Loose (Victoria Williams album)

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Loose
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Studio album by
Victoria Williams
ReleasedOctober 18, 1994
RecordedAmerican Recording Studios, Woodland Hills, California
Genre Country rock, folk, alternative rock
Length60:20
Label
Producer Paul Fox
Victoria Williams chronology
Swing the Statue!
(1990)		Loose
(1994)		 This Moment: In Toronto with the Loose Band
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [1]
Chicago Sun-Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [2]
Chicago Tribune Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [3]
Entertainment Weekly A− [4]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [5]
NME 8/10 [6]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
The Village Voice A− [10]

Loose is the third studio album by American singer/songwriter Victoria Williams, released in 1994.

Contents

Her previous album, 1990’s Swing the Statue! , won some critical praise but completely failed to attract commercial attention, and the collapse of Rough Trade Records left her without a contract until Mammoth Records bought the rights to that album. [8] Two years afterwards, Williams was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and as a working musician, lacked health insurance or the money to pay her medical fees; however, a large number of musicians who admired the talent she had shown on her Geffen Records albums came in to support her with 1993’s Sweet Relief: A Benefit for Victoria Williams tribute album recording her songs – including two unrecorded by Williams herself.

Loose, in contrast to her first two albums, was recorded with a large crew including some high-profile contributors like R.E.M.’s Mike Mills, Sly Stone’s sister and bandmate Rose, husband-to-be Mark Olson and Soul Asylum’s Dave Pirner.

Containing a full hour of music, Loose saw Victoria Williams use a greater diversity of styles, notably the spiritual-influenced “You R Loved” and “Get Away”. [1] Despite widespread critical praise, Loose could not break her commercially, failing to dent the Billboard Top 200, and Williams moved with new husband Olson to Joshua Tree, California.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Victoria Williams, except where otherwise noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Century Plant" 4:50
2."You R Loved" 4:24
3."Harry Went to Heaven" 2:49
4."Crazy Mary" 5:15
5."When We Sing Together" 2:43
6."Polish Those Shoes" 5:06
7."Love" 3:45
8."What a Wonderful World" Bob Thiele, George David Weiss 2:49
9."Waterfall" 3:10
10."Nature’s Way" Randy California 2:24
11."Sunshine Country" 3:45
12."Happy to Have Known Pappy" 3:13
13."My Ally"Victoria Williams, Dave Pirner 3:33
14."Hitchhikers’ Smile" 4:33
15."Get Away" 4:41
16."Psalms" Don Heffington 3:20
Total length:60:20

Personnel

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