West (Lucinda Williams album)


West is the eighth studio album by Lucinda Williams, her ninth album overall. It was released in 2007 on Lost Highway Records. West is Williams' first studio album since 2003's World Without Tears.
The album debuted at number 14 on the Billboard 200, selling about 57,000 copies that week. According to Nielsen SoundScan the album has sold 250,000 copies in the United States up to October 2008. West was listed No. 18 on Rolling Stones list of the Top 50 Albums of 2007. "Are You Alright?" was No. 34 on Rolling Stones list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007.
The song "Are You Alright?" was featured during the closing scenes of an episode of House which first aired April 3, 2007. The song also appeared in the fourth episode of the HBO series True Detective which first aired February 9, 2014.
The track "Rescue" was featured on an episode of Brothers and Sisters.
The track "Come On" earned Williams Grammy Award nominations for Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance and Best Rock Song.

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