Ramblin'

Ramblin' is an album of traditional blues and country songs by Lucinda Williams. When it was first released in 1979, the album was titled Ramblin' on My Mind; for re-issues, it was shortened to Ramblin'.[1]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Ramblin'
Studio album by Lucinda Williams
Released	1979
Studio	Malaco, Jackson, Mississippi
Genre	Blues country
Length	43:17
Label	Folkways
Producer	Tom Royals
Lucinda Williams chronology
Ramblin' (1979) Happy Woman Blues (1980)

Smithsonian Folkways provides a description: "The first recordings from an artist with a gift for interpreting original blues from Robert Johnson to Memphis Minnie to the Carter Family. Williams’s unmistakable sound is powerfully direct and filled with melancholy and passion."[2] A review in Montana State University Exponent calls it "The quintessential recording of Lucinda Williams ... An unbelievably soulful ... vocalist."[2]

Track listing

Side one

1. "Ramblin' on My Mind" (Robert Johnson)
2. "Me and My Chauffeur" (Clifton Chenier, Memphis Minnie)
3. "Motherless Children" (Traditional)
4. "Malted Milk Blues" (Robert Johnson)
5. "Disgusted" (Melvin Jackson)
6. "Jug Band Music" (Memphis Jug Band)
7. "Stop Breakin' Down" (Robert Johnson)

Side two

8. "Drop Down Daddy" (Sleepy John Estes and Hammie Nixon, originally "Drop Down Mama")
9. "Little Darling Pal of Mine" (A.P. Carter)
10. "Make Me Down a Pallet on Your Floor" (Traditional)
11. "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" (Hank Williams)
12. "Great Speckled Bird" (Roy Acuff, A.P. Carter, Reverend Guy Smith, Traditional)
13. "You're Gonna Need That Pure Religion" (Traditional)
14. "Satisfied Mind" (Joe Hayes, Jack Rhodes)

Personnel

• Lucinda Williams – vocals, 12-string guitar
• John Grimaudo – 6-string guitar
• Carol Hardy – cover

References

1. Wolff, Kurt. Ramblin' at AllMusic. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
2. "Ramblin' – Lucinda Williams". Smithsonian Folkways. Retrieved February 13, 2018.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)