Lucinda Williams - Lucinda Williams - Music & Performance - CD

Lucinda Williams reissues critically acclaimed 1988 Rough Trade album. Out-of-print for ten years and 25 years since it's original release, the remastered two-disc, 25th Anniversary release of Lucinda Williams Rough Trade album contains new photos, liner notes, an unreleased live concert from 1989 in addition to previously released bonus material. The album is being released though her own newly-formed imprint to be marketed and distributed by Thirty Tigers. Lucinda has begun recording for her first independent release through Thirty Tigers, expected late spring/early summer.

Lucinda Williams took eight years to write and record her second album of original songs, which was released by the independent Rough Trade in what was decidedly a left turn for them. It was the beginning of a career that has been complex but singular, and eventually led to the recording of the classic Car Wheels on a Gravel Road. Each song here is meticulously crafted as she deftly blends country, blues, folk, and rock -- now called 'Americana" -- to create a unique sound that cannot be pigeonholed. Her voice contains heartache, passion, and depth and is as enigmatic as Emmylou Harris', but she has a darker side and a grainy toughness that allow her to live inside her songs with abandon. Lucinda Williams is an album that has been long been recognized as a classic. It has been mined for hit songs over the years by such artists as Mary Chapin Carpenter, who turned "Passionate Kisses" into a country hit, and Tom Petty, who included "Changed the Locks" on his soundtrack album She's the One. In addition to writing strong melodies, Williams has a knack for writing a lyric that acknowledges the complicated nature of romantic relationships that cuts to the heart of the matter. Each song packs an emotional punch and rewards the listener each time with something new. Other standouts include "This Night's Too Long," "I Just Wanted to See You So Bad," "Crescent City," "Abandoned," and "Big Red Sun Blues." In fact, there isn't a weak number in the bunch. Lucinda Williams is must-own for music fans who appreciate great songwriting. [This double-disc remaster was funded through a Pledge Music campaign; its sound is utterly fantastic. In addition to the original album, it includes a bonus disc that features a 14-song concert from the Netherlands in 1989 known as "Eindhoven Live" and featuring guitarist Gurf Morlix, as well as three tracks recorded at station KPFK, two more from KCRW, and one from NOISE. This is the way to reissue a classic recording.] ~ Vik Iyengar, Rovi

Performer	Lucinda Williams
Music genre	Country
Music subgenre	Alternative
Music release type	Release
Media format	CD
Original release date	1988
Edition	25th Anniversary
Language	English
Is collectible	Y
Has parental advisory label	N
Number of discs	2
Series title	Lucinda Williams - Lucinda Williams [COMPACT DISCS] Reissue
Track listing	I Just Wanted to See You So Bad, The Night S Too Long, Abandoned, Big Red Sun Blues, Like a Rose, Changed the Locks, Passionate Kisses, Am I Too Blue, Crescent City, Side of the Road, Price to Pay, I Asked for Water (He Gave Me Gasoline), I Just Wanted to See You So Bad [Live], Big Red Sun Blues [Live], Am I Too Blue [Live], Crescent City [Live], The Night S Too Long [Live], Something About What Happens When We Talk [Live], Factory Blues [Live], Happy Woman Blues [Live], Abandoned [Live], Wild and Blue [Live], Passionate Kisses [Live], Changed the Locks [Live], Nothing in Rambling [Live], Sundays [Live], Disgusted [Live], Side of the Road [Live], Goin Back Home
Record label	Lucinda Williams
Composer	WILLIAMS LUCINDA
Occasion	Anniversary
Track name	I Just Wanted to See You So Bad, The Night's Too Long, Abandoned, Big Red Sun Blues, Like a Rose, Changed the Locks, Passionate Kisses, Am I Too Blue
Music media format	CD
Is edited	N
Is enhanced	N