Car Wheels on a Gravel Road
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Release date: 30 June 1998
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0731455833829 UPC: 731455833829
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"CAR WHEELS on a GRAVEL ROAD (1998) LUCINDA WILLIAMS Review coming soon... "
"This country-rock veteran spent years fighting to make music her own way, turning ordinary lives into poetic ruminations with her melancholy yet indomitable voice. Essential moment: "Jackson," the achingest, prettiest song this side of Dionne Warwick's "Walk On By.""
"Lucinda Williams had released four albums when she began recording songs for what would, years later, become Car Wheels On A Gravel Road, now an Americana standard. On the album, Williams successfully married rural snapshots with articulate, near-photographic songwriting. The combination resulted in a vibrant and vividly-detailed album, especially for the time. In the late 1990s, alternative country was still a nascent scene with a palpable absence of both female voices and female songwriters in"
"For Williams, quality matters more than quantity โ so in the first 20 years of her career, she delivered just five albums, and this was the best. Simple truths, real situations and honest feelings beautifully sung. Who needs more? Standout track: โDrunken Angelโ"
"CAR WHEELS on a GRAVEL ROAD (1998) LUCINDA WILLIAMS Review coming soon... "