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Happy Woman Blues

Lucinda Williams
Happy Woman Blues original LP cover artwork.
Happy Woman Blues LP cover artwork.
Happy Woman Blues CD cover artwork.
Happy Woman Blues CD cover artwork.

Lucinda Williams, whose musical style defies easy categorization, recorded her first album of original songs in 1980, supported by a six-member band. Her songs are a mix of traditional and alternative country, folk, and blues that reflect her Louisiana roots. The Village Voice music critic Robert Christgau gave Happy Woman Blues an "A–" and described Williams as a "guileless throwback to the days of the acoustic blues mamas" who "means what she says and says what she means."

The vinyl reissue of Happy Woman Blues, which includes a liner notes booklet with the song lyrics, is part of the Smithsonian Folkways Vinyl Reissue Series, revisiting some of the most iconic and influential albums in our collection.

For a limited time, we are offering Elizabeth Cotten's Folksongs and Instrumentals with Guitar, Lucinda Williams's Happy Woman Blues, and Mary Lou Williams as a Vinyl Bundle with Bonus Folkways Slipmat.

Track Listing

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Lafayette Lucinda Williams 03:44
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102
I Lost It Lucinda Williams 02:56
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103
Maria Lucinda Williams 03:48
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104
Happy Woman Blues Lucinda Williams 03:12
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105
King of Hearts Lucinda Williams 04:05
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201
Rolling Along Lucinda Williams 02:50
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202
One Night Stand Lucinda Williams 02:55
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Howlin' at Midnight Lucinda Williams 03:53
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204
Hard Road Lucinda Williams 02:25
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205
Louisiana Man Lucinda Williams 02:26
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Sharp Cutting Wings (Song to a Poet) Lucinda Williams 03:26