The Ghosts of Highway 20

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The Ghosts of Highway 20
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Studio album by
Lucinda Williams
ReleasedFebruary 5, 2016
Recorded2015
GenreCountry
Length86:09
LabelHighway 20 Records
ProducerGreg Leisz, Tom Overby, Lucinda Williams
Lucinda Williams chronology
Down Where the Spirit Meets the Bone
(2014) 		The Ghosts of Highway 20
(2016) 		This Sweet Old World
(2017)

The Ghosts of Highway 20 is the twelfth studio album by American country music singer Lucinda Williams. The album was released on February 5, 2016, by Highway 20 Records.[1] All songs are written or co-written by Williams, except "Factory", written by Bruce Springsteen.

"Bitter Memory" was performed by Connie Britton (as her character Rayna Jaymes) and Brad Paisley on the TV series Nashville. Britton's solo version appears on The Music of Nashville: Season 1, Volume 2.

Critical reception[]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic83/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[3]
Consequence of SoundB[4]
Drowned In Sound7/10[5]
The Guardian4/5 stars[6]
Paste9.3/10[7]
PopMatters9/10 stars[8]
Pitchfork Media8.0/10[9]
Rolling Stone4/5 stars[10]
Slant Magazine4.5/5 stars[11]
Spin8/10[12]

The Ghosts of Highway 20 received critical acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 83 based on 19 reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim".[2]

Will Hermes writing in Rolling Stone commends the album's "languorous tempos". Hermes notes the recent passing of the singer's father, poet Miller Williams, as casting "mortality's shadow" across several songs on the album.[10]

Track listing[]

Disc 1

All tracks are written by Lucinda Williams, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dust"words by Miller Williams, music and additional words by Lucinda Williams6:19
2."House of Earth"lyrics by Woody Guthrie5:28
3."I Know All About It" 5:46
4."Place in My Heart" 5:13
5."Death Came" 6:14
6."Doors of Heaven" 5:33
7."Louisiana Story" 9:05
Total length:43:41

Disc 2

All tracks are written by Lucinda Williams, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Ghosts of Highway 20" 7:20
2."Bitter Memory" 4:07
3."Factory"Bruce Springsteen4:01
4."Can't Close the Door on Love" 5:36
5."If My Love Could Kill" 5:09
6."If There's a Heaven" 3:34
7."Faith & Grace"traditional12:44
Total length:42:32

Personnel[]

Charts[]

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[13] 20
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[14] 40
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[15] 25
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[16] 104
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[17] 53
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[18] 21
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[19] 29
Italian Albums (FIMI)[20] 88
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[21] 17
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[22] 83
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[23] 28
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[24] 43
UK Albums (OCC)[25] 33
UK Country Albums (OCC)[26] 1
US Billboard 200[27] 36

References[]

  1. ^ "The Ghosts of Highway 20 by Lucinda Williams on iTunes". Itunes.apple.com. 1953-01-26. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Reviews for The Ghosts of Highway 20 by Lucinda Williams". Metacritic. 2016-01-22. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
  3. ^ Mark Deming. "The Ghosts of Highway 20 - Lucinda Williams | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
  4. ^ Kivel, Adam (2016-02-03). "Lucinda Williams – The Ghosts of Highway 20". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
  5. ^ Irwin, Kevin (2016-01-27). "Single Review: Lucinda Williams - The Ghosts of Highway 20". Drownedinsound.com. Archived from the original on 2016-02-13. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
  6. ^ Robin Denselow. "Lucinda Williams: The Ghosts of Highway 20 review – pained and powerful Americana". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
  7. ^ "Lucinda Williams: The Ghosts of Highway 20". Pastemagazine.com. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
  8. ^ George de Stefano. "Lucinda Williams: The Ghosts of Highway 20". PopMatters. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
  9. ^ "Lucinda Williams: The Ghosts of Highway 20". Pitchfork. 2016-02-01. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b Hermes, Will (2016-02-03). "Lucinda Williams's New Album: The Ghosts of Highway 20". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
  11. ^ "Lucinda Williams: The Ghosts of Highway 20". Slant Magazine. 2016-01-26. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
  12. ^ "Review: Lucinda Williams, 'The Ghosts of Highway 20'". SPIN. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
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  14. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Lucinda Williams – The Ghosts of Highway 20" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
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  17. ^ "Lucinda Williams Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  18. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Lucinda Williams – The Ghosts of Highway 20" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  19. ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  20. ^ "Italiancharts.com – Lucinda Williams – The Ghosts of Highway 20". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  21. ^ "Charts.nz – Lucinda Williams – The Ghosts of Highway 20". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  22. ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Lucinda Williams – The Ghosts of Highway 20". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  23. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Lucinda Williams – The Ghosts of Highway 20". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  24. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Lucinda Williams – The Ghosts of Highway 20". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  25. ^ "Lucinda Williams | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  26. ^ "Official Country Artists Albums Chart Top 20". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  27. ^ "Lucinda Williams Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
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