- Let's Get the Band Back Together
- New York Comeback
- Last Call for the Truth
- Jukebox
- Stolen Moments
- Rock N Roll Heart
- This Is Not My Town
- Hum's Liquor
- Where the Song Will Find Me
- Never Gonna Fade Away
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Steve Ferrone Drums
Stuart Mathis Guitar (Electric)
Doug Pettibone Guitar (Steel),Guitar (Electric)
Will Sayles Drums
Joshua Grange Guitar (Electric)
Reese Wynans Piano,Vox Jaguar
Tommy Stinson Vocals (Background)
Bruce Springsteen Vocals (Background)
Steve Mackie Bass
Rob Clores Piano
Buddy Miller Vocals (Background)
Patti Scialfa Vocals (Background)
Fred Eltringham Drums
Jeremy Ivey Vocals (Background)
Siobhan Maher-Kennedy Vocals (Background)
Jim Oblon Guitar (Electric)
Derek Cruz Guitar (Electric)
Angel Olsen Vocals (Background)
Margo Price Tambourine,Vocals (Background)
Sophie Gauls Vocals (Background)
Ray Kennedy Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Danny Clinch Photography
Lucinda Williams Composer,Producer
Jesse Malin Composer
Andy West Design
Kurt Vitolo Management
Daniel Bacigalupi Assistant
Tom Overby Composer,Producer,Management
Travis Stephens Composer
Lawrence Rothman Arranger
Colin Lott Assistant Engineer
Phillip Smith Assistant Engineer


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Overview
On November 17, 2020, Lucinda Williams suffered a stroke that left many of her fans worrying about the future of one of America's best and most fearless songwriters. It didn't take long for Williams to regain her ability to sing, and the six albums in her Lu's Jukebox series (intended to benefit artists and venues who lost their income during the COVID-19 pandemic) proved she was still in fine form as a performer. However, they were all devoted to covers, leaving open the question of her relationship with her songwriting muse. 2023's Stories from a Rock 'n' Roll Heart is her first album of original material since her recovery, and comes two months after the publication of her memoirs, Don't Tell Anyone the Secrets I Told You. Williams co-produced Stories from a Rock 'n' Roll Heart in tandem with engineer Ray Kennedy and Williams' husband and frequent studio collaborator Tom Overby, and Overby also co-wrote these ten songs with Williams; most of the tracks also include contributions from Jesse Malin and/or Travis Stephens. Thematically, these songs don't always find Williams at her most inspired; "Let's Get the Band Back Together," "Rock 'n' Roll Heart," and "Never Gonna Fade Away" are exactly what you expect them to be from the titles, and coming from one of America's most perceptive lyricists, they're frankly disappointing. "Jukebox" is a well-executed character study but it's built from familiar materials, and "New York Comeback" is a tale where the parts don't fully come together (and Bruce Springsteen's overwrought backing vocals on the latter don't help). All that said, the songs that do work, work very well, and "Stolen Moments," "This Is Not My Town," and "Last Call for the Truth" are soulful and evocative tales of bruised emotions and lives out of balance, and "Hum's Liquor" is a heartbreaking narrative based on the last years of the Replacements' Bob Stinson. (Adding to its impact are the backing vocals from his half-brother, Tommy Stinson.) Even when the songwriting is below Williams' average, her vocals are still a wondrous mix of toughness and fragility, and the album sounds great, with a superb studio band (including guitarists Stuart Mathis and Doug Pettibone and drummer Steve Ferrone) generating the right blend of rock & roll swagger and bluesy loneliness, all captured with warm clarity by Ray Kennedy's engineering. Stories from a Rock 'n' Roll Heart isn't the triumphant return some might have hoped for, but for its flaws, it shows Williams hasn't lost her spark or her determination to create. This may not be a great album, but it suggests she has it in her to make another great one somewhere down the line. ~ Mark Deming
Product Details
Release Date: | 06/30/2023 |
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Label: | Highway 20 Records |
UPC: | 0793888106475 |
Tracks
Album Credits
Performance Credits
Lucinda Williams Primary Artist,VocalsSteve Ferrone Drums
Stuart Mathis Guitar (Electric)
Doug Pettibone Guitar (Steel),Guitar (Electric)
Will Sayles Drums
Joshua Grange Guitar (Electric)
Reese Wynans Piano,Vox Jaguar
Tommy Stinson Vocals (Background)
Bruce Springsteen Vocals (Background)
Steve Mackie Bass
Rob Clores Piano
Buddy Miller Vocals (Background)
Patti Scialfa Vocals (Background)
Fred Eltringham Drums
Jeremy Ivey Vocals (Background)
Siobhan Maher-Kennedy Vocals (Background)
Jim Oblon Guitar (Electric)
Derek Cruz Guitar (Electric)
Angel Olsen Vocals (Background)
Margo Price Tambourine,Vocals (Background)
Sophie Gauls Vocals (Background)
Technical Credits
Pete Lyman MasteringRay Kennedy Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Danny Clinch Photography
Lucinda Williams Composer,Producer
Jesse Malin Composer
Andy West Design
Kurt Vitolo Management
Daniel Bacigalupi Assistant
Tom Overby Composer,Producer,Management
Travis Stephens Composer
Lawrence Rothman Arranger
Colin Lott Assistant Engineer
Phillip Smith Assistant Engineer
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