Blessed (Lucinda Williams album)

Blessed is the tenth studio album by Lucinda Williams, her eleventh album overall. It was released in 2011 on Lost Highway Records and includes guest appearances by Elvis Costello and Matthew Sweet.[4]

Blessed
Studio album by Lucinda Williams
Released	March 1, 2011
Studio	Capitol Studios, Los Angeles
Genre	Americana, folk rock, alternative country, heartland rock
Label	Lost Highway
Producer	Don Was, Eric Liljestrand, Tom Overby
Lucinda Williams chronology
Little Honey (2008) Blessed (2011) Down Where the Spirit Meets the Bone (2014)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	B+[2]
Spin	[3]

"Buttercup" was released to radio and digital outlets as the first single.

The album debuted at number 15 on the Billboard 200,[5] and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Americana Album.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Lucinda Williams.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Buttercup"	3:50
2.	"I Don't Know How You're Livin'"	5:00
3.	"Copenhagen"	4:30
4.	"Born to Be Loved"	4:38
5.	"Seeing Black"	5:14
6.	"Soldier's Song"	6:09
7.	"Blessed"	5:48
8.	"Sweet Love"	3:33
9.	"Ugly Truth"	4:22
10.	"Convince Me"	5:45
11.	"Awakening"	6:25
12.	"Kiss Like Your Kiss"	3:51
Total length:		59:05

Blessed deluxe version

All tracks are written by Lucinda Williams.

Disc 1: Blessed

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Buttercup"	3:50
2.	"I Don't Know How You're Livin'"	5:00
3.	"Copenhagen"	4:30
4.	"Born to Be Loved"	4:38
5.	"Seeing Black"	5:14
6.	"Soldier's Song"	6:09
7.	"Blessed"	5:48
8.	"Sweet Love"	3:33
9.	"Ugly Truth"	4:22
10.	"Convince Me"	5:45
11.	"Awakening"	6:25
12.	"Kiss Like Your Kiss"	3:51
Total length:		59:05

All tracks are written by Lucinda Williams.

Disc 2: The Kitchen Tapes

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Buttercup"	4:01
2.	"I Don't Know How You're Livin'"	5:12
3.	"Copenhagen"	3:27
4.	"Born To Be Loved"	3:06
5.	"Seeing Black"	3:44
6.	"Soldier's Song"	5:37
7.	"Blessed"	3:23
8.	"Sweet Love"	2:30
9.	"Ugly Truth"	4:07
10.	"Convince Me"	3:49
11.	"Awakening"	3:40
12.	"Kiss Like Your Kiss"	2:32
Total length:		45:08

Personnel

• Lucinda Williams – acoustic guitar, lead vocals, background vocals
• Nathan Barr – cello
• Elvis Costello – electric guitar
• Rami Jaffee – accordion, Hammond organ, piano
• Greg Leisz – 12-string guitar, electric guitar, pedal steel guitar
• Val McCallum – electric guitar, national steel guitar, slide guitar
• Butch Norton – drums, percussion
• David Sutton – bass guitar, upright bass
• Matthew Sweet – background vocals

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Robert Christgau review Archived May 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
3. Spin review
4. "Blessed - Lucinda Williams". AllMusic. 2011-03-11. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
5. "Blessed - Lucinda Williams". Billboard.com. 2011-03-19. Retrieved 2012-01-16.