Lucinda Williams: Car Wheels On A Gravel Road (LP)

Over the past 30 years, Lucinda Williams has transformed her perspective as a proud yet vulnerable Southern woman into a series of grandiose and magnificent albums, each of which weaves rock, country rock, country, folk and blues so tightly that the individual elements seem to disappear. "Lucinda Williams" from 1988 marked her breakthrough, but her absolute Masterpiece from 1998 - "Car Wheels On A Gravel Road" - cemented her dazzling reputation as a great Singer/songwriter. It took three years to complete the Alternative Country Masterpiece, but it was worth it. WILLIAMS writes songs that describe the rootlessness of American life with vivid imagery and edgy beauty. As Guests on the album: STEVE EARL, EMMYLOU HARRIS and BUDDY MILLER. WILLIAMS herself stepped into action as co-producer; for rick Rubin and Jim Scott were responsible for the mix, "Metal Firecracker" was mixed by Ray Kennedy. The Album won a Grammy for "Best Contemporary Folk Album" and was was the first release of LUCINDA WILLIAMS to be honored with gold status. Village Voice named "Car Wheels..." the best album of the year, while Rolling Stone's "500 Best Albums" list in 2003, ranking it at number 304.