Ramblin' on My Mind (Lucinda Williams album)

Ramblin' on My Mind is the debut studio album American singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams, released in 1979, by Folkways Records.

This article is about the album by Lucinda Williams. For the song by Robert Johnson, see Ramblin' on My Mind.
Ramblin' on My Mind
Studio album by
Lucinda Williams
Released1979
StudioMalaco Studios, Jackson, Mississippi
Genre
Length43:17
LabelFolkways
ProducerTom Royals
Lucinda Williams chronology
Ramblin' on My Mind
(1979)		 Happy Woman Blues
(1980)
Ramblin'
1991 reissue album cover

Recorded in Mississippi in the late 1970s, the album features a collection of traditional folk and country standards arranged and performed by Williams, with accompaniment by John Grimaudo on his six-string guitar.[1] It was produced by Tom Royals.[2] When the album was re-issued in 1991 by Smithsonian Folkways, the title was shortened to Ramblin', and featured an alternate album cover.[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [3]

Background and reception

Smithsonian Folkways provides a description: "The first recordings from an artist with a gift for interpreting original blues from Robert Johnson to Memphis Minnie to the Carter Family. Williams’s unmistakable sound is powerfully direct and filled with melancholy and passion."[1] A review in Montana State University Exponent calls it "The quintessential recording of Lucinda Williams ... An unbelievably soulful ... vocalist."[1]

Trouser Press called it "a warm, lively album of covers" that "shows off Williams’ affecting vocals and her roots — from the bayou to the church choir to the Opry".[4]

Track listing
Side one
  1. "Ramblin' on My Mind" (Robert Johnson) – 2:30
  2. "Me and My Chauffeur" (Clifton Chenier, Memphis Minnie) – 3:12
  3. "Motherless Children" (Traditional) – 3:31
  4. "Malted Milk Blues" (Robert Johnson) – 2:29
  5. "Disgusted" (Melvin Jackson) – 2:28
  6. "Jug Band Music" (Memphis Jug Band) – 2:22
  7. "Stop Breakin' Down" (Robert Johnson) – 3:20
Side two
  1. "Drop Down Daddy" (Sleepy John Estes, Hammie Nixon; originally "Drop Down Mama") – 3:23
  2. "Little Darling Pal of Mine" (A.P. Carter) – 2:59
  3. "Make Me Down a Pallet on Your Floor" (Traditional) – 3:50
  4. "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" (Hank Williams) – 3:05
  5. "Great Speckled Bird" (Roy Acuff, A.P. Carter, Reverend Guy Smith, Traditional) – 2:55
  6. "You're Gonna Need That Pure Religion" (Traditional) – 2:55
  7. "Satisfied Mind" (Joe Hayes, Jack Rhodes) – 4:06

Personnel
  • Lucinda Williams – vocals, 12-string guitar
  • John Grimaudo – 6-string acoustic guitar
Technical
  • Gerald "Wolf" Stephenson - engineer
  • Carol Hardy – cover

References
  1. "Ramblin' on My Mind – Lucinda Williams". Smithsonian Folkways. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  2. "Ramblin' - Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
  3. Wolff, Kurt. Ramblin' on My Mind at AllMusic. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  4. "Lucinda Williams". Trouser Press. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.