What I Deserve

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What I Deserve
KellyWillisWhatIDeserve.jpg
Studio album by
Released1999
Genre Country
Length49:41
Label Rykodisc
Producer Dave McNair, Norman Kerner, and Daniel Presley
Kelly Willis chronology
Kelly Willis
(1993)
What I Deserve
(1999)
Easy
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Entertainment Weekly A [1]
Robert Christgau B+ [2]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]

What I Deserve is the fourth studio album by Kelly Willis, released more than six years after her eponymous album. The album was her highest on the Billboard country charts at #30. Three of the tracks were co-written with Gary Louris of The Jayhawks.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Take Me Down"
3:46
2."What I Deserve"
  • Louris
  • Willis
4:20
3."Heaven Bound"Damon Bramblett3:20
4."Talk Like That"Willis3:09
5."Not Forgotten You" Bruce Robison 3:36
6."Wrapped"Bruce Robison4:28
7."Cradle of Love" Paul Kelly 4:57
8."Got a Feelin' for Ya"3:25
9."Time Has Told Me" Nick Drake 4:37
10."Fading Fast"2:54
11."Happy with That"
  • Louris
  • Willis
3:34
12."They're Blind" Paul Westerberg 4:37
13."Not Long for This World"
  • Leventhal
  • Willis
3:28
Total length:49:41

Personnel

Track information and credits adapted from Discogs [5] and AllMusic , [6] then verified from the album's liner notes. [7]

Charts

Chart (1999)Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [8] 24
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [9] 30

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