Lucinda Williams - Happy Woman Blues

Happy Woman Blues - Lucinda Williams, whose musical style defies easy categorization, recorded her first album of original songs in 1980, supported by a six-member band. Her songs are a mix of traditional and alternative country, folk, and blues that reflect her Louisiana roots. The Village Voice music critic Robert Christgau gave Happy Woman Blues an "A-" and described Williams as a "guileless throwback to the days of the acoustic blues mamas" who "means what she says and says what she means." The vinyl reissue of Happy Woman Blues, which includes a liner notes booklet with the song lyrics, is part of the Smithsonian Folkways Vinyl Reissue Series, revisiting some of the most iconic and influential albums in our collection.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. Lafayette
2. I Lost It
3. Maria
4. Happy Woman Blues
5. King of Hearts

Disc: 2

1. Rolling Along
2. One Night Stand
3. Howlin' at Midnight
4. Hard Road
5. Louisiana Man
6. Sharp Cutting Wings (Song to a Poet)