The Lonely, the Lonesome & the Gone
2017 studio album by Lee Ann Womack
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The Lonely, the Lonesome & the Gone is the ninth studio album by the American country music singer-songwriter Lee Ann Womack. It was released on October 27, 2017, by ATO Records.[9] It was available to stream a week before on NPR.org as part of its First Listen series.[10]
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| Released | October 27, 2017 | |||
| Studios | SugarHill (Houston, Texas) | |||
| Genres | Country blues,[1] Americana,[2] countrypolitan, country soul | |||
| Length | 53:37 | |||
| Label | ATO | |||
| Producer | Frank Liddell | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 77/100[5] |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [6] |
| American Songwriter | [7] |
| PopMatters | 8/10[8] |
The album was nominated for Best Americana Album and Best American Roots Song for "All the Trouble" at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards.[11]
Background
Speaking about the album, Womack said, "I wanted to get out of Nashville, and tap the deep music and vibe of East Texas. I wanted to make sure this record had a lot of soul in it, because real country music has soul. I wanted to remind people of that." "All the Trouble", which was written by Womack, Waylon Payne and Adam Wright, is the lead single from the album.[12] The album consists of 14 songs.[13]
"Take the Devil Out of Me" is a cover version of a George Jones song. "Long Black Veil" is a cover version of a Lefty Frizzell's song which was also notably recorded by Johnny Cash.
Commercial performance
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "All the Trouble" | Lee Ann Womack, Waylon Payne, Adam Wright | 5:41 |
| 2. | "The Lonely, The Lonesome & The Gone" | Wright, Jay Knowles | 3:49 |
| 3. | "He Called Me Baby" | Harlan Howard | 4:40 |
| 4. | "Hollywood" | Womack, Waylon Payne, Wright | 4:05 |
| 5. | "End of the End of the World" | Wright | 2:18 |
| 6. | "Bottom of the Barrel" | Brent Cobb, Mando Saenz | 3:19 |
| 7. | "Shine On Rainy Day" | Cobb, Andrew Combs | 3:20 |
| 8. | "Mama Lost Her Smile" | Womack, Payne, Wright | 4:02 |
| 9. | "Wicked" | Womack, Wright | 4:07 |
| 10. | "Long Black Veil" | Danny Dill, Marijohn Wilkin | 4:38 |
| 11. | "Someone Else's Heartache" | Womack, Dale Dodson, Dani Flowers | 3:55 |
| 12. | "Sunday" | Womack, Payne, Wright | 4:17 |
| 13. | "Talking Behind Your Back" | Womack, Dodson, Dean Dillon | 3:49 |
| 14. | "Take the Devil Out of Me" | George Jones | 1:37 |
| Total length: | 53:37 | ||
Personnel
Credits adapted from album liner notes.[17]
- Musicians
- Ethan Ballinger — guitar, kayagum, backing vocals
- Shawn Camp — backing vocals
- Christina Courtin — string section arrangements
- Glen Duncan — fiddle
- Paul Franklin — steel guitar
- Annalise Liddell — guitar, backing vocals
- Frank Liddell — guitar, backing vocals, producer
- Ann McCrary — backing vocals
- Regina McCrary — backing vocals
- Alfreda McCrary — backing vocals
- Buddy Miller — backing vocals
- Charlie Pate — backing vocals
- Waylon Payne — guitar, backing vocals
- Jerry Roe — drums
- Lee Ann Womack — lead vocals
- Glenn Worf — bass
- Adam Wright — keyboards, tremolo guitar, backing vocals
- Shannon Wright — backing vocals
- Other credits
- Gavin Lurssen — mastering engineer
- Mike McCarthy — recording engineer, mixing engineer
- Eric Masse — editing
Reception
Charts
| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
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| US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[20] | 37 |
| US Americana/Folk Albums (Billboard)[21] | 8 |