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Essence
Singer-Songwriter · 2001 · 11 tracks

Essence

Lucinda Williams

Restraint and erotic longing. Sparse, late-night Americana that trades grit for a haunting, whispered intimacy.

June 5, 2001 · Lost Highway

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A heavy, humid atmosphere of longing and quiet, late-night introspection.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks
01
Lonely Girls
4:03
02
Steal Your Love
3:18
03
I Envy the Wind
3:16
04
Blue
3:56
05
Out of Touch
5:31
06
Are You Down
5:28
07
Essence
5:54
08
Reason to Cry
3:44
09
Get Right With God
4:20
10
Bus to Baton Rouge
5:54
11
Broken Butterflies
5:41
Moments Worth Waiting For
The way her voice barely rises above a whisper on I Envy the Wind, making the listener lean in to catch the ache.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Essence sound next to the rest of Lucinda Williams's catalogue?

Late Night+1.9σ

Late Night saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

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