Comments for Raitt, Bonnie, Luck of the Draw

A great album, and Bonnie is one of the few people making "music" in this age of media-driven jingles; her work of the 80s and 90s can't hold a candle to the REAL bluesy stuff she did in the 70s.

I love Bonnie Raitt''s flexibility. She can get knock-down, drag-out funky, then turn around and do a reflective folk ballad. There''s much to love about her earlier, more bluesy stuff, but the woman never has been a purist. She should make no apolologies for an infectously upbeat pop tune like "Something to Talk About."

I was looking through the database, and was ASTOUNDED that this album was not listed! This is one of her better albums. I like it better than Longing in Their Hearts! This album was produced by Don Was and Bonnie Raitt. It`s a great one, and if you are a Bonnie Raitt fan, and do NOT own this, go GET it. :)

After the 4 Grammy triumph of NICK OF TIME, Bonnie proved her newfound success was for real by creating an even better follow-up. This time, Bonnie contributed 4 original songs, all of which were great, including One Part Be My Lover, written with her then-husband, actor Michael O'Keefe. This album also contained her first top 10 pop hit with Something To Talk About. Also, there was another one of Bonnie's greatest performances on the heartbreaking I Can't Make You Love Me, written by country songwriter Mike Reid, and featuring Bruce Hornsby on piano. Bonnie also turns to Paul Brady, John Hiatt, and Delbert McClinton for help on this album that even though it only reached #2 on the charts (unlike NICK OF TIME, which took a year to reach the top) was no less a triumph than its predecessor.