Release Date: 01 June 1990
Label: Smithsonian Folkways
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 093074000328
Release Date: 01 March 2019
Label: Smithsonian Folkways Special
Packaging Type: Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 093073106717
Description
Unparalleled originality and passion have earned Williams due recognition as a writer and singer. This extraordinary album, recorded in 1978, deserves its status as a singer/songwriter classic. Songs include Lafayette, I Lost It, and Happy Woman Blues. "...[M]erely wonderful..." - Rolling Stone "...merely wonderful..." - Rolling Stone
Description
Lucinda Williams, whose musical style defies easy categorization, recorded her first album of original songs
in 1980, supported by a six-member band. Her songs are a mix of traditional and alternative country, folk,
and blues that reflect her Louisiana roots. The Village Voice music critic Robert Christgau gave Happy
Woman Blues an "A"013" and described Williams as a "guileless throwback to the days of the acoustic blues
mamas" who "means what she says and says what she means."
The vinyl reissue of Happy Woman Blues, which includes a liner notes booklet with the song lyrics, is part of the Smithsonian Folkways Vinyl Reissue Series, revisiting some of the most iconic and influential albums
in our collection.
Tracklisting
Tracklisting
Joseph Spence
Lucinda Williams
Lucinda Williams
Various Artists: Mike Seeger
Dom Flemons
Elizabeth Cotten
Sunny Jain
Various Artists
Lucinda Williams
Lucinda Williams
Lucinda Williams
Lucinda Williams
Lucinda Williams
Lucinda Williams
Lucinda Williams
Lucinda Williams
