Reviews
3.5 Stars - Good Plus - "...SWEET OLD WORLD will go a long way toward establishing Lucinda Williams as one of popular music's treasures. In her voice, we can hear the sound of desire itself...", "...A gifted singer-songwriter whose stark portraits of people on the edge are long on empathy and short on sentimentality..." - Rating: B+, Picked by Critic Frank-John Hadley As One of the 10 Best Albums of 1992., "...Lucinda Williams has a lazy lull to her voice, a slow poignant quiver that makes it just the one to sing to bar room romantics...", "...She delivers her searing lines without artificial sentiment or extraneous embellishment, just a wrenching directness that nourishes the spirit and knows no detour to the heart...", Ranked #11 in the Village Voice's List of the 40 Best Albums of 1992., 4 Stars - Excellent - "...In a clear and soft voice, she plies us with tales of unequivocal simplicity, and above-average lyrics in a soft-rocking style that marries old partners Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris...", "...SWEET OLD WORLD shows Lucinda to be a riveting writer and performer whose apparent simplicity is merely the entranceway to a rewarding artist of depth..."
