BONNIE RAITT : LUCK OF THE DRAW

 

  1. Something to Talk About
  2. Good Man, Good Woman
  3. I Can't Make You Love Me
  4. Tangled and Dark
  5. Come to Me
  6. No Business
  7. One Part Be My Lover
  8. Not the Only One
  9. Papa Come Quick (Jody and Chico)
  10. Slow Ride
  11. Luck of the Draw
  12. All at Once

Label : Capitol Records

Length : 53:39

Released : 1991

Review (AllMusic) : Nick of Time not only was an artistic comeback for Bonnie Raitt; it brought her largest audience yet, so there was no reason to mess with success for its sequel, Luck of the Draw. And sequel is the appropriate word, since Luck of the Draw is nothing if it isn't Nick of Time, Pt. 2. True, there's a heavier reliance on original material this time around, but the sound and feel of the record is identical to its predecessor. There is one slight difference - several of the songs appear tailor-made for crossover success, whereas Nick of Time felt organic. Nevertheless, Luck of the Draw is an unqualified success, filled with strong songs - including the hits "Something to Talk About" and "I Can't Make You Love Me," plus the Delbert McClinton duet "Good Man, Good Woman" - appealing productions, and just enough dirt to make old-school fans feel at home.

Review (Wikipedia) : Luck of the Draw is the eleventh album by Bonnie Raitt, released in 1991. After being nominated for Grammy awards in four different categories for the album Nick of Time, Raitt went for a creative retreat in Northern California to begin work on Luck of the Draw. "I did it on purpose to see if I could come up with anything," Raitt said in 1991. "In case I won, I wanted to make sure that I had done some writing and didn't feel that Nick of Time was a fluke. I didn't want to win just 'cause I quit drinking and spent twenty years not making any money, you know? There wasn't enough. So I basically forced myself to go to songwriting boot camp. There were three of four days when it didn't happen - but because I didn't have alcohol or unhappiness or anything to get in the way, it started to open up and I started three of the four songs of mine that are on this album. And then it didn't matter if I won or not, because I had proved to myself that it was okay." The album surpassed Nick Of Time's commercial success, as it sold 13xPlatinum RIAA as 2010 and tour of 180 dates 1991-1993. Sold 2million France and Italy along EU. Raitt's highest-selling album to date. According to the liner notes, Bonnie dedicated this album to late blues guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan.