Song · Bonnie Raitt
“Thing Called Love” by Bonnie Raitt
From the album Nick of Time (1989)
“Thing Called Love” by Bonnie Raitt appears on 6 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 1991 and 2026. It was first released in 1989 on the album Nick of Time. Its best result is #437 on the WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,343 indie & aaa song of all time.
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"Thing Called Love" is a John Hiatt song, and Bonnie Raitt claims it on Nick of Time, the album she released on March 21, 1989, playing the slide guitar herself. Don Was produced it, Ed Cherney recorded and mixed it, and the band keeps it lean: Hutch Hutchinson on bass, Ricky Fataar on drums, Tony Braunagel on percussion and timbales, and Johnny Lee Schell on acoustic guitar, adding his voice to hers.
Nick of Time was Raitt's tenth studio album and her first for Capitol, the record that finally broke her big after years of hard going, personally and professionally. It went all the way to the top of the Billboard 200 and won Album of the Year, a Grammy she shared with Was.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
Classic Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 437 | WNEW-FM | WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991) | 500 |
| 2001 | 1936 | WFPK | WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2000 |
| 2009 | 446 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Essential Songs | 913 |
| 2012 | 533 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) | 885 |
| 2023 | 471 | WYEP | WYEP Countdown to Fall 2023 | 1229 |
| 2026 | 471 | WFPK | WFPK Top 500 Songs of the '80s | 498 |
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