Sweet Old World
Her fourth album, the one that ends with a Nick Drake cover, and the source of one of her best-loved ballads.
Lucinda Williams, 1992
- Released
- August 25, 1992
- Label
- Chameleon
- Producer
- Gurf Morlix, Dusty Wakeman, Lucinda Williams
- Length
- 45:27
Gurf Morlix played guitars, pedal steel, dobro and mandolin, Duane Jarvis electric guitar, John Ciambotti bass and Donald Lindley drums. Byron Berline and Doug Atwell played fiddle, Benmont Tench, Skip Edwards and William Smitty Smith the Hammond B-3, and the backing vocalists were Gia Ciambotti, Jim Lauderdale and Wakeman. The album ends with Nick Drake's "Which Will", the only cover on the record, and two others are co-writes, with Betty Elders and Lorne Rall.
It reached number 25 on the US Heatseekers chart and 134 in Australia, placed 11th in the 1992 Pazz and Jop poll, and earned four and a half stars from AllMusic. In 2017 she re-recorded the whole record as This Sweet Old World and played it at First Avenue for its twenty-fifth anniversary.
Track listing
- Six Blocks Away2:52
- Something About What Happens When We Talk3:50
- He Never Got Enough Love3:52
- Sweet Old World4:03
- Little Angel, Little Brother4:25
- Pineola4:10
- Lines Around Your Eyes2:29
- Prove My Love2:48
- Sidewalks of the City3:46
- Memphis Pearl3:48
- Hot Blood5:27
- Which Will3:49
Personnel
- Lucinda Williams vocals, acoustic guitar
- Gurf Morlix guitars, pedal steel, dobro, mandolin
- Duane Jarvis electric guitar
- Benmont Tench Hammond B-3
- Jim Lauderdale backing vocals
More from Lucinda Williams
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Where to go next
Reference
- Sweet Old World on Wikipedia Tracklist and full personnel.
Sources
- Sweet Old World, Wikipedia