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Blessed

Lucinda Williams

Blessed

Tenth studio album from the Grammy award winning Americana artist

ADM rating[?]

7.4

Label
Mercury
UK Release date
28/02/2011
  1. 10.0 |   The Scotsman

    Arguably America's greatest female exponent of the songwriting art
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  2. 8.0 |   Uncut

    A powerful, vivid, highly emotive record. Print edition only

  3. 8.0 |   Daily Telegraph

    Although she has been performing for 37 years, she is still at the height of the song-writing prowess
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  4. 8.0 |   BBC

    One of America’s finest songwriters releases another recommended collection
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  5. 8.0 |   The Observer

    The gentle "Copenhagen" and the mournful "Kiss Like Your Kiss" that are the standouts, their reflective qualities intensified by Williams's racked vocals
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  6. 8.0 |   Mojo

    Williams' most wholly satisfying effort in a decade. Print edition only

  7. 8.0 |   The Independent

    Blessed improves upon 2008's lacklustre Little Honey simply because it boasts a better set of songs
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  8. 8.0 |   Evening Standard

    Despite the life-affirming title track, Blessed is as gut-wrenching a musical ride as one could hope for
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  9. 8.0 |   PopMatters

    Blessed, like Williams’ best efforts, finds the blessings within the blues
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  10. 8.0 |   Independent on Sunday

    The production's fatness certainly suits her self-dramatising tone
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  11. 7.5 |   A.V. Club

    Blessed doesn’t sound fussed-over; it lets the songs, Williams’ voice, and bluesy guitar work—provided on some tracks by Elvis Costello—take the lead
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  12. 7.0 |   Rave Magazine

    Those readers who already know and love Williams...will no doubt be accustomed to her style and discover riches within Blessed; but those who aren’t might find themselves wondering what the fuss is about
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  13. 7.0 |   Spin

    Three decades of happy-woman blues, and she still hasn't found what she's looking for
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  14. 7.0 |   Rolling Stone

    On her 10th disc, she revives the literary realism that's turned so many of her songs into true-talk crushers
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  15. 6.0 |   Blurt

    Bottom line: she returns to the ranks of artists who must be heard
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  16. 6.0 |   Slant Magazine

    Something of a tonal shift for Williams, but the best moments here truly rival the peaks of her already legendary career
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  17. 5.4 |   Pitchfork

    You want this album to be good. You want these songs to be better than they really are
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Lucinda Williams: Blessed

  • Download full album for just £7.99
  • 1. Buttercup £0.99
  • 2. I Don't Know How You're Livin' £0.99
  • 3. Copenhagen £0.99
  • 4. Born To Be Loved £0.99
  • 5. Seeing Black £0.99
  • 6. Soldier's Song £0.99
  • 7. Blessed £0.99
  • 8. Sweet Love £0.99
  • 9. Ugly Truth £0.99
  • 10. Convince Me £0.99
  • 11. Awakening £0.99
  • 12. Kiss Like Your Kiss £0.99
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