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In the Nick of Time was 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 on guitar and other collaborators. Larson had a minor hit with her McDonald duet, "Let Me Go, Love".

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In the Nick of Time
Studio album by Nicolette Larson
Released	1979
Studio	Warner Bros. Recording Studios, Los Angeles, California
Genre	Soft rock
Length	34:08
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Ted Templeman
Nicolette Larson chronology
Nicolette (1978) In the Nick of Time (1979) Radioland (1981)

Track listing

1. "Dancin' Jones" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, John Sembello, Ralph Dino) - 3:18
2. "Just in the Nick of Time" (Nicolette Larson, Ted Templeman, Lauren Wood) - 3:24
3. "Let Me Go, Love" (Michael McDonald, B.J. Cook Foster) - 3:49
4. "Rio de Janeiro Blue" (Richard Torrance, John Haeny) - 3:50
5. "Breaking Too Many Hearts" (Lauren Wood) - 3:33
6. "Back in My Arms" (Brian Holland, Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier) - 3:51
7. "Fallen" (Lauren Wood) - 3:23
8. "Daddy" (Bobby Troup) - 3:23
9. "Isn't It Always Love" (Karla Bonoff) - 3:06
10. "Trouble" (Lowell George) - 2:31

Charts

Chart (1979)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[1]	35

Personnel

• Nicolette Larson - lead and backing vocals
• Paul Barrere – guitar (tracks 1-9)
• Bob Glaub – bass guitar (tracks 1-9)
• Rick Shlosser – drums (tracks 1-9)
• Bill Payne - keyboards (tracks 2-5, 9)
• Ted Templeman - percussion (tracks 1-9), keyboards (track 6), backing vocals (tracks 1, 2, 4, 7, 8)
• Bobby LaKind - congas (tracks 1-9), backing vocals (track 6)

Additional musicians

• The Memphis Horns - horns (tracks 1, 4)
• Ronnie Montrose – guitar solo (track 2)
• Michael McDonald - lead vocals (track 3)
• Jerry Haye, Ben Coli - flugelhorns (track 4)
• Jim Horn - saxophone solo (tracks 5, 6)
• Lee Thornburg - trumpet solo (track 8)
• Van Dyke Parks - keyboards (track 10)
• Tom Johnston - backing vocals (track 1)
• Rosemary Butler – backing vocals (tracks 5, 6)
• Jimmie Haskell - string arrangements (tracks 3-7, 9), horn arrangements (tracks 3, 6, 9)
• Jerry Jumonville - horn arrangements (tracks 5, 8)

Production

• Ted Templeman - producer
• Donn Landee, Ken Deane - engineer
• Peter Whorf - art direction, design
• Joel Bernstein - photography

References

• Nicolette Larson; In the Nick of Time liner notes; Warner Bros. Records 1979
• All Music Guide

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