Ramblin' on My Mind (Lucinda Williams album)
Ramblin' on My Mind | ||||
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Released | 1979 | |||
Studio | Malaco Studios, Jackson, Mississippi | |||
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Length | 43:17 | |||
Label | Folkways | |||
Producer | Tom Royals | |||
Lucinda Williams chronology | ||||
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Ramblin' on My Mind is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams, released in 1979, by Folkways Records.
Produced by Tom Royals,[1] and 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.[2] When the album was re-issued on CD in 1991 by Smithsonian Folkways, the title was shortened to Ramblin' and featured an alternate album cover.[3]
Background and reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
Smithsonian Folkways says her "Southern blues roots are unmistakable on her debut record [...] showcasing the artistry that would make her an icon."[2]
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".[5]
Track listing
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[6]
Side one
- "Ramblin' on My Mind" (Robert Johnson) – 2:30
- "Me and My Chauffeur" (Clifton Chenier, Memphis Minnie) – 3:12
- "Motherless Children" (Traditional) – 3:31
- "Malted Milk Blues" (Robert Johnson) – 2:29
- "Disgusted" (Melvin Jackson) – 2:28
- "Jug Band Music" (Memphis Jug Band) – 2:22
- "Stop Breakin' Down" (Robert Johnson) – 3:20
Side two
- "Drop Down Daddy" (Sleepy John Estes, Hammie Nixon; originally "Drop Down Mama") – 3:23
- "Little Darling Pal of Mine" (A.P. Carter) – 2:59
- "Make Me Down a Pallet on Your Floor" (Traditional) – 3:50
- "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" (Hank Williams) – 3:05
- "Great Speckled Bird" (Roy Acuff, A.P. Carter, Reverend Guy Smith, Traditional) – 2:55
- "You're Gonna Need That Pure Religion" (Traditional) – 2:55
- "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
- ^ "Ramblin' - Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
- ^ a b "Ramblin' on My Mind – Lucinda Williams". Smithsonian Folkways. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
- ^ a b Wolff, Kurt. Ramblin' on My Mind at AllMusic. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
- ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 770.
- ^ "Lucinda Williams". Trouser Press. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
- ^ Ramblin' on My Mind (booklet). Lucinda Williams. Folkways. 1979.
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External links
- Ramblin' on My Mind at Discogs (list of releases)
- Lucinda Williams Official Website
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