Nick of Time (album)

Nick of Time
Studio album by
Bonnie Raitt
ReleasedMarch 21, 1989
Recorded1988
Studio
Genre
Length42:31
LabelCapitol
ProducerDon Was
Bonnie Raitt chronology
Nine Lives
(1986) 		Nick of Time
(1989) 		Luck of the Draw
(1991)
Singles from Nick of Time
  1. "Thing Called Love"
    Released: 1989
  2. "Have a Heart"
    Released: 1990
  3. "Nick of Time"
    Released: 1990
  4. "Love Letter"
    Released: 1990

Nick of Time is the tenth studio album by the American singer Bonnie Raitt, released on March 21, 1989. It was Raitt's first album released by Capitol Records. A commercial breakthrough after years of personal and professional struggles, Nick of Time topped the Billboard 200 chart, selling five million copies, and won three Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year, which was presented to Raitt and producer Don Was. In 2003, the album was ranked number 229 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time,[1] then was re-ranked at number 230 on the 2012 list.[2] As of September 2020, it is ranked at number 492.[3] The album was also included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. 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".[4]

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