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        Happy Woman Blues

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        Lafayette
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        I Lost It
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        Maria
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        Happy Woman Blues
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        King of Hearts
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        06
        Rolling Along
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        One Night Stand
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        Howlin' at Midnight
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        Hard Road
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        Louisiana Man
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        Sharp Cutting Wings (Song to a Poet)
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        Total Tracks: 11   Total Length: 35:42

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        04.22.11
        Tender country and delicate folk, graceful and gorgeous
        Label: Smithsonian Folkways

        Though she became an alt-country icon in the '90s, Lucinda Williams was still largely unknown when Happy Woman Blues came out in 1980. The songs got around surely enough over the years among her fellow songwriters, especially in Texas; by the late '80s, you could walk into an Austin bar on any given night and hear the likes of Butch Hancock covering "Sharp Cutting Wings," Jimmie Dale Gilmore singing "Howling At Midnight" or David Halley doing "I Lost It." Maybe the best cover came a few years later when the Damnations recorded a scorching version of "Happy Woman Blues."

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        Sharp Cutting Wings

        Yancey

        To my shining star: Happy Birthday, Yancey. "I could swear I knew your love before I knew your name." Love, Mom

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        True Lucinda

        iconoclast

        Some people call this "early" Lucinda, as if the music is somehow immature. That could not be more wrong. This is Lucinda at her best. Not overproduced or pushed to hyperdrive, the songs are honest, lyrical, and just plain human. It seems that a number of current 'country stars' attempt to copy Lucinda's voice, or maybe their producers picked them because they have a similar sound, but she is the best. Not only are the songs well written and superbly sung, Mickey White's guitar work is some of the best ever.

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        pure lucinda

        journey462001

        she recorded this for smithsonian folkways recordings- pure lucinda i bought this one after being given her self titled album by a 3 a.m. miami lover (yeah! tobacco road and k.) along with trinity sessions--cowboy junkies-(misguided angel, sweet jane) and slow turning--john hiatt (feels like rain)

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        She can do no wrong

        mrkrupa

        This woman rocks. While I will agree with the comments denigrading some productions, her talent is awsome. Solid, real, good music. Cannot go wrong with this.

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        early and simple

        Discriminatrix

        Not the Lucinda album if you're looking for lush production - but if what you want is straight ahead heart and great songwriting, and a sense of what it must have been like to hear her at Kerrville or a smoky bar long ago, this is a sweet, rockin' little album. I've driven cross-country to it too many times....

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        innocence

        1BrightGirl

        Shows her sweet youth, I am more impressed with her album "Essence"...it's not quite as light an more bluesy instead of twangy

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        Lucinda Williams’ first collection of original material — recorded with a full band — is stunning for its mixture of blues, folk, and country traditions with her captivating, complex, and visceral approach to writing and singing. Songs like “Lafayette,” “King of Hearts,” and “Sharp Cutting Wings” are classics: structurally solid and emotionally intense. A gutsy, refreshingly rootsy album. – Kurt Wolff

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        • 05.08.13 Hello Dublin! We made it after a looooong trip. Here's Lu and Matt (asst. road mgr.) looking for a pot o' gold in... http://t.co/0MqrSnmpL4
        • 04.30.13 Here's a link to an article in Rolling Stone where the legendary producer Joe Boyd mentions Lu. She is going to... http://t.co/zRAoncghtW
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        • 04.24.13 Thanks to Rickie Lee Jones for this photo from the Autism Speaks concert in LA. That's me on stage with Stephen... http://t.co/l3GI5ynhIW
        • 04.24.13 Me & Rickie Lee Jones at the Autism Speaks concert in LA. http://t.co/hfeUyvuyHW
        • 04.24.13 Lucinda sharing her experiences as a Record Store employee on Record Store Day at Amoeba Music. - Lucinda mgmt. http://t.co/KA3lcPvHda
        • 04.24.13 Not sure why these didn't post earlier so we'll try again! Record Store Day at Amoeba Music! We had the BEST... http://t.co/JIq65Kc5xx
        • 04.21.13 Too much fun at @amoebamusic today - thx everyone who came it was great to see all of you! http://t.co/2fwmX9089E
        • 04.20.13 Autism Speaks and music speaks...and fan Emily speaks when she hears music! Thanks again to everyone who came out... http://t.co/nC38ZZz3e8
        • 04.19.13 http://t.co/gDATxGdF1p Look who is spinning her... http://t.co/xkOghqKDrq
        • 04.19.13 Seattle area...if you see this - it's stolen and the owner needs it back. His info is on the link: - Lucinda mgmt. http://t.co/HA4CCA85P4
        • 04.14.13 Most fun dressing room...Autism Speaks benefit last night at Nokia Center LA http://t.co/9XXyzNBxgV