Lucinda Williams discography

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Lucinda Williams discography
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Williams performing in 2006
Studio albums15
Live albums1
Singles25
Video albums2

The discography of Lucinda Williams, an American singer, songwriter, and musician, consists of 15 studio albums, one live album, two video albums, and 25 singles, on Folkways Records, Smithsonian Folkways, Rough Trade Records, Chameleon, Mercury Records, Lost Highway Records, New West Records, Highway 20 Records, and Thirty Tigers.

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Williams released her first albums, Ramblin' on My Mind (1979) and Happy Woman Blues (1980), on Folkways Records and Smithsonian Folkways. In 1988, she signed with Rough Trade Records and released her self-titled third album, Lucinda Williams , to critical raves. [1] Her fourth album, Sweet Old World, appeared four years later on Chameleon Records, to further critical acclaim. In 1998, Car Wheels on a Gravel Road was released by Mercury Records, to critical and commercial success. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA the following year, and remains her best-selling album to date. [2]

After signing with Lost Highway records, Williams released the albums Essence (2001), World Without Tears (2003), West (2007), Little Honey (2008), and Blessed (2011), all to further critical and commercial success. Additionally, the live album Live @ The Fillmore was released in 2005. The double albums Down Where the Spirit Meets the Bone (2014) and The Ghosts of Highway 20 (2016) appeared on Williams' own Highway 20 Records label. In 2017, This Sweet Old World was released on Highway 20 Records in conjunction with Nashville, Tennessee based distribution company Thirty Tigers, followed by the critically acclaimed Good Souls Better Angels in 2020. Later that year, Williams began "Lu's Jukebox", a six-episode series of themed live performances. [3] Williams's 15th studio album, Stories from a Rock n Roll Heart , was released in 2023. [4]

A collaborative album with Charles Lloyd and the Marvels, titled Vanished Gardens , appeared in 2018 on the Blue Note Records label.

Albums

Studio albums

YearTitlePeak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)
US
[5]
US
Rock

[6]
AUS
[7]
CAN
[8]
IRE
[9]
GER
[10]
NL
[11]
NZ
[12]
SWE
[13]
UK
[14]
1979 Ramblin' on My Mind
1980 Happy Woman Blues 149
1988 Lucinda Williams
  • Released: 1988
  • Label: Rough Trade
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette
39
[A]
11749
1992 Sweet Old World
  • Released: August 25, 1992
  • Label: Chameleon
  • Formats: CD, cassette

[B]
134
1998 Car Wheels on a Gravel Road
  • Released: June 30, 1998
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette
6569
[C]
60
2001 Essence 2859474763
2003 World Without Tears
  • Released: April 8, 2003
  • Label: Lost Highway
  • Formats: CD, LP
1880419381402448
2007 West
  • Released: February 13, 2007
  • Label: Lost Highway
  • Formats: CD, LP
14553609529331030
2008 Little Honey
  • Released: October 14, 2008
  • Label: Lost Highway
  • Formats: CD, LP
9568186657252551
2011 Blessed
  • Released: March 1, 2011
  • Label: Lost Highway
  • Formats: CD, LP
15463236940181555
2014 Down Where the Spirit Meets the Bone
  • Released: September 30, 2014
  • Label: Highway 20 Records
  • Formats: CD, LP
13232317731235823
2016 The Ghosts of Highway 20
  • Released: February 5, 2016
  • Label: Highway 20 Records
  • Formats: CD, LP
3632053492921172833
2017 This Sweet Old World
  • Released: September 29, 2017
  • Label: Highway 20 Records, Thirty Tigers
  • Formats: CD, LP
17101
2020 Good Souls Better Angels
  • Released: April 24, 2020
  • Label: Highway 20 Records, Thirty Tigers
  • Formats: CD, LP
1442159332430
2023 Stories from a Rock n Roll Heart
  • Released: June 30, 2023
  • Label: Highway 20 Records, Thirty Tigers
  • Formats: CD, LP
159362665
Dash denotes releases that did not chart.

Notes

Live albums

YearTitlePeak chart positions
US
[5]
AUS
[7]
AUS Country NL
[11]
SWE
[13]
2005 Live @ The Fillmore 6611046943

Lu's Jukebox

YearTitlePeak chart positions
US
Folk

[18]
US
Blues

[19]
US
Taste

[20]
GER
[10]
NL
[11]
2021Lu's Jukebox Vol. 1 – Runnin' Down a Dream: A Tribute to Tom Petty [21]
  • Released: April 16, 2021
  • Label: Highway 20 Records, Thirty Tigers
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital
121032
Lu's Jukebox Vol. 2 – Southern Soul: From Memphis to Muscle Shoals [21]
  • Released: July 9, 2021
  • Label: Highway 20 Records, Thirty Tigers
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital
113
Lu's Jukebox Vol. 3 – Bob's Back Pages: A Night of Bob Dylan Songs [21]
  • Released: October 15, 2021
  • Label: Highway 20 Records, Thirty Tigers
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital
85
Lu's Jukebox Vol. 4 – Funny How Time Slips Away: A Night of 60's Country Classics [21]
  • Released: October 15, 2021
  • Label: Highway 20 Records, Thirty Tigers
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital
Lu's Jukebox Vol. 5 – Have Yourself a Rockin' Little Christmas with Lucinda [21]
  • Released: November 19, 2021
  • Label: Highway 20 Records, Thirty Tigers
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital
2022Lu's Jukebox Vol. 6 – You Are Cordially Invited...A Tribute to the Rolling Stones [21]
  • Released: January 28, 2022
  • Label: Highway 20 Records, Thirty Tigers
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital
23195860
2024Lu's Jukebox Vol. 7 – Lucinda Williams sings the Beatles from Abbey Road [21]
  • Released: December 6, 2024
  • Label: Highway 20 Records, Thirty Tigers
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital
Dash denotes releases that did not chart.

Other albums

YearTitlePeak chart positions
US
Jazz

[22]
US
T/Jazz

[23]
US
Taste

[20]
NL
[11]
2018 Vanished Gardens 3218161

Singles

YearSong US
Adult

[24]
US
Rock

[25]
US
Triple A

[26]
AUS
[7]
Album
1981"Happy Woman Blues/I Lost It" Happy Woman Blues
1989"Changed the Locks"16 Lucinda Williams
"The Night's Too Long"
"I Just Wanted to See You So Bad"122
"Passionate Kisses"169
1992"Six Blocks Away"170 Sweet Old World
"Hot Blood"
1993"Lines Around Your Eyes"146
"Something About What Happens When We Talk"
1998"Right in Time" Car Wheels on a Gravel Road
"Can't Let Go"14
2001"Essence"9 Essence
"Get Right With God"
2003"Righteously"368 World Without Tears
"Real Live Bleeding Fingers And Broken Guitar Strings"
2007"Are You Alright?"24 West
"Words"
"Come On"
"West"
2008"Real Love"22297 Little Honey
2011"Buttercup"26777 Blessed
2014"Burning Bridges" Down Where the Spirit Meets the Bone
2016"Just a Little More Faith and Grace" The Ghosts of Highway 20
2017"Six Blocks Away" This Sweet Old World
2020"Man Without a Soul" Good Souls Better Angels
"You Can't Rule Me"38
2023"New York Comeback"36 Stories from a Rock n Roll Heart
"Stolen Moments"
"Where the Song Will Find Me"
Dash denotes releases that did not chart.

Video albums

TitleAlbum details
Lucinda Williams – Live from Austin, TX [27]
Lucinda Williams – Live From Austin TX '89 [28]
  • Released: November 7, 2008
  • Label: New West Records
  • Formats: DVD

Guest and compilation appearances

Credits adapted from AllMusic. [29]

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