The Ghosts of Highway 20
| The Ghosts of Highway 20 | ||||
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| Studio album by Lucinda Williams | ||||
| Released | February 5, 2016 | |||
| Recorded | 2015 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 86:09 | |||
| Label | Highway 20 Records | |||
| Lucinda Williams chronology | ||||
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The Ghosts of Highway 20 is the twelfth studio album by American country music singer Lucinda Williams. The album was released on February 5, 2016, by Highway 20 Records.[1] All songs are written or co-written by Williams, except "Factory", written by Bruce Springsteen.
Critical reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 83/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Consequence of Sound | B[4] |
| Drowned In Sound | 7/10[5] |
| The Guardian | [6] |
| Paste | 9.3/10[7] |
| PopMatters | [8] |
| Pitchfork Media | 8.0/10[9] |
| Rolling Stone | [10] |
| Slant Magazine |  [11] |
| Spin | 8/10[12] |
The Ghosts of Highway 20 received critical acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 83 based on 19 reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim".[2]
Track listing
Disc 1
All tracks written by Lucinda Williams, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dust" (words by Miller Williams, music and additional words by Lucinda Williams) | 6:19 |
| 2. | "House of Earth" (lyrics by Woody Guthrie) | 5:28 |
| 3. | "I Know All About It" | 5:46 |
| 4. | "Place in My Heart" | 5:13 |
| 5. | "Death Came" | 6:14 |
| 6. | "Doors of Heaven" | 5:33 |
| 7. | "Louisiana Story" | 9:05 |
Total length: |
43:41 | |
Disc 2
All tracks written by Lucinda Williams, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ghosts of Highway 20" | 7:20 |
| 2. | "Bitter Memory" | 4:07 |
| 3. | "Factory" (Bruce Springsteen) | 4:01 |
| 4. | "Can't Close the Door on Love" | 5:36 |
| 5. | "If My Love Could Kill" | 5:09 |
| 6. | "If There's a Heaven" | 3:34 |
| 7. | "Faith & Grace" (traditional) | 12:44 |
Total length: |
42:32 | |
Personnel
- Carlton "Santa" Davis - drums
- Bill Frisell - electric guitar
- Greg Leisz - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Val McCallum - electric guitar
- Butch Norton - drums, percussion, background vocals
- Ras Michael - hand drums, background vocals
- David Sutton - bass guitar, background vocals
- Lucinda Williams - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, lead vocals, background vocals
Charts
| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[13] | 20 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[14] | 40 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[15] | 25 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[16] | 104 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard)[17] | 53 |
| Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[18] | 21 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[19] | 29 |
| Italian Albums (FIMI)[20] | 88 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[21] | 17 |
| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[22] | 83 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[23] | 28 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[24] | 43 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[25] | 33 |
| UK Country Albums (OCC)[26] | 1 |
| US Billboard 200[27] | 36 |
References
- ↑ "The Ghosts of Highway 20 by Lucinda Williams on iTunes". Itunes.apple.com. 1953-01-26. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
- 1 2 "Reviews for The Ghosts of Highway 20 by Lucinda Williams". Metacritic. 2016-01-22. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
- ↑ Mark Deming. "The Ghosts of Highway 20 - Lucinda Williams | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
- ↑ Kivel, Adam (2016-02-03). "Lucinda Williams – The Ghosts of Highway 20". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
- ↑ Irwin, Kevin (2016-01-27). "Single Review: Lucinda Williams - The Ghosts of Highway 20". Drownedinsound.com. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
- ↑ Robin Denselow. "Lucinda Williams: The Ghosts of Highway 20 review – pained and powerful Americana". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
- ↑ "Lucinda Williams: The Ghosts of Highway 20". Pastemagazine.com. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
- ↑ George de Stefano. "Lucinda Williams: The Ghosts of Highway 20". PopMatters. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
- ↑ "Lucinda Williams: The Ghosts of Highway 20". Pitchfork. 2016-02-01. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
- ↑ Hermes, Will (2016-02-03). "Lucinda Williams's New Album: The Ghosts of Highway 20". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
- ↑ "Lucinda Williams: The Ghosts of Highway 20". Slant Magazine. 2016-01-26. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
- ↑ "Review: Lucinda Williams, 'The Ghosts of Highway 20'". SPIN. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
- ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Lucinda Williams – The Ghosts of Highway 20". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
- ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Lucinda Williams – The Ghosts of Highway 20" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Lucinda Williams – The Ghosts of Highway 20" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – LucindaWilliams – {{{album}}}" (in French). Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Illegal name entered LucindaWilliams/LucindaWilliams/chart?f=309 LucindaWilliams – Chart history" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for LucindaWilliams.
- ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – LucindaWilliams – {{{album}}}" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH.
- ↑ "Italiancharts.com – LucindaWilliams – {{{album}}}". Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Charts.org.nz – LucindaWilliams – {{{album}}}". Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Spanishcharts.com – LucindaWilliams – {{{album}}}". Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – LucindaWilliams – {{{album}}}". Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Swisscharts.com – LucindaWilliams – {{{album}}}". Hung Medien.
- ↑ "LucindaWilliams | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart
- ↑ "Official Country Artists Albums Chart Top 20". Official Charts Company.
- ↑ Illegal name entered LucindaWilliams/LucindaWilliams/chart?f=305 "LucindaWilliams – Chart history" Billboard 200 for LucindaWilliams.
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