Luck of the Draw (album)

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Luck of the Draw
Luck Of The Draw (Official Album Cover) by Bonnie Raitt.png
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 25, 1991 (1991-06-25)
RecordedSeptember 1990–February 1991
Studio
Genre Blues rock
Length53:39
Label Capitol
Producer
Bonnie Raitt chronology
Nick of Time
(1989)
Luck of the Draw
(1991)
Longing in Their Hearts
(1994)
Singles from Luck of the Draw
  1. "Something to Talk About"
    Released: May 20, 1991
  2. "I Can't Make You Love Me"
    Released: October 22, 1991
  3. "Not the Only One"
    Released: January 1992
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [1]
Calgary Herald A− [2]
Chicago Tribune Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [3]
Robert Christgau A [4]
Entertainment Weekly A [5]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Orlando Sentinel Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [7]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
The Windsor Star A [9]

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

Contents

After being nominated for Grammy awards in four different categories for the album Nick of Time , Raitt went for a creative retreat in Northern California to begin work on Luck of the Draw. "I did it on purpose to see if I could come up with anything," Raitt said in 1991. "In case I won, I wanted to make sure that I had done some writing and didn't feel that Nick of Time was a fluke. I didn't want to win just 'cause I quit drinking and spent twenty years not making any money, you know? There wasn't enough. So I basically forced myself to go to songwriting boot camp. There were three of four days when it didn't happen but because I didn't have alcohol or unhappiness or anything to get in the way, it started to open up and I started three of the four songs of mine that are on this album. And then it didn't matter if I won or not, because I had proved to myself that it was okay."

The album surpassed Nick of Time's commercial success, having sold seven million copies in the United States alone by 2010, and was supported by a 180-date tour from 1991 to 1993. It replicated much of her U.S. success overseas as well, selling two million in France and Italy. It remains Raitt's biggest-selling recording to date.

In the liner notes, Raitt dedicated this album to blues guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan, who died in 1990 and had encouraged her to stop abusing alcohol, writing: "still burning bright".

Track listing

Luck of the Draw
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Something to Talk About" Shirley Eikhard 3:47
2."Good Man, Good Woman"3:33
3."I Can't Make You Love Me"5:32
4."Tangled and Dark" Bonnie Raitt 4:52
5."Come to Me"Raitt4:20
6."No Business" John Hiatt 4:24
7."One Part Be My Lover"5:06
8."Not the Only One" Paul Brady 5:03
9."Papa Come Quick (Jody and Chico)"
2:43
10."Slow Ride"
3:59
11."Luck of the Draw"Brady5:17
12."All at Once"Raitt5:03
Total length:53:39
Notes

Personnel

Production

Charts

Album

Singles

YearSinglePeak positions
US
[24]
US AC
[25]
US Rock
[26]
UK
[27]
1991"Something to Talk About"5512
"I Can't Make You Love Me"18950
"Slow Ride"28
1992"Not the Only One"342
"Come to Me"10
1993"All At Once"17

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [28] 4× Platinum400,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [29] Gold7,500^
United States (RIAA) [30] 7× Platinum7,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Awards

Grammy Awards

YearWinnerCategory
1991"Good Man, Good Woman" Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal [31]
1991Luck of the Draw Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
1991"Something to Talk About" Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

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