Car Wheels on a Gravel Road (1998) Album Review

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Rolling Stone

It took Lucinda Williams six years and three producers to make her best album, an amazing record that sounds like it was casually banged out in a particularly creative weekend. Read more about Car Wheels on a Gravel Road on Rolling Stone

Entertainment Weekly

Like many a songwriter, Lucinda Williams is a sucker for American gothic --backwater Southern towns, two-lane country highways, wasted blue-collar lives. Read more about Car Wheels on a Gravel Road on Entertainment Weekly

All Music Guide

It isn't surprising that Lucinda Williams' level of craft takes time to assemble, but the six-year wait betweenSweet Old Worldand its 1998 follow-up,Car Wheels on a Gravel Road, still raised eyebrows. Read more about Car Wheels on a Gravel Road on All Music Guide

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Rolling Stone

It took Lucinda Williams six years and three producers to make her best album, an amazing record that sounds like it was casually banged out in a particularly creative weekend. It's steeped in Southern life, from song titles like "Lake Charles" to
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Car Wheels on a Gravel Road

by Lucinda Williams

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1998

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    10
- Country
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    4
  - Alt-Country & Ameri
    
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    2
  - Bluegrass
    
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    2
  - Contemporary
    
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    2
- Folk
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    3
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    3
- Pop
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    33
  - Pop Rock
    
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    24
  - Singer-Songwriters
    
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    7
- Rock
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    24
  - Folk Rock
    
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    3