Little Honey

Little Honey is the ninth studio album by Lucinda Williams. It was released in 2008 on Lost Highway Records and includes guest appearances by Elvis Costello, Susanna Hoffs, Matthew Sweet and Charlie Louvin.[1] "Circles and X's" was written in 1985, around the same time was "If Wishes Were Horses," while "Well Well Well" dates from 1991.[2]

Little Honey
Studio album by Lucinda Williams
Released	October 14, 2008
Genre	Americana, folk rock, alternative country, heartland rock
Length	64:44
Label	Lost Highway
Producer	Eric Leljestrand, Tom Overby[1]
Lucinda Williams chronology
West (2007) Little Honey (2008) Blessed (2011)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	2008
Blender	2007
Entertainment Weekly	B- 2008
Rolling Stone	2008
Slant Magazine	2008
Spin	2008
The Boston Globe	unfavorable 2008
The New York Times	2008
The Times	2008
USA Today	2008

"Real Love" was released to radio and digital outlets as the first single.[2]

The album debuted at number 9 on the Billboard 200, selling 35,000 copies that week,[3] thereby becoming her first Top 10 album. The album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Americana Album.

Track listing

(All songs by Lucinda Williams except where indicated)

1. "Real Love" – 3:45
2. "Circles and X's" – 3:40
3. "Tears of Joy" – 4:27
4. "Little Rock Star" – 5:42
5. "Honey Bee" – 3:05
6. "Well Well Well" – 4:29
7. "If Wishes Were Horses" – 5:40
8. "Jailhouse Tears" – 5:28
9. "Knowing" – 6:00
10. "Heaven Blues" – 5:23
11. "Rarity" – 8:43
12. "Plan to Marry" – 3:26
13. "It's a Long Way to the Top" (Angus Young, Malcolm Young, Bon Scott) – 4:56 (Originally performed by AC/DC)

Bonus tracks

• "Jailhouse Tears" (Demo) – 4:49 (Best Buy download/UK CD bonus track)
• "Rarity" (Demo) – 7:35 (Best Buy download)
• "Knowing" (Demo) – 4:42 (Best Buy download)
• "Circles & X's" (Demo) – 3:58 (Best Buy download)
• "If Wishes Were Horses" (Demo) – 4:55 (Best Buy download)
• "Real Love" (Alternate Early Version) – 3:39 (iTunes United States)

"Lu in '08" EP

Released on October 28, 2008, as a Digital-Only EP featuring 4 live tracks (3 covers and one original):

1. "Masters of War" (Originally performed by Bob Dylan)
2. "For What It's Worth" (Originally performed by Buffalo Springfield)
3. "Marching the Hate Machines Into the Sun" (Originally performed by Thievery Corporation feat. Wayne Coyne)
4. "Bone of Contention" (Lucinda Williams original)

("Bone of Contention" has been incorrectly regarded as an "AmazonMP3" exclusive bonus track. The live version (from the "Lu in '08" ep) was given away free to those who pre-ordered "Little Honey" from Amazon.com.)

Personnel

• Lucinda Williams – vocals, acoustic guitar
• Butch Norton – drums, percussion
• David Sutton – electric bass, double bass, cello
• Chet Lyster – electric and acoustic guitars, saw and table steel
• Doug Pettibone – electric and acoustic guitars, pedal steel

Additional musicians

• Rob Burger – wurlitzer, vibraphone, piano, Hammond organ
• Matthew Sweet, Susanna Hoffs – backing vocals ("Real Love", "Little Rock Star", "Rarity")
• Charlie Louvin, Jim Lauderdale – backing vocals ("Well Well Well")
• Elvis Costello – vocals ("Jailhouse Tears")
• Susan Marshall, Gia Ciambotti, Kristen Mooney – backing vocals ("Tears of Joy")
• Kristen Mooney, Tim Easton, Susan Marshall – backing vocals ("It's a Long Way to the Top")
• Jim Lauderdale, Susan Marshall, Gia Ciambotti, Kristen Mooney – backing vocals ("Jailhouse Tears")
• Bruce Fowler – trombone
• Walt Fowler – flugelhorn
• Albert Wing – tenor saxophone

References

1. "Little Honey Sellsheet". Lost Highway Records.
2. Ayers, Michael D. "Lucinda Williams lightens up on 'Honey'". Reuters. October 3, 2008.
3. Hasty, Katie. "Kenny Chesney Scores Fifth Chart-Topping Album". Billboard. October 22, 2008.