Standard Edition

Product Description
Blessed, the stunning new album from three-time Grammy Award-winner Lucinda Williams is set for release on March 1st 2011 by Lost Highway. Considered by many to be one of America's greatest living songwriters, Williams lives up to that and more by delivering 12 new songs that cover an even wider emotional spectrum than her previous work, without moving too far in any one direction. Blessed opens with the gritty kiss-off "Buttercup" then moves seamlessly into the sultry blues of "Born To Be Loved". Williams delves into a heavier subject as she questions the motives for a suicide on the hard-driving "Seeing Black", which features blistering guitar from Elvis Costello. The thoughtful title track slowly builds to a melodic climax as it offers an eye-opening look at what's right in front of us, but too often unnoticed. The poignant and powerful "Soldier's Song" simultaneously tells a tragic story of the soldier overseas and his wife and child back home. On the gorgeous "Kiss Like Your Kiss", Williams lays down one of the most beautiful and fragile vocals she has ever recorded. The original version of "Kiss Like Your Kiss" appeared on the True Blood: Music From The HBO Original Series - Volume 2 and was just nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Song written for motion picture, television or other visual media. It's nothing new to see Williams tug at the heartstrings and stimulate the mind with her songs, but there is a vibe throughout Blessed that is unique to this album in-particular. It's the sound of the wisdom and experience Williams has gained through her years as an uncompromising talent. Combine that with Grammy Award-winning producer Don Was at the helm, and something special is born. Was co-produced Blessed with Eric Liljestrand and Tom Overby, who co-produced Williams highly-praised Little Honey (2008). Blessed features special guests Rami Jaffe on keyboards, Matthew Sweet on vocals, Greg Leisz and Elvis Costello on guitar.

01 Buttercup
02 I Don't Know How You're Livin'
03 Copenhagen
04 Born To Be Loved
05 Seeing Black
06 Soldier's Song
07 Blessed
08 Sweet Love
09 Ugly Truth
10 Convince Me
11 Awakening
12 Kiss Like Your Kiss

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004HGBUXE/?tag=imwan-20

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Deluxe Edition

Product Description
Blessed, the stunning new album from three-time Grammy Award-winner Lucinda Williams is set for release on March 1st 2011 by Lost Highway. Considered by many to be one of America's greatest living songwriters, Williams lives up to that and more by delivering 12 new songs that cover an even wider emotional spectrum than her previous work, without moving too far in any one direction. Blessed opens with the gritty kiss-off "Buttercup" then moves seamlessly into the sultry blues of "Born To Be Loved". Williams delves into a heavier subject as she questions the motives for a suicide on the hard-driving "Seeing Black", which features blistering guitar from Elvis Costello. The thoughtful title track slowly builds to a melodic climax as it offers an eye-opening look at what's right in front of us, but too often unnoticed. The poignant and powerful "Soldier's Song" simultaneously tells a tragic story of the soldier overseas and his wife and child back home. On the gorgeous "Kiss Like Your Kiss", Williams lays down one of the most beautiful and fragile vocals she has ever recorded. The original version of "Kiss Like Your Kiss" appeared on the True Blood: Music From The HBO Original Series - Volume 2 and was just nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Song written for motion picture, television or other visual media. It's nothing new to see Williams tug at the heartstrings and stimulate the mind with her songs, but there is a vibe throughout Blessed that is unique to this album in-particular. It's the sound of the wisdom and experience Williams has gained through her years as an uncompromising talent. Combine that with Grammy Award-winning producer Don Was at the helm, and something special is born. Was co-produced Blessed with Eric Liljestrand and Tom Overby, who co-produced Williams highly-praised Little Honey (2008). Blessed features special guests Rami Jaffe on keyboards, Matthew Sweet on vocals, Greg Leisz and Elvis Costello on guitar. This deluxe edition comes with a bonus disc called 'The Kitchen Tapes'. These are the demos Williams recorded of the songs that became Blessed right as they were born at her kitchen table, where she does most of her writing.

CD 1
01 Buttercup
02 I Don't Know How You're Livin'
03 Copenhagen
04 Born To Be Loved
05 Seeing Black
06 Soldier's Song
07 Blessed
08 Sweet Love
09 Ugly Truth
10 Convince Me
11 Awakening
12 Kiss Like Your Kiss

CD 2: The Kitchen Tapes
01 Buttercup
02 I Don't Know How You're Livin'
03 Copenhagen
04 Born To Be Loved
05 Seeing Black
06 Soldier's Song
07 Blessed
08 Sweet Love
09 Ugly Truth
10 Convince Me
11 Awakening
12 Kiss Like Your Kiss

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004HGBUVG/?tag=imwan-20

lucinda would release a new album every month if it were up to me.

she is simply the best.

"Righteously".......is the bomb.

Bump: added pre-order link to the first post.

linda,

supposedly there is going to be a "special" edition of this.

have you heard anything?

renny

Hi Linda:

Enclosed are the tracks for Blessed.

1 Buttercup 3:51
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 5:49
8 Sweet Love 3:33
9 Ugly Truth 4:22
10 Convince Me 5:46
11 Awakening 6:25
12 Kiss Like Your Kiss 3:51

The deluxe vesion will have a bonus disc that will include demos of the songs above that
she recorded at her kitchen table.

The LP version will include a copy of the CD and bonus disc.

Rebel007

rebel,

thanks for the info. i'm in for the deluxe version. some of the demos for 'little honey" are better than the released tunes, especially "jailhouse tears".

renny

This sounds like the most exciting record since "Le Noise" and for somewhat different reasons.

Car wheels...on a gravel road...

Bump: added cover images for the two CD editions to the first post. Lucinda collectors might also be interested in the vinyl edition, which features a third cover variation, and includes both CDs from the deluxe edition:



http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004HGBUQ6/?tag=imwan-20

Regarding the cover variations, Lush did a similar thing on their Lovelife release in 1996, where the album cover and affiliated singles, e.p.s, etc. used various pictures of people holding up their logo. Just thought I'd mention that because I doubt there's a huge overlap in their fan bases.

NPR is now streaming the entire album online:

http://www.npr.org/2011/02/21/133840259 ... ms-blessed

Pre-orders are also eligible to receive an additional 4 live tracks via download... more details on the official Williams website:

http://www.lucindawilliams.com/index.php

8 different covers.

i just pre-ordered through amazon, and i'll let you know what the downloads are as soon as i know.

Mp3 & itunes only (sigh).

???

when i clicked on the link it took me directly to amazon.

Guys, if pre-ordering from Amazon please use the IMWAN-supporting links in the first post. Lucinda's website only requires you to forward the e-mail receipt to them for the free downloads, you don't have to order the CD directly through her site as well.

Thanks for the NPR link. I am enjoying this very much!

The bonus tracks.

OK, who's fanatical enough to buy all 8 covers??! Someone on this board must be!

not even jimbo will do that.

That is correct.

In fact, I turned down a promo of the regular edition, decided to wait for the 2-disc deluxe edition.

I really like the main album, but I am struggling through "The Kitchen Tapes"... I guess I like Lucinda's voice with more instrumentation.