West is the eighth studio album by Lucinda Williams

Lucinda Williams

Lucinda Williams is an American rock, folk, blues and country music singer and songwriter. She recorded her first albums in 1978 and 1980 in a traditional country and blues style and received very little attention from radio, the media, or the public. In 1988, she released her self-titled album,...

, her ninth album overall. It was released in 2007

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 on Lost Highway Records (see ). West is Williams' first studio album since 2003's World Without Tears

World Without Tears

World Without Tears is Lucinda Williams' seventh album. It was released in 2003. It debuted at number 18 on the Billboard 200, selling about 54,000 copies in its first week...

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The album debuted at number 14 on the Billboard 200

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, selling about 57,000 copies that week. According to Nielsen SoundScan

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the album has sold 250,000 copies in the United States up to October 2008. West was listed #18 on Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone

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's list of the Top 50 Albums of 2007. "Are You Alright?" was #34 on Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone

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's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007.

The song "Are You Alright?" was featured during the closing scenes of the episode of House

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("Fetal Position") which first aired April 3, 2007).

The track "Rescue" was featured on an episode of Brothers and Sisters (season 1, episode 18, first aired April 8, 2007).

Track listing

All songs were written by Lucinda Williams.

1. "Are You Alright?" – 5:18
2. "Mama You Sweet" – 4:45
3. "Learning How to Live" – 5:12
4. "Fancy Funeral" – 4:15
5. "Unsuffer Me" – 5:40
6. "Everything Has Changed" – 3:38
7. "Come On" – 4:53
8. "Where Is My Love?" – 5:23
9. "Rescue" – 5:35
10. "What If" – 5:41
11. "Wrap My Head Around That" – 9:07
12. "Words" – 3:33
13. "West" – 5:40

Bonus tracks

1. "Words (Alternate Version)" - 3:57 (iTunes US Exclusive)
2. "Where Is My Love? (Demo Version)" - 5:28 (Best Buy Exclusive)
3. "Rescue (Demo Version)" - 5:37 (Best Buy Exclusive)
4. "Unsuffer Me (Demo Version)" - 6:27 (Indie Retailer's Exclusive Bonus Disc)
5. "Everything Has Changed (Demo Version)" - 3:49 (Indie Retailer's Exclusive Bonus Disc)
6. "Learning How To Live (Demo Version)" (Japan Bonus Track)
7. "What If (Demo Version)" (Japan Bonus Track)

Personnel

• Lucinda Williams
  Lucinda Williams
  Lucinda Williams is an American rock, folk, blues and country music singer and songwriter. She recorded her first albums in 1978 and 1980 in a traditional country and blues style and received very little attention from radio, the media, or the public. In 1988, she released her self-titled album,...
  
   – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
• Rob Burger – piano, organ, accordion
• Doug Pettibone – acoustic, electric,, baritone guitar
• Bill Frisell
  Bill Frisell
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   – acoustic, electric guitar
• Tony Garnier
  Tony Garnier (musician)
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   – electric bass, double bass
• Jim Keltner
  Jim Keltner
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   – drums, percussion
• Jenny Scheinman
  Jenny Scheinman
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   – violins
• Rob Brophy – viola
• Tim Loo – cello
• Hal Willner
  Hal Willner
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   – turntable, samples
• Gary Louris
  Gary Louris
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  , Gia Ciambotti – background vocals