Williams hit her stride with this recording, which showcases her songwriting at least as much as her singing. As on her other recordings, she captures places and tells people's stories in her songs, as well as her own take on the perennial topic of love. This recording was issued by Mercury/Polygram Records. It was recorded in Nashville and Canoga Park, California. Lucinda Williams co_produced this album which features a stellar line up of musicians, including guest appearances by Steve Earle and Emmylou Harris. Car Wheels on a Gravel Road won a Grammy for Best Contemporary Folk album, and was Lucinda's first album to go gold.
CarWheels on a GravelRoad, the album that Mercury bought from American Recordings' Rick Rubin (who mixed all but one track), was a legendary six years in the making.
Williams is such a perfectionist that she recorded it from scratch twice and then folded in more guest solos and recut vocals than even long-suffering co-producer Roy Bittan could fully digest – always with the perverse goal of making it sound less produced.
Not only is CarWheels on a GravelRoad more perfect than the two albums that preceded it, which English grammar declares an impossibility, but it achieves its perfection by being more imperfect.
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