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Car Wheels on a Gravel Road
Singer-Songwriter · 1998 · 13 tracks

Car Wheels on a Gravel Road

Lucinda Williams

A meticulous map of the American South etched in grit and longing. Masterful songwriting delivered with a signature drawl over warm, dusty blues-rock grooves.

June 30, 1998 · Mercury

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A gritty, soulful exploration of Southern longing and the resilience found on the open road.

Tracklist · 13 Tracks
01
Right in Time
4:36
02
Car Wheels on a Gravel Road
4:45
03
2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten
4:42
04
Drunken Angel
3:20
05
Concrete and Barbed Wire
3:09
06
Lake Charles
5:29
07
Can’t Let Go
3:29
08
I Lost It
3:31
09
Metal Firecracker
3:31
10
Greenville
3:24
11
Still I Long for Your Kiss
4:09
12
Joy
4:01
13
Jackson
3:43
Moments Worth Listening For
The heavy, rhythmic breathing and domestic silence that opens Right in Time before the guitars kick in.
The slide guitar solo on Can't Let Go that mimics the feeling of a mechanical breakdown.
The geographical roll call in Jackson where the vocals grow more resolute with every city mentioned.
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