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Happy Woman Blues - Wikipedia

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Happy Woman Blues

Studio album by

Lucinda Williams

Released

1980

Recorded

April–June 1980

Studio

SugarHill (Houston, Texas)

Genre

Length

35:13

Label

Smithsonian Folkways

Producer

Mickey White, Lucinda Williams

Lucinda Williams chronology

Ramblin' on My Mind
(1979)

Happy Woman Blues
(1980)

Lucinda Williams
(1988)

Alternative cover

1990 reissue album cover

Happy Woman Blues is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams, released in 1980 by Smithsonian Folkways.

While her debut album, Ramblin' on My Mind (1979), consisted entirely of cover recordings, all of Happy Woman Blues was written solely by Williams.^[1] She also produced the album, alongside Mickey White.^[2] Supported by a six-member band, the songs are a mix of traditional and alternative country, folk, and blues that reflect her Louisiana roots.^[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[4]
The Village Voice	A−^[1]

Happy Woman Blues was met with critical acclaim. Robert Christgau, writing for The Village Voice, gave the album an "A−", and called Williams a "guileless throwback to the days of the acoustic blues mamas" who "means what she says and says what she means".^[1] Trouser Press felt the record was more "rock-oriented" than Williams' debut album, writing that she used timeworn ideas such as "smoke-stained bars, open roads and a heart that never learns" but reimagined them "in a way that is both contemporary and uncynical".^[5]

In a retrospective review for AllMusic, Kurt Wolff wrote that "King of Hearts", "Sharp Cutting Wings", and "Lafayette" are well composed, emotionally powerful classics on an album that was bold, refreshing, and "stunning for its mixture of blues, folk, and country traditions with [Williams'] captivating, complex, and visceral approach to writing and singing".^[4]

Track listing

All tracks written by Lucinda Williams.^[6]

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Lafayette"	3:40
2.	"I Lost It"	2:52
3.	"Maria"	3:45
4.	"Happy Woman Blues"	3:08
5.	"King of Hearts"	4:02

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Rolling Along"	2:46
2.	"One Night Stand"	2:53
3.	"Howlin' at Midnight"	3:49
4.	"Hard Road"	2:29
5.	"Louisiana Man"	2:23
6.	"Sharp Cutting Wings (Song to a Poet)"	3:26
Total length:		35:13

Personnel

Lucinda Williams – lead vocals, acoustic guitars
Mickey White – acoustic rhythm and lead guitars, harmony vocals
Rex Bell – electric bass, harmony vocals
Andre Mathews – electric rhythm, lead and slide guitars
Ira Wilkes – drums
"Uncle" Mickey Moody – pedal steel guitar
Malcolm Smith – fiddle, viola

Technical

"Uncle" Mickey Moody - engineer
Ronald Clyne - cover design

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Christgau, Robert (October 5, 1981). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
^ "Happy Woman Blues - Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
^ "Happy Woman Blues". Smithsonian Folkways. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
^ ^a ^b Wolff, Kurt. "Happy Woman Blues". AllMusic. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
^ "Lucinda Williams". Trouser Press. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
^ Happy Woman Blues (booklet). Lucinda Williams. Smithsonian Folkways. 1980.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

External links

Happy Woman Blues at Discogs (list of releases)
Lucinda Williams Official Website

v t e Lucinda Williams
Studio albums	Ramblin' on My Mind Happy Woman Blues Lucinda Williams Sweet Old World Car Wheels on a Gravel Road Essence World Without Tears West Little Honey Blessed Down Where the Spirit Meets the Bone The Ghosts of Highway 20 This Sweet Old World Good Souls Better Angels Stories from a Rock n Roll Heart
Live albums	Live @ The Fillmore
Other albums	Vanished Gardens
Singles	"Changed the Locks" "The Night's Too Long" "I Just Wanted to See You So Bad" "Passionate Kisses" "Six Blocks Away" "Something About What Happens When We Talk" "Right in Time" "Can't Let Go" "Essence" "Get Right With God" "Righteously" "Are You Alright?" "Real Love" "Buttercup"
Other songs	"Cold, Cold Heart" "Hang Down Your Head" "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)"
Related articles	Discography

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