercially and critically successful album. It won her Album Of The Year for goodness sake. But on the other hand, you wonder: is that it? Is that all this album has going for it: its surrounding story? What does it offer beyond that? I'll say to begin with that I had no idea who Bonnie Raitt was seeing this album pop up. Which felt weird to me. Sure, I recognized her name, the album title, and even the cover, but I didn't have a clue what it'd sound like. How do I recognize an artist so much and not know how they sound? It took me nigh on five minutes to remember she won the 2023 GRAMMY for Song Of The Year, and in the interim I legit confused this album for the Stevie Nicks one with "Edge Of Seventeen". Then, when I actually listened to the album... Despite clearly reading on Wikipedia that this is an Americana album, for some reason I kept comparing it to the country albums I've heard? From her debut she was blues and folk, but I kept thinking about, like, the Johnny Cash and Dolly Parton songs I liked, and the more modern songs I was introduced to through Cledus T. Judd. 'Cuz at least in the title track I can hear that style of writing. Musically, **Lord** no. It's not the most 80's thing I've ever heard, but it's up there. I mean, maybe that's why I thought it was country. I guess I expect Americana to be rootsier, like that Emmylou album I heard before. And with way less synthesizers. Certainly I can't hear it as **blues** like Wikipedia also claims it is. Honestly, listening to this album in 2024, I can't help but wonder why it was such a big hit. What was really so different in 1989 that this hit hard enough to win Album Of The Year? Even removing it from its context, like I often do with Axl Rose's CHINESE DEMOCRACY, doesn't make anything here terribly better. I guess her voice is nice, and I didn't think there was a song on here that was terrible, but... Beh. This is a 3 from me, but a lower end 3. It doesn't spill into the realm of 2's by virtue of not being an ass-boring drum n' bass album, and that's not entirely an impressive feat. At the end of the day, though, I don't wanna begrudge Bonnie Raitt anything. This album helped her out of a bad place, I'm happy for that. And clearly, this album and the story surrounding it holds a lot for people who resonate with it. Just a shame it doesn't do anything for me.

It has that certain late 80's charm, thanks to the production backing up her great vocals.

It’s a 2.5 that I’m gonna round up to a 3. I don’t think there’s a bad track on this album, but when this sound starts to lose its luster, it loses it FAST. There are some really nice tracks here, but by the end, too much of it just started to blend together for me. Solid instrumentation, some occasional vocal standouts, but a lot of this just feels really really paint-by-numbers to me, and not in a way that hit with my sensibilities too often. Sort of disappointing, but not bad, just… plain.

it was alright better then the other albums so far at least there was a tune and some funky music sometimes

Why is there so much country on this list? Why is this album, the most generic thing imaginable, on this list? Why am I even bothering to write a review when this was unlistenable? 1

Meh, not a fan.

Seicht

Other than being bald, the one characteristic I shared with the late David Crosby is that we both find Bonnie Raitt to be our favorite singer, period. This isn't my personal favorite album of hers, but any work by Bonnie beats the crap out of anything else this record club has turned up thus far. Thank you!

“Thing Called Love” is a poppy hit, “Nobody’s Girl” is a great song

A great singer, but overall I thought the album was just alright.

Once again with the "pile" syndrome. A couple of times now I have considered this phenomenon. It is when there is nothing particularly bad about a band or musician, but that for whatever reason they sort of find themselves in a "pile" of somewhat similarly genred and well placed alternatives. Bonniie Raitt has some shining moments and uniqueness that puts her closer to the front of the line, but ultimately... meh.

Glad there’s a woman represented, but unfortunately this album is nothing of note.

It played

No thank you this was country

I’ve always loved her voice especially when she skews blues over country. She does go a bit more country more often though.

Nick Of Time is bland, bland soft rock/easy listening radio fayre; somehow Thing Called Love ends up on Planet Rock sometimes :D I knew that song very well but none of the others and I don't feel like my life has been improved by having this bestowed on me today. It is inoffensively, 2/5 bland.

This is really, really, not good. It's saved a 1 because I'm reserving that for stuff that is actively unpleasant to listen to, but this has nothing to recommend it. It's just dull, the lyrics are cliched, the music doesn't do much, and her voice is perfectly good but not special enough to carry an album that's so vocally driven. And all the tracks go on too long, many of them ending via fadeout which makes them feel even longer. 2/5. Just.

Enjoyable, 7/10

Easy listening Like lyrics "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant"

p627, 1989. 3 stars. Music for US midwest roadside bars. Well done country/rock, but lacking standout tunes.

Good, pleasant to listen to, but not really for me.

bland as hell

Not bad

Never heard this before, but if I had it would have been on a tape in my mum’s car

3.5/5

Well that just wasted all of our time.

one-star raitting

Not that this is a bad record or artist, but this feels really generic. Bonnie Raitt combines a lot of different styles of roots music (blues, folks, country, etc.) that comes out super bland to me. She's an awesome guitarist though.

Nope. Never liked her music, never will. Over-raitted.

Pretty class actually

Dull nothingness

I love when the records I own on physical media pop up. I'm happy to listen to them, especially if I haven't in a while. Bonnie Raitt is pretty much an instant fives stars from me because I'm just a fan. Sometimes that's enough.

I put this off because I thought there was no way I was going to truly enjoy a Bonnie Raitt album. I was slightly shocked. This is apparently still full heel turn by country. This is way less pop and more honky tonk blues. Half the tracks fill that honky tonk vibe, the other are over produced tear in my beer love songs. I don't mind the latter but I don't think Hank did it this way.

Strongly feel like I could have died just fine without listening to this

Great album -- I'd be happy to listen to this anytime.

Out of the gate with some cheesy 80's keys and a restrained bassline. Certain cheese factor on display here, but it is very calm and beautiful in its own right. Oddly I could imagine this opening up into a fat jam during a live show. Once again, seeing some strong jam potential on Thing Called Love. Country twang with some serious dub influences during the instrumental interlude. This is a surprise jam. Man, Nobody's Girl is a really pretty song. So simple, but the vocals are really nice against the stripped down acoustic pairing. Back to that dub influence on Have A Heart. Album ends on a pretty classic Country Blues romp with The Road's My Middle Name. This was another pleasant surprise. Not something I would have picked out for myself, but I can see why it is here. Bonnie Raitt puts together a well-produced and varied album with strong vocals across all 11 tracks. She leans into some of the influences du jour (cheesy synths on Nick Of Time, dub a la Police on Have a Heart and Thing Called Love) and does them well. This was solid straight through and I would absolutely listen again. 4 / 5

Soft 4. Really liked this album. Bonnie is extremely talented, beautiful voice. Makes it easy listening.

Can't wait to talk to Kev's mom about Bonnie Raitt when I see her next. She has a pretty good college-aged story about meeting Bonnie Raitt that I'll have her tell me again. Love Letter is a jam! Definitely errs on the side of folk, but there is definitely that 80's electronic sound in a lot of songs Came out to a hot start, but settled into a standard album for me. Kinda forgot I was listening tbh.

Started off nice with a couple of catchy foot tapping tunes, but then was followed by a few ballads which I was not a fan of. Never really got back into a groove for me and was just kind of typical country which didn't do much for me

Realized this was on shuffle over halfway through :( I got the gist of it enough though so just let it roll. Pleasant album, even though it incorporated some of my least favorite 80's sounding country. Enjoyed it even for that which really means something! Solid 3.

Neither the time, nor the place.

There’s nothing wrong with it, I just hated listening. Also the drummer screws up the fill at 2:55 on I Will Not Be Denied.

Loved it!!

No, 80s country pop is definitely not my bop. I was kind of hoping to hate this enough to give it a 1, but it’s fine. Inoffensive enough to cruise in for a sickly 2.

Wasn’t sure at first, but was fully on board by the end of it. I need these rhythms in my soul

Too much like a session band on autopilot. The musical competence oozes out the speakers.

Bonnie Raitt honestly feels like such a blind spot for me. I love so much 80s rock, especially the female singers, and yet have just somehow never sat and listened to Bonnie. Looking at the track list here, there is nothing that jumps out as recognisable to me. I’m very optimistic going into this one. Let’s listen! Songs I already knew: none Favourites: Nick Of Time, Have A Heart I did enjoy this, but it feels like a bit of a stretch to consider this a rock album. It’s far more poppy than the likes of other female rock singers of the time. There’s nothing wrong with that - it’s just to point out that I went in with the wrong expectations. This was still a pleasant listen, with nice vocals and a generally laid back vibe. There are ballads aplenty here, but still a few more upbeat tracks too. Overall, this was decent. Nothing amazing, but decent.

Right from the start this album brings back memories of a darker time. When Thing Called Love came on, I threw up a little.

Judging by the album cover, the year and the fact I've never even heard of her, I'm guessing this might be country. It thankfully doesn't start out being country. It starts out being obnoxiously 80s. It does go on to become country, which is unfortunate. A few hard skips in there, but it finishes up with an actually decent blues track, and Tidal algorithmed onto her singing with John Lee Hooker which is always a bonus. That said, I will literally never listen to this album again.and asides from one fairly decent blues song, there's nothing of merit here for me.

Prototype Shania Twain with some synths. Didn't hate it.

country / folk / blues très monotone. 4.5/10

Good but not my style

boohoo

Favs: Have a Heart

Bonnie Raitt is an artist that I've known of, but have never actually listened to intentionally. I always equated her to being just another country artist. This record was a really nice listen that was very easy on the ears and she has a wonderful voice. The content is relatable as she talks about love and companionship. The music is 80s cheesey at times, but it's still pleasant. A welcomed surprise.

Smooth voice and a joy to listen to. The slide guitar is just as masterfully played as her singing. Not a lot of jams on this one, was hoping for a few more.

I'm a Bonnie Raitt fan, and had both this album, and the "Luck Of The Draw" album that came out just after it in 1991... Liked both albums, though prefer "Draw" - probably because it seems more bluesy to me, as that's how I like my Bonnie... Best songs on "Nick Of Time" IMO were "The Road's My Middle Name", the title track "Nick Of Time", and "I Will Not Be Denied"...

Day29 - i was just a teen when this album came out it was my first intro to bonnie raitt. i remember liking a couple songs then but now i can appreciate this album and see why it was so loved and awarded and if you’ve never heard her version of angel from montgomery you should know.

Not typically my style of music but a really well produced album with a lot of great songs. Bonnie Raitt also has a beautiful and terrific voice!

Wie kann Musik so generisch klingen und gleichzeitig die Sängerin so gut?

This felt like a guilty pleasure album. I enjoyed it more than I expected.

Genre: country Instruments: 2/5 Modern Translation: 2/5 Dance Potential: 1/5 Listening Location: walking in Sydney Heard it before: Yes Favourite Song: Thing Called Love Made me feel: liked the upbeat feel of this album, but most of the songs sounded the same after the first two. Still like Bonnie but not sure if this qualified for the list of albums.

Not bad.

I loved her voice! First female artist in an album omg

Better than I expected, "the road's my middle name" is great

Most music really is just 'fine', isn't it?

Just not in my wheelhouse. Musically its fine, but it doesn't strike any sort of cord with me personally. 2.5/5

Well constructed album, just not really my thing.

Fun bluesy album

Sassy. I think for personal reasons I prefer Carole King, but this is a 2 or a 3 for me.

Pretty good album! I liked it. Probably an 8.5/10 for me.

The title track is excellent but the rest of it was showing its age quite a lot. A generous 3 because it was good but starting to creak.

This rating is sponsored by my childhood nostalgia©

First song and it's already better than Bob Dylan. It has a good vibe, but nothing special that would make me listen to this again. It was too monotonous, though I like her voice. Second one is a little upbeat, plus county vibes. I love this for now. It has the best karaoke vibe, guitar getting louder is fun. It has Elton John vibe, and I love it. It is still monotonous, but in a good way. Very simple lyrics also, dunno why this album is here. Third song has Donna Summer vibe definitely. I wish it was progressive or at least had a proper chorus, otherwise it's great, but I'll get bored of it soon maybe. 4th song is a slow one, so less vibes, and more boring. I liked this the least for now. It's just not it. Now 5th song is smth I wanted. Piano and guitar, plus upbeat. Weird instrument came in the instrumental break, loved it. 6th song is uninteresting, tooo country for me. Nothing happened really to say, wouldn't listen to that one. Same thing about 7th song, not unique, no beat, kind of annoyingly slow. Instrumental break has a soft beat, which I surprisingly like. Hate hate the 8th song, backgrounding it, unless I skip it. Woow again a bad song, 9th one, literally nothing happens. Why can't artists keep up the goodness. I do like when she says "deadly". Can't wait to finish this totally boring album. She doesn't even have vocals to make it better. 10th song and literally I'm in pain. I just skipped ahead some parts, and didn't regret at all. Finallyyy 11th song has a decent beat. I like this kind of songs, more than those slow torture ones. At least she ended the album fine. Sooo I was gonna rate this 3, but I feel like there's too many flops, so 2 seems like the right choice, even temptations was more funn to listen to, but definitely not better than Floyd.

Not my favorite Bonnie music, but I sure do like her.

Some bangers but a synthy bore otherwise. Maybe needs another listen

Va kje nåke for denna karen her

thought i would hate this but to be fair it’s pretty great being what it is

Laid-back and lovely, but also mellow to the point of timidity and blandness, shading into easy listening territory. Some cheesy '80s keys, too, which don't quite ruin everything, and the three high-profile cuts compensate for a lot. The early records are much better. Rounding up as a form of lifetime achievement award and because she's very easy to root for.

Sie kann singen und spielt eine passable Slideguitar, die ersten beiden Titel sind poppig/bluesig, aber der Rest ist mir dann doch zu sehr Country-lastig.

Thing Called Love. Me ha parecido un poco largo, y eso que no era largo. Aún así, le doy un 4.

Els nens que la vam conèixer a la ràdio de l'época amb 'Nick of Time' i 'Have a Heart' a la vida haguèssim dit que aquesta senyora portava gairebé vint anys de carrera. Si semblava una nova next best thing! Sigui com sigui, la reinvenció de la ma de Don Was li va permetre editar un disc molt potent i iniciar una nova etapa, molt més popular, a la seva carrera. Molt més propera al pop que al blues (amb l'excepció de l'últim tema), molt radio-friendly però amb composicions força contundents. Es va merèixer l'èxit en aquell moment, i es mereix haver passat a la història del génere, encara que sigui en lletra minúscula

Meh, shite 80s country-pop. Not for me

Very talented songstress

2/5

“Thing called love” was the stand out track. Very pop country. I enjoyed it much more than I thought I would have. 3.5 stars rounded up.

So many great songs on this album. I listen to this one fairly often. Big fan of Raitt.

Ugh. This is the 80's going ALL-IN on itself just before the clock struck midnight.

Bonnie Raitt won Best Female Rock Vocal for this album, and Best Female Pop Vocal for the title track. “Nick of Time” is an album that deftly weaves between genres - easy listening, honky tonk, blues rock, pop, Americana - and I think that’s what gave it such broad appeal. It made a slow climb to the number one album on the strength of the deserved hits “Nick of Time” and “Thing Called Love,” and has the neat distinction of being the longest from an artist's debut on the Billboard chart to having an album hit number one. It revitalized Raitt’s career and probably did a great deal to inspire a decade of pop country singers. I really want to give it four stars for those first two songs, but the rest of the album never reaches those levels again.

And a half

I like the bluesy stuff more than the 80s pop sounds.

Soft rock, singer/songwriter, lidt country, set par okay, men lidt for generisk

Pretty good. profound opinion not created yet, but I like it. It has this nice elvisy, Memphis/Nashville sound.

Meh

Not so interesting to me, but very pleasant and incredibly well executed. Yet I don't think I'll listen to this again unfortunately

Mukavaa musiikkia albumi loskahtelee kuin flacksjön aallot amuyöstä...

20th century female pop-tinged country is a great genre that I'd love to hear more from. This album is nothing special, but it's still good.

Other than "Cry On My Shoulder" and "Real Man", this album wasn't too bad. Would I always be in the mood to hear it? Nah, but most of the songs are okay enough. I guess being born in the mid 90s and not hearing any Bonnie Raitt (except for "I Can't Make You Love Me") means I'm not overexposed to her stuff.

Solid but nothing I had heard before.

Well that was ridiculous. But in a fun way.

Quite good

Apparently one of Raitt's biggest supporters was Prince? That's unexpected. Slightly intereting background story. The music is fine but it's not my style.

The 80's have been a bit of a musical blind spot for me before starting this project. Fortunately, I was able to discover some splendid, ear-opening post-punk and new wave from the decade. Unfortunately, I've also gotten the occasional soulless, drab, cliched snoozefest albums, like Nick of Time. Imagine going to your favorite pasta restaurant, bringing home a take out container of their specialty - fettuccine alfredo, then washing off all the sauce, and eating just the plain noodles, with but a slight hint remaining of what was once a rich, creamy sauce. On this album that's exactly what Bonnie does to country music, and on one song - reggae. One plate of cold pasta out five. 🍝

"Nick Of Time," earned Bonnie three Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year. The album's title track, "Nick Of Time," is a standout example of Raitt's songwriting prowess. The song's poignant lyrics and driving guitar riffs explore themes of love, loss, and the passage of time. Other notable tracks on the album include "I Can't Make You Love Me," a heartbreaking ballad that became a pop hit, and "Thing Called Love," a blues-rock anthem with a catchy melody and infectious energy. Throughout the album, Raitt's masterful guitar playing complements her vocals.

Despite a bunch of things I usually dislike (the very 80s sound of the first track) or boring (blues rock), this was ok. but I'm giving a max of 2 for any album with zero songs I'll listen to again on purpose, so 2 it is

Just can’t do it with the rock drums and the shiny finish. Sorry Bonnie.

A tremendous vocalist and bottleneck slide guitar player, Bonnie Raitt certainly deserves consideration in the pantheon of 20th century American music -- if for no other reason than her torchbearing for blues and what later became known as Americana. This record feels a bit over-polished, however. It's good, it's stylistically varied, but it's too clean an effort to be truly interesting. I Will Not Be Denied stands out as a showcase for the Raitt with whom I'm familiar, but overall the album is a bit staid and sterile. Worth a look if you're curious but not a must-listen for general audiences.

Nick Of Time Have A Heart

I love Bonnie Raitt, but there are definite ups and downs in this album. Some great pop and blues, but also late 80's elevator music

1.5/5

Милфу захотелось 4/10

This album was pretty meh. I like country music but this didn't do much for me.

Hmm opzich wel leuk om naar te luisteren maar heeft niet echt iets speciaals, beetje saai imo Would not buy

totaaaal niet mijn ding sorry Sommige liedjes wel grappig maybe maar nu dat ik er zo over terugdenk kan ik me echt geen enkel nummer meer bedenken

Wasn’t feeling this one at all.

Incredibly dated and uninteresting.

meh

I am ready for the next album

What does that button do that she's pushing on her utility belt?

тоже кантри но не такое непроходимое как некоторые) норм

I have fond memories of my mom loudly playing Luck of the Draw on road trips, but we never really listened to this one. Honestly, this has a lot of those bad 80s sounds that don't hold up well over time. Not my cup of tea.

Can’t complain, great from start to finish, Although the first track is my favourite 4/5

Don’t know how I haven’t listened to this before but wow what an album - 8.5

Starts strong with nick of time, which was probably my favourite song off this album A lot of the songs here feel quite generic, maybe this wasn't the case when the album released but it is hard to say. I enjoyed this anyways, although it did leave something to be desired. Just like I am now desiring a simple life out in the country

1980-luvun naispoppari, muttei kuitenkaan Madonnaan verrattava. Tylsä, mutta hyvin ”aikansa tuotos”

Хороший милый добрый РнБ и регги

Not bad. Again, not my cup of tea. But I really liked "The Road's My Middle Name."

The blooz. As I get older, I much prefer listening and playing anything but screeching Chicago style bs. Macho posturing, tales told by idiots signifying nothing. Bonnie raitt is a fine player and interpreter. She is a hard worker, but this, when I was 19, would have been awesome!!! But now is dull to me. See also Eric gales and Joe bonamassa. All clearly talented. But I’d rather listen to English, New Orleans , Memphis. Yank Rachel thrills me much more than Stevie ray. The originators - wolf, muddy, b b, hooker etc are exceptions. To be honest, this is pretty good. Bonnie’s got a terrific voice, the songs are solid, and she really can play. But it’s dull. Predictable and I’d much rather listen to her earlier stuff. I’m glad this sold well. I don’t need to hear it though. 2.5 rounded up.

And who doesnt need a bit of Bonnie Rait from time to time to bring them down to earth, and experience the misery of the broken American dream and all the wasted potential funneled into consumerism, jingles and political theatre? This dont expert well, Jeb. There is as much depth dynamism in this as the "breeze wave" soundtrack on the video game "OUTRUN". (on a good day) It is suitable for drunk dancing in an elevator. Or a soundtrack to a Gwennyth Paltrow film. She *really* sounds a lot like Gwyneth. Squelch. hhhahaa. :-)

I’ve always been fond of Bonnie Raitt, but I definitely prefer her earlier 70’s albums to this. Her voice is still great on this, as is her slide guitar, which we don’t hear enough of. But there are only a couple of standout tunes here - the reggae-tinged Have A Heart & definitely the title track.. To this day the second verse of Nick of Time makes me weepy : “ I see my folks, they're getting old, I watch their bodies change... I know they see the same in me, And it makes us both feel strange... No matter how you tell yourself, It's what we all go through... Those eyes are pretty hard to take when they're staring' back at you. Scared you'll run out of time.“ Probably even more so now that I’m in my 70’s with a daughter who is now the age I was when this album was released. Her father John was a Broadway & Hollywood star (male lead opposite Doris Day in The Pajama Game) & I saw them perform together on Letterman a few times in his later years. Very touching. Three stars for the title song alone.

This is too smooth and polished for my taste. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic wrote: "[Raitt] never rocks too hard, but there is grit to her singing and playing, even when the surfaces are clean and inviting." That's just damning with faint praise. I need it to rock harder, I need more grit, and I need the surfaces a lot more grimy. I like her voice (especially when in torch mode, such as "Too Soon To Tell"), but the little bit of huskiness she occasionally deploys (as in "The Road's My Middle Name") seems like a box ticking exercise in generic blues. Her guitar playing is pretty good, especially when she plays slide, but this feels like watered down blues for a mainstream audience (read as: white people). This is music for blues lawyers. I'm sure that Bonnie Raitt is more than capable of tearing it up, but 17 years and ten albums into her career (and with a record company botch job for her previous record), she clearly needed a commercial success. From that point of view, she hit it out of the park. But it's just too slick and safe for much love from me.

Quite empty and over polished, designed for radio, music for people who don’t want to think too much about music.

Rating: 6/10 Mixed bag album. The upbeat songs are great, a lot of fun to listen to and a great mix of blues, rock, and pop. The slower songs are incredibly boring, not bad instrumentally or vocally just not interesting for me to listen to. Favorite songs: Nick of Time, Thing Called Love, Love Letter. Worst songs: Cry on My Shoulder, Have a Heart, Soon to Tell, all very boring.

I'm not a country fan, and this just sounded to me like generic 80s middle of the road country fare

This is so close to being something i really really like, but instead it's just something i think is good. The first track is fantastic, and all the songs on the album that are in a similar vain are great. The issue is the songs that are the 12 bar blues. I dont think they fit in with the rest of the songs, and if you have to pick a portion not working, its the bluesy songs. i would have been a high four, but its an average 3/5

Liked what I heard but couldn’t really get into it

Not for me.

Pretty standard late 80s pop album, a few highlights, nothing too crazy

And here we have an album that just kind of exists to me. I don't really know what I can say about this album because of how neutral I am to its existence. I think the singing is pretty good. Bonnie Raitt definitely isn't a bad singer, I'll give her that. The songs are nice, albeit a bit repetitive at times in terms of what the songs are about. The instrumentals are fairly simple, but they get the job done quite well. Does this album deserve to be called "Album of the Year" at the Grammys? Probably not. Maybe this album was important and groundbreaking at the time, but it doesn't really seem special to me now. Still, I will acknowledge that is definitely not a bad album. 3/5.

Bonnie is so underrated. I even forget how much I like her sometimes. She's just pure and clean.

Nice bluesy/americana voice, perfect for the genre and overall a good album.

Treacly.

4.25

Country roads take me home

I'd raitter no

Hard to believe this album won album of the year. It doesn't suck, but that's about the best I can say about it.

It's a little too nice, a little too soft. Very much like 80s "contemporary" music.

This one is tough, because I love Bonnie. Her music is extremely listenable and pleasant. These songs would fit on any adult alternative or easy listening radio, and seem prime as karaoke choices. And her voice is fantastic, strong and a little smoky. But it's not exactly reinventing the wheel, is it? Pretty torn between 3 and 4 stars on this one, but it's just so...competent? Damning it with faint praise, perhaps, but I'm rounding up to 4.

solid album, was fine...overall enjoyed. would probably rate 2.5

2 days in a row I’ve gotten a great singer singing other people’s songs. Overall it’s good. Like it, don’t love it. Production is SO 1989. Songs are decent but I wish she’d written them. Didn’t add. Not sure I’ll ever listen again

Good singer songwriter type album, great lyrics

Raitt has a great voice. She has just a tiny bit of rasp, I love it. She sings earnestly but the music is just the most blend, boring shit that’s ever been recorded. I have no doubt she is an extremely talented musician and song writer and out there somewhere there are some incredible Bonnie Raitt songs but this album is in a desperate need of a defibrillator. 4.3/10

One of my favorite albums

Quite boring,nothing very interesting here,country/rock 80s radio stuff

The literal middle of the road 2/5

Wow I don't think I've listened to an album that matched the cover quite like Nick Of Time by Bonnie Raitt. It was exactly the Americana/Country/Pop from the 80s I expected and whilst this isn't my usual listen, I can appreciate the effort that has gone into it - albeit how iconically late 80s it looks and sounds. Best: Nick Of Time Worst: I Will Not Be Denied

Very pedestrian. Plays it so safe that moms around the world rejoiced. But for me, it's so bland, it makes laundry detergent look exciting. Blah.

Classic

Good album. Just not for me

So good

Wanted to like this but just doesnt all hook up for me

It’s an ok album. Not her best work.

I had this when it came out and loved it. Five Stars all the way. She won a cart full of grammy's.

Best Song: Love Letter. Something about female artists of this error just grants them the ability to sound righteous in a non-sanctimonious way. Worst Song: I Ain't Gonna Let You Break My Heart Again. Too effortfully cheesy. Overall: Better than I expected, but still not great. She's got a pleasant voice, but the songs aren't particularly interesting.

2.5/5 just okay didn’t really get to me.

Good Americana. Raitt is a legend for a reason. Very easy and peaceful listen.

Rating: 3.5

Great production and a solid vocal performance with a good diversity in songs.

A nice and most welcome surprise to find some blues rock amongst all these faceless albums lately. No super great but enjoyable nonetheless

As generic as it gets. Less country and more boring 80s synthy AOR.

Heard it before?: No Enjoy it?: No, not really my thing Favourite song: didn’t have one

Not my kinda of music. Not bad though

I've listened to "Something to Talk About" for over thirty years now, but that's really the only song of Bonnie Raitt's that I'm familiar with. However, thanks to the podcast 60 Songs That Explain the 90's, I know the background to the recording of this album (Raitt being dropped by Warner Bros., becoming depressed and struggling with alcoholism, almost signing with Prince, then signing with Capitol). I was really excited to get assigned this album today, and I thought it was a good album. Right from the first note, I was struck by how "un-country" this album sounded. The lyrical content of this album was very much not what I expected, but knowing where Raitt was in her life at this time, these songs had a very genuine quality to them. Raitt has a great voice, and this album really showcased her talent as a singer. The title track absolutely blew me away, and "Have a Heart" was great too. All day though, the lyrics to "Nick of Time" have been replaying constantly in my head. I'm 38 years old, and my wife and I have an almost two year-old daughter, and another child due next spring. Time is something that I think about a lot, especially as a new dad. I struggled to adjust to fatherhood during the first several months of my daughter's life, and finally started to get therapy for some unaddressed trauma from my childhood. Last fall, I lost a grandmother whom my parents kept me away from throughout my childhood. She was a wonderful woman, and despite the emotional distance, I miss her dearly, and I regret that she never got to meet my child, who was her only great granddaughter. Time is such a thief, especially during these last several years, as we grappled with a global pandemic. "Nick of Time" illustrated the heartbreaking fragility of the short time we all have on this earth with a beautiful simplicity. The simple melody was beautiful as well, and served as a perfect compliment to the poetry of the song. "Nick of Time" is the type of song that I will probably remember where I was the first time I heard if for the rest of my life. "Nick of Time" good album, but a timeless song.

Kinda like it for being... blues rock? Never heard much from that genre. Even if I couldn't pick a single song right now, I enjoyed listening to the album as a whole. Plus that album cover slays.