In the Nick of Time is the second album by Nicolette Larson. It features a duet with Michael McDonald, keyboards from Bill Payne, backing vocals from Bobby LaKind and Rosemary Butler, Ronnie Montrose and Eddie Van Halen (uncredited) on guitar and other collaborators.Alex Van Halen autobiography "Brothers", pg. 202. Larson had a minor hit with her McDonald duet, "Let Me Go, Love".
Track listing "Dancin' Jones" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, John Sembello, Ralph Dino) – 3:18 "Just in the Nick of Time" (Nicolette Larson, Ted Templeman, Lauren Wood) – 3:24 "Let Me Go, Love" (Michael McDonald, B.J. Cook Foster) – 3:49 "Rio de Janeiro Blue" (Richard Torrance, John Haeny) – 3:50 "Breaking Too Many Hearts" (Lauren Wood) – 3:33 "Back in My Arms" (Brian Holland, Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier) – 3:51 "Fallen" (Lauren Wood) – 3:23 "Daddy" (Bobby Troup) – 3:23 "Isn't It Always Love" (Karla Bonoff) – 3:06 "Trouble" (Lowell George) – 2:31
Charts Chart (1979)PeakpositionAustralia (Kent Music Report)35
Personnel Nicolette Larson – lead vocals, backing vocals Michael Omartian – keyboards (1, 7) Bill Payne – keyboards (2–5, 9) Paul Barrere – guitars (1, 2, 4–9), guitarlele (3) Bob Glaub – bass (1–9) Rick Shlosser – drums (1–9) Ted Templeman – percussion (1–9), backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 7, 8), keyboards (6) Bobby LaKind – congas (1–9), backing vocals (6)
Additional musicians Michael McDonald – lead vocals (3), keyboards (6) Van Dyke Parks – keyboards (10) Fred Tackett – guitars (1) Ronnie Montrose – guitar solo (2) Victor Feldman – marimba (9) The Memphis Horns – horns (1, 4) Jim Horn – saxophone solo (1, 5, 6) Jerry Hey – flugelhorn (4) Ben Cauley – flugelhorn (4) Lee Thornburg – trumpet solo (8) Jimmie Haskell – string arrangements (3–7, 9), horn arrangements (3, 6, 9) Jerry Jumonville – horn arrangements (5, 8) Tom Johnston – backing vocals (1) Rosemary Butler – backing vocals (5, 6) Charra Penney – backing vocals (5, 8)
Production Ted Templeman – producer Donn Landee – engineer Ken Deane – engineer Loyd Clifft – additional engineer Gene Thompson – mastering at Capitol Mastering (Hollywood, California) Susyn Schops – production coordinator Peter Whorf – art direction, design Joel Bernstein – photography Josephine Larson – title concept
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