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69 out of 100

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7.7 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 44 Ratings

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  • Summary: The singer-songwriter co-produced her eighth album with veteran Hal Willner. The Jayhawks' Gary Louris is among the musicians lending a hand.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 28
  3. Negative: 3 out of 28
  1. The Guardian
    100
    What makes Williams such an important country artist, besides the excellent songwriting and that sultry, scarred southern voice, is her skill at stretching the genre's boundaries while mining its essence.
  2. Uncut
    60
    An album of sometimes stark simplicity, West is in many places rather drab and charmless. [Mar 2007, p.72]
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  3. cokemachineglow
    37
    Coming from an unknown artist, West would be disappointing if it was anything at all; coming from Williams, it's entirely abysmal.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 32 out of 41
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 41
  3. Negative: 3 out of 41
  1. JaniceC.
    10
    This CD is ahead of its time; it has legs and you know it.
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  2. DaleM
    5
    The music on this album is slow and monotonous. Lucinda's voice is as beautiful as ever but she seems to not even be trying. The album lacks the passion of her previous albums.… Expand
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  3. BillyB
    2
    Coming from an artist like Lucinda, this album is very very bad. Some of the lyrics would be embarrasing to hear even from the most idealistic / heartbroken 18 year old. There are 3 or 4 fine songs on here, but not even close to approaching her past records.… Expand
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