Lucinda Williams - Down Where The Spirit Meets The Bone

The Grammy Award-winner's first ever double studio album

Featuring 20 new recordings

3-LP deluxe tri-fold package, includes album download

Down Where The Spirit Meets The Bone, the first release on Lucinda Williams' own Highway 20 Records label, is easily the most ambitious creation in a body of work that's long on ambition.

Over the course of two discs, Williams leaves no emotional crevice left unexplored, drinking deeply from a well of inspiration that culminates with an offering that overflows with delta-infused country soul. Williams wrings every drop of affirmation from uplifting tracks like the empowering "Walk On" (a loping paean to life's most sustaining aspects, the fleeting and the permanent) and every whit of dark beauty from songs such as "This Old Heartache" (a stark reminder that churning psychic waters can lurk beneath a placid surface).

Produced by Tom Overby, Greg Leisz and Lucinda Williams, recorded and mixed by Dave Bianco, mastered by Joe Gastwirt. The songs are amplified by a range of musical talents that include Greg Leisz, Tony Joe White, Pete Thomas, Gia Ciambotti, Bill Frisell and Jakob Dylan.

"The 61-year-old artist's first new album in four years (and 11th overall) is a big one, with 20 tracks (18 written solely by Williams) spread across two discs. Guests include Bill Frisell, Jakob Dylan, Ian McLagan (Faces), and Elvis Costello's rhythm section of Pete Thomas and Davey Faragaher. The album also features a track with lyrics from Williams' father, poet Miller Williams." — metacritic.com

LP 1:

Side 1

1. Compassion

2. Protection

3. Burning Bridges

4. East Side Of Town

LP 1:

Side 2

5. West Memphis

6. Cold Day In Hell

7. Foolishness

LP 2:

Side 1

8. Wrong Number

9. Stand Right By Each Other

10. It’s Gonna Rain

LP 2:

Side 2

11. Something Wicked This Way Comes

12. Big Mess

13. When I Look At The World

LP 3:

Side 1

14. Walk On

15. Temporary Nature (Of Any Precious Thing)

16. Everything But The Truth

17. This Old Heartache

LP 3:

Side 2

18. Stowaway In Your Heart

19. One More Day

20. Magnolia

Customer Reviews (5.00 Stars) 1 person(s) rated this product.

Highly Recommended! posted on 07/21/2015 5 Stars Reviewer: Drunken Angel All 3 vinyl pressings were flat & quiet. Not sure if this was a analog or digital master but whoever did the mastering/mix did an excellent job. Tight powerful bass with a little warmth, clean extended highs without being too hot & the vocal/guitar placement was perfect. So the sonics are 5 Stars and the music is also 5 stars. This is "Car Wheels" good. There are 6-7 gems/songs that are 10X more powerful on vinyl than mp3/CD. For a good time - drop the needle on "Walk On" and turn the volume knob to 1 O'clock. Highly Recommended.

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