In the Nick of Time (album)

In the Nick of Time is the second album by Nicolette Larson.^[1] 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.^[2] Larson had a minor hit with her McDonald duet, "Let Me Go, Love".

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

• 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