| Product Summary | | Label: Sony/columbia | | UPC: 00074645713427 | | Release Date: 7/6/1993 | | Buy.com Sku: 60110290 | | Item#: M2WL5T | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 24281 | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Summer Of Drugs - Soul Asylum ~ Various Artists |  | | 2. Main Road - Lucinda Williams ~ Various Artists | | | 3. Crazy Mary - Pearl Jam ~ Various Artists | | | 4. Merry Go Round - Buffalo Tom ~ Various Artists | | | 5. Weeds - Michael Penn ~ Various Artists | | | 6. Animal Wild - Shudder To Think ~ Various Artists | | | 7. Tarbelly And Featherfoot - Lou Reed ~ Various Artists | | | 8. Opelousas (Sweet Relief) - Maria McKee ~ Various Artists | | | 9. This Moment - Matthew Sweet ~ Various Artists | | | 10. Frying Pan - Evan Dando ~ Various Artists | | | 11. Lights - The Jayhawks ~ Various Artists | | | 12. Why Look At The Moon - The Waterboys ~ Various Artists | | | 13. Big Fish - Giant Sand ~ Various Artists | | | 14. Holy Spirit - Michelle Shocked ~ Various Artists | |
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Notes & Personnel Info |  | Full title: Sweet Relief: A Benefit For Victoria Williams. | | Producers include: George Drakoulias, Gurf Morlix, Pearl Jam, Brendan O'Brien, Michael Penn. | | Engineers include: Tom Herbers, Bobby Arnold, James Hollihan Jr. | | In the spring of 1992, while touring with Neil Young, Victoria Williams was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Two benefit concerts were held in her honor last fall in New York and Los Angeles. All the artists featured on this album are donating their royalties to Victoria Williams. A portion of these royalties will also be paid to the Sweet Relief Musicians Trust Fund. |
| | Artist Overview | | Americana blossoms into eccentric desert flowers in the hands of singer-songwriter Victoria Williams, whose infrequent but much-anticipated albums mine Appalachian folk, blues, Neil Young-ian folk-rock, country waltzes, and show tunes, all delivered with a wide-eyed sweetness and humanity that reflects strong spiritual beliefs. Although Williams had been recording acclaimed albums since 1987, she found her greatest fame as the subject of the 1993 tribute album, SWEET RELIEF, whose proceeds helped to pay for medical treatment after she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Her health improved, and she has since gone on to start the Sweet Relief charity that aids similarly afflicted musicians without health insurance. She also continues to record, and she plays out frequently in her home town of Joshua Tree, California. |
| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 07/06/1993 | | Original Release Date : 1993 | | Catalog ID : 57134 | | Label : Chaos Recordings | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00074645713427 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | Rolling Stone (7/8/93, p.109)
- 4 Stars - Excellent - "...[the songs] are highly individal and, in most cases, offer radical reinterpretations of Williams's originals. What unites them without exception, however, is the inspired nature of the performances...a moving tribute to a songwriter who deserves to be more widely recognized..."Entertainment Weekly (7/23/93, p.60)
- "...Sad that illness had to knock Victoria's talent out of obscurity, but this is a great eclectic introduction to her work..." - Rating: A Q (10/93, p.112)
- 3 Stars - Good - "...[Evan Dando and Eddie Vedder's] textured, wistful voices do justice to these texture, wistful songs...while Michael Penn's 'Weeds' is an oddball potential hit if ever there was one..." Melody Maker (8/28/93, p.36)
- "...a uniquely delightful hour...." |
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