Bonnie Raitt, Luck of the Draw
Bonnie RaittLUCK OF
THE DRAW.
Luck of the Draw followed Bonnie Raitt's comeback with another album built around songs, studio players and a production team confident enough to leave room around her voice and guitar.
Album artwork shown for commentary and historical reference. Cover image source: Cover Art Archive or the linked archival source.
SEVEN THINGS
WORTH KNOWING.
Recording stories, personnel, physical details and numbers worth keeping with the record.
Luck of the Draw was released in 1991 and contains 12 tracks.
Bonnie Raitt produced the album with Don Was.
Ed Cherney served as recording engineer and mixer.
The album includes "Something to Talk About" and "I Can't Make You Love Me."
Raitt plays both electric guitar and slide guitar on "Something to Talk About."
James Hutch Hutchinson appears on bass and multiple drummers contribute across the record.
David Campbell arranged strings on the closing track "All at Once."
WHY THIS
ALBUM MATTERS.
Luck of the Draw succeeds because the production never treats Raitt's guitar or voice as decoration, keeping her performance at the center even when the arrangements expand around it.
THE
NUMBERS.
TRACKS
The album contains twelve songs.
PRODUCERS
Raitt and Don Was produced the record together.
RELEASE
Luck of the Draw followed Nick of Time two years later.
THE
PHYSICAL OBJECT.
The portrait-based cover keeps the focus on Raitt rather than a concept, which fits an album whose identity comes primarily from performance and song choice.
RESEARCH SOURCES
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DIGGING.
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