Lucinda Williams Blessed (2-LPs With 2-CDs)
Rolling Stone: 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Williams' wearied singing and rich guitar shadings from Greg Leisz and Elvis Costello bring out the emotionalism in an hour long set of often somber roots-rock songs."
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Vinyl LP Details
- Number of Records: 2
- Released: March 14, 2011
- Originally Released: 2011
- Label: Lost Highway
Description by OLDIES.com:
Vinyl and Cd Deluxe Edition includes "Blessed" album on 2 vinyl LPs and 2CDs. "Blessed" and "Kitchen Tapes" (demos of all 12 album tracks). In celebration of Lost Highways 10 year anniversary, they are releasing 20 of their most acclaimed albums on Limited Edition Color Vinyl, which will be available throughout 2011.
Entertainment Reviews:
Rolling Stone - p.68
3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Williams' wearied singing and rich guitar shadings from Greg Leisz and Elvis Costello bring out the emotionalism in an hour long set of often somber roots-rock songs."Spin - p.85
"BLESSED feels more like a country-blues toast to the pissed-off side of interpersonal relations, set to coproducer Don Was' sturdy barroom roots rock."Entertainment Weekly - p.75
"[S]he delivers heartfelt laments like 'I Don't Know How You're Livin'' with an impressive candor..." -- Grade: B-Uncut - p.92
4 stars out of 5 -- "BLESSED is a powerful, vivid, highly emotive record. True happiness, it seems, suits her very well."Down Beat - p.54
3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Over the past decade, Williams' songwriting has taken a turn toward the minimalist, and BLESSED pushes that to new levels."Billboard (p.32) - "Williams works her way through country, soul and the hymnal ambience of the title track, handling a broad range of emotional breadth with surprisingly supple dexterity."
Record Collector (magazine) - p.99
4 stars out of 5 -- "Vocally, Williams has never sounded better, whether wailing against a wash of amped-up guitars on the opening 'Buttercup' or achingly testifying on the slow burn strut of 'Convince Me.'"Tracks on Disc 1:
- 1.Buttercup [3:51]
- 2.I Don't Know How You're Livin' [5:00]
- 3.Copenhagen [4:30]
- 4.Born To Be Loved [4:38]
- 5.Seeing Black [5:14]
- 6.Soldier's Song [6:09]
- 7.Blessed [5:49]
- 8.Sweet Love [3:33]
- 9.Ugly Truth [4:22]
- 10.Convince Me [5:46]
- 11.Awakening [6:25]
- 12.Kiss Like Your Kiss [3:51]
Tracks on Disc 2:
- 1.Buttercup [The Kitchen Tapes] [4:01]
- 2.I Don't Know How You're Livin' [The Kitchen Tapes] [5:12]
- 3.Copenhagen [The Kitchen Tapes] [3:28]
- 4.Born To Be Loved [The Kitchen Tapes] [3:06]
- 5.Seeing Black [The Kitchen Tapes] [3:44]
- 6.Soldier's Song [The Kitchen Tapes] [5:37]
- 7.Blessed [The Kitchen Tapes] [3:23]
- 8.Sweet Love [The Kitchen Tapes] [2:31]
- 9.Ugly Truth [The Kitchen Tapes] [4:08]
- 10.Convince Me [The Kitchen Tapes] [3:49]
- 11.Awakening [The Kitchen Tapes] [3:40]
- 12.Kiss Like Your Kiss [The Kitchen Tapes] [2:32]
Tracks on Disc 4:
- 1.Buttercup [the Kitchen Tapes] [Take]
- 2.I Don't Know How You're Livin' [the Kitchen Tapes] [Take]
- 3.Copenhagen [the Kitchen Tapes] [Take]
- 4.Born To Be Loved [the Kitchen Tapes] [Take]
- 5.Seeing Black [the Kitchen Tapes] [Take]
- 6.Soldier's Song [the Kitchen Tapes] [Take]
- 7.Blessed [the Kitchen Tapes] [Take]
- 8.Sweet Love [the Kitchen Tapes] [Take]
- 9.Ugly Truth [the Kitchen Tapes] [Take]
- 10.Convince Me [the Kitchen Tapes] [Take]
- 11.Awakening [the Kitchen Tapes] [Take]
- 12.Kiss Like Your Kiss [the Kitchen Tapes] [Take]
Product Info
- UPC: 602527595917
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