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About this product
Product Identifiers
ProducerLucinda Williams, Tom Tucker, Charlie Sexton, Bo Ramsey
Record LabelLost Highway
UPC0008817019727
eBay Product ID (ePID)24050125770
Product Key Features
Era2000s
Run Time3057 Sec
FormatCD
Release Year2001
FeaturesStudio Recording
GenrePop, Alternative, Rock, Folk, Country, Blues
StyleAmericana, Contemporary Folk
TypeAlbum
ArtistLucinda Williams
Release TitleEssence
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
DistributionUniversal Distribution
Guest ArtistJoy Lynn White, Charlie Sexton, Bo Ramsey, Jim Lauderdale
Number of Tracks11
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
BassTony Garnier
GuitarLucinda Williams, Charlie Sexton, Bo Ramsey
MixingTom Tucker
Reviews4 stars out of 5 - "...A swift, superb follow-up....with a more bluesy, intimate sound....Almost essential.", 3.5 stars out of 5 - "...ESSENCE finds Williams returning to the willful intimacy of her earliest records. Laid-back, rock-ish and small in scale....The album is spotty and sweet, winningly imperfect and often striking...", "...Stellar Writing and Performing. the LOVEsick Blues Haven't Sounded Better.", Ranked #16 in Mojo's "Best 40 Albums of 2001"., 8 out of 10 - "...As halting, spare and downbeat as its predecessor CAR WHEELS ON A GRAVEL ROAD was giddy, verbose, and downbeat....by stripping down, she tests herself against the universals that underlie her music's power....Strange stuff...", Ranked #13 in Spin's "Albums of the Year 2001"., Ranked #9 "Album of the Year" in Ew's "Best of 2001"., "...Her folkiest, gentlest album...a steamy slow-crawl that plays into her strengths as the Joan of Dark of the alt-country set..." - Rating: B+