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Written by: Mike Reid, Allen Shamblin
Produced by: Don Was, Raitt
Released: Nov. '91 on Capitol
Charts: 20 weeks
Top spot: No. 18

Raitt was a seventies blues prodigy who didn't break through until 1989's Nick of Time. Two years later came this cleareyed song about love gone cold. Co-author Reid was a defensive tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals before heading off to Nashville. "Of all the songs in my career, that one is the greatest gift," Raitt said. "I think it stands among the best songs ever written."

Appears on: Luck of the Draw (Capitol)

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