Offday Outtakes: Lucinda Williams

Lucinda Williams's 1988 self-titled album isn't perfect, but it's damn close. When it was released, I wrote:

"There is rarely a false note or insincere moment on Lucinda Williams. ... [Her] wonderful voice, both soaring and rock-steady, at times suggests early Bonnie Raitt. [There is a] relaxed confidence [to] the music, a hearty mixture of country, blues, rock and folk ... honest emotions and simply-stated dialogue ..."

The first seven tracks here are demos Williams recorded for that album in 1986. The rest of the set was recorded circa 1991-92, during the many sessions for Sweet Old World.

01  I Just Wanted To See You So Bad
02  The Night's Too Long
03  Like A Rose
04  Crescent City
05  Sidewalks Of The City
06  Passionate Kisses
07  Sundays
08  Six Blocks Away
09  Something About What Happens When We Talk
10  Sidewalks Of The City
11  Hot Blood
12  Little Angel, Little Brother
13  What You Don't Know
14  Sweet Old World
15  Prove My Love
16  Drivin' On A Dead-End Street
17  Lines Around Your Eyes
18  Pineola
19  Which Will (Nick Drake cover)

Enjoy!