Blessed (Lucinda Williams album)

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Blessed
Lucinda Williams Blessed front.jpg
Studio album by
Lucinda Williams
ReleasedMarch 1, 2011 (2011-03-01)
StudioCapitol Studios, Los Angeles
GenreAmericana, folk rock, alternative country, heartland rock
LabelLost Highway
ProducerDon Was, Eric Liljestrand, Tom Overby
Lucinda Williams chronology
Little Honey
(2008) 		Blessed
(2011) 		Down Where the Spirit Meets the Bone
(2014)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4/5 stars[1]
Robert ChristgauB+[2]
Spin7/10 stars[3]

Blessed is the tenth studio album by Lucinda Williams, her eleventh album overall. It was released in 2011 on Lost Highway Records and includes guest appearances by Elvis Costello and Matthew Sweet.[4]

"Buttercup" was released to radio and digital outlets as the first single.

The album debuted at No. 15 on the Billboard 200,[5] and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Americana Album in 2012. The track "Kiss Like Your Kiss" originally appeared in the HBO series True Blood, and was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media the previous year.

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Lucinda Williams.

No.TitleLength
1."Buttercup"3:50
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"5:48
8."Sweet Love"3:33
9."Ugly Truth"4:22
10."Convince Me"5:45
11."Awakening"6:25
12."Kiss Like Your Kiss"3:51
Total length:59:05

Blessed deluxe version[]

All tracks are written by Lucinda Williams.

Disc 1: Blessed
No.TitleLength
1."Buttercup"3:50
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"5:48
8."Sweet Love"3:33
9."Ugly Truth"4:22
10."Convince Me"5:45
11."Awakening"6:25
12."Kiss Like Your Kiss"3:51
Total length:59:05

All tracks are written by Lucinda Williams.

Disc 2: The Kitchen Tapes
No.TitleLength
1."Buttercup"4:01
2."I Don't Know How You're Livin'"5:12
3."Copenhagen"3:27
4."Born To Be Loved"3:06
5."Seeing Black"3:44
6."Soldier's Song"5:37
7."Blessed"3:23
8."Sweet Love"2:30
9."Ugly Truth"4:07
10."Convince Me"3:49
11."Awakening"3:40
12."Kiss Like Your Kiss"2:32
Total length:45:08

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Robert Christgau review Archived May 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Spin review
  4. ^ "Blessed - Lucinda Williams". AllMusic. 2011-03-11. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
  5. ^ "Blessed - Lucinda Williams". Billboard.com. 2011-03-19. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
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