Lucinda Williams This Sweet Old World (CD)

(Highway20 Records) 20 tracks, digisleeve

Lucinda Williams' “This Sweet Old World” is much more than a 25th anniversary reissue: it's a completely new and modern take on her classic.

Lucinda Williams released her fourth solo album “Sweet Old World” 25 years ago. To mark this anniversary, the US singer-songwriter, rock and country icon is presenting a special new edition of the longplayer in 2017: “This Sweet Old World”.

The album is special because Williams has rearranged all twelve tracks on the record and even rewritten some of them.

As a special highlight, “This Sweet Old World” also features four newly recorded bonus tracks that also hark back to her early days.

Lucinda Willliams was supported in the studio by her live and studio band: guitarist Stuart Mathis, bassist David Sutton and drummer Butch Norton. Her long-time musical partner Greg Leisz also contributed some incredible guitar parts. Leisz was already part of the 1992 album sessions and also co-produced their last studio album "The Ghost Of Highway 20 ” from 2016.

Lucinda Williams

The U.S. American singer/songwriter, Folk, alternative Country and Americana singer Lucinda Williams was born January 26, 1953 in Lake Charles, Louisiana. She started her recording career in 1978 and until 2017 she had released 14 albums in total. In 2011 Lucinda Williams has won the 'Lifetime Achievement Award (songwriting)' and her album 'Down Where The Spirit Meets The Bone' became 'the album of the year' in 2015. Besides these awards she has won three 'Grammies' for 'The Best Country Song 1993', the 'Best Contemporary Folk Album 1999' and with the song 'Get Right With God' the 'Best Female Rock Vocal Performance 2002'. She had guest appereances with countless artists and bands like Chip Taylor, Little Milton, Kasey Chambers, Bonepony, Sue Foley, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Steve Earle to name a few.