Luck of the Draw

Bonnie Raitt | Robben Ford

album 1991

Capitol Records

Luck Of The Draw is the eleventh studio 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, 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[citation needed]. 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”.

Tracks

1  Something To Talk About (Shirley Eikhard) 03:47
2  Good Man, Good Woman (Cecil Womack; Linda Womack) 03:33
3  I Can’t Make You Love Me (Allen Shamblin; Mike Reid) 05:33
4  Tangled And Dark (Bonnie Raitt) 04:52
5  Come To Me (Bonnie Raitt) 04:20
6  No Business (John Hiatt) 04:24
7  One Part Be My Lover (Bonnie Raitt; Michael O’Keefe) 05:06
8  Not The Only One (Paul Brady) 05:03
9  Papa Come Quick (Jody and Chico) (Billy Vera; Chip Taylor; Richard Hirsch) 02:43
10  Slow Ride (Andre Pessis; Bonnie Hayes; Larry John McNally) 03:59
11  Luck Of The Draw (Paul Brady) 05:17
12  All At Once (Bonnie Raitt) 05:03

Musicians

1 Something To Talk About
Bass - James Hutchinson
Drums - Curt Bisquera
Drums - Ricky Fataar
Guitar - Bonnie Raitt
Slide Guitar - Bonnie Raitt
Acoustic Guitar - Bonnie Raitt
Acoustic Guitar - Stephen Bruton
Percussion - Debra Dobkin
Background Vocals - David Lasley
Background Vocals - Harry Bowens
Background Vocals - Sweet Pea Atkinson
Vocals - Bonnie Raitt


2 Good Man, Good Woman
Bass - James Hutchinson
Drums - Curt Bisquera
Guitar - Randy Jacobs
Slide Guitar - Bonnie Raitt
Acoustic Guitar - Bonnie Raitt
Hammond Organ - Ivan Neville
Harmonica - Delbert McClinton
Percussion - Debra Dobkin
Vocals - Delbert McClinton
Vocals - Bonnie Raitt

3 I Can’t Make You Love Me
Bass - James Hutchinson
Drums - Tony Braunagel
Guitar - Bonnie Raitt
Hammond Organ - Benmont Tench
Keyboards - Bruce Hornsby
Piano - Bruce Hornsby
Percussion - Paulinho Da Costa
Background Vocals - Arnold McCuller
Background Vocals - David Lasley
Vocals - Bonnie Raitt


4 Tangled And Dark
Bass - James Hutchinson
Drums - Ricky Fataar
Guitar - Randy Jacobs
Slide Guitar - Bonnie Raitt
Keyboards - Ivan Neville
Sax - Stephen Kupka
Sax - Steve Grove
Sax - Emilio Castillo
Trumpet - Lee Thornburg
Trumpet - Greg Adams
Percussion - Debra Dobkin
Vocals - Bonnie Raitt

5 Come To Me
Bass - James Hutchinson
Drums - Ricky Fataar
Guitar - Johnny Lee Schell
Acoustic Guitar - Bonnie Raitt
Hammond Organ - Ian McLagan
Percussion - Debra Dobkin
Background Vocals - Harry Bowens
Background Vocals - Arnold McCuller
Background Vocals - Kris Kristofferson
Background Vocals - Sweet Pea Atkinson
Vocals - Bonnie Raitt

6 No Business
Bass - James Hutchinson
Drums - Ricky Fataar
Guitar - John Hiatt
Slide Guitar - Bonnie Raitt
Percussion - Debra Dobkin
Vocals - John Hiatt
Vocals - Bonnie Raitt

7 One Part Be My Lover
Electric Piano - Bonnie Raitt
Hammond Organ - Benmont Tench
Tin Whistle - Phil Cunningham
Background Vocals - Arnold McCuller
Background Vocals - David Lasley
Percussion - Paulinho Da Costa
Vocals - Bonnie Raitt

8 Not The Only One
Bass - James Hutchinson
Drums - Ricky Fataar
Guitar - Richard Thompson
Acoustic Guitar - Mark Goldenberg
Hammond Organ - Benmont Tench
Piano - Benmont Tench
Percussion - Debra Dobkin
Background Vocals - Arnold McCuller
Background Vocals - David Lasley
Background Vocals - Paul Brady
Vocals - Bonnie Raitt

9 Papa Come Quick (Jody and Chico)
Bass - Don Was
Drums - Ricky Fataar
Guitar - Billy Vera
Acoustic Guitar - Bonnie Raitt
Accordion - Steve Conn
Background Vocals - Danny Timms
Background Vocals - Glen Clark
Background Vocals - Stephen Bruton
Vocals - Bonnie Raitt

10 Slow Ride
Bass - James Hutchinson
Drums - Ricky Fataar
Guitar - Robben Ford
Guitar - Scott Thurston
Slide Guitar - Bonnie Raitt
Acoustic Guitar - Scott Thurston
Percussion - Debra Dobkin
Background Vocals - Arnold McCuller
Background Vocals - Debra Dobkin
Background Vocals - Harry Bowens
Background Vocals - Sweet Pea Atkinson
Vocals - Bonnie Raitt

11 Luck Of The Draw
Bass - James Hutchinson
Drums - Jeffrey Porcaro
Guitar - Richard Thompson
Guitar - Scott Thurston
Acoustic Guitar - Bonnie Raitt
Acoustic Guitar - Mark Goldenberg
Hammond Organ - Benmont Tench
Keyboards - Scott Thurston
Percussion - Paulinho Da Costa
Vocals - Bonnie Raitt

12 All At Once
Bagpipes - Aaron Shaw
Electric Piano - Bonnie Raitt
Cello - Dennis Karmazyn
Cello - Ernie Ehrhardt
Cello - Larry Corbett
Viola - Carole Castillo
Viola - Novi Novog
Viola - Pamela Goldsmith
Viola - Rick Gerding
Percussion - Paulinho Da Costa
Vocals - Bonnie Raitt

Liner Notes

Producer – Bonnie Raitt, Don Was
Arranged By (Horns) – Bonnie Raitt, Greg Adams (Track 4)
Arranged By (Strings) – David Campbell (Track 12)
Conductor – David Campbell (Track 12)
Engineer (Assistant) – Bryant Arnett, Charlie Paakkari, Dan Bosworth, Ray Blair
Mastered By – Doug Sax
Technician – Paul Jamieson, Fred Walecki, Jamie Muhoberac, Mason Wilkinson, Richard Hirsch, Design FX, Jim Demeter Amps
Art Direction – Tommy Steele
Design – Jeffery Fey
Logo, Typography – Margo Chase
Photography – Merlyn Rosenberg
Mastered At The Mastering Lab
Mixed At Conway Studios
Recorded At Ocean Way Recording
Recorded At Capitol Studios
Phonographic Copyright Capitol Records Inc
Copyright Capitol Records Inc

Curt "Kirkee B." Bisquera

Tony Braunagel

Paulo Roberto "Paulinho" Da Costa

Debra Dobkin

Ricky Fataar

Jeffrey Porcaro

track listing iTunes

01. Something to Talk About 03:47

02. Good Man, Good Woman 03:33

03. I Can't Make You Love Me 05:32

04. Tangled and Dark 04:52

05. Come to Me 04:2

06. No Business 04:24

07. One Part Be My Lover 05:06

08. Not the Only One 05:03

09. Papa Come Quick (Jody and Chico) 02:43

10. Slow Ride 03:59

11. Luck of the Draw 05:17

12. All at Once 05:03

track listing

Disc 1

01. Something To Talk About 03:48

02. Good Man, Good Woman 03:34

03. I Can't Make You Love Me 05:33

04. Tangled And Dark 04:53

05. Come To Me 04:21

06. No Business 04:25

07. One Part Be My Lover 05:06

08. Not The Only One 05:04

09. Papa Come Quick (Jody And Chico) 02:43

10. Slow Ride 04:00

11. Luck Of The Draw 05:17

12. All At Once 05:03