The Lonely, the Lonesome & the Gone

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.[7] It was available to stream a week before on NPR.org as part of its First Listen series.[8]

The Lonely, the Lonesome & the Gone
Studio album by Lee Ann Womack
Released	October 27, 2017
Genre	Country blues,[1] Americana,[2] countrypolitan, country soul
Length	53:37
Label	ATO
Producer	Frank Liddell
Lee Ann Womack chronology
Trouble in Mind (2015) The Lonely, the Lonesome & the Gone (2017)
Singles from The Lonely, the Lonesome & the Gone
"All the Trouble" Released: October 2017

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	77/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
American Songwriter	[5]
PopMatters	8/10[6]

The album was nominated for Best Americana Album and Best American Roots Song for "All the Trouble" at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards.[9]

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.[10] The album consists of 14 songs.[11]

"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

The album debuted at No. 37 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, selling 3,200 copies in the first week.[12] It had sold 10,100 copies in the US up to March 2018.[13]

Track listing

The Lonely, the Lonesome & the Gone[14]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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

Musicians

• Ethan Ballinger - guitar, kayagum, vocals
• Shawn Camp - backing vocals
• Christina Courtin - strings
• Glen Duncan - fiddle
• Paul Franklin - steel guitar
• Annalise Liddell - guitar, backing vocals
• Frank Liddell - guitar, vocals
• Waylon Payne - guitar
• Jerry Roe - bass, drums
• Glenn Worf - bass, drums
• Adam Wright - keyboards, tremolo guitar

Other credits

• Rob Carmichael - design
• Gavin Lurssen - mastering
• Mike McCarthy - recording, mixing
• Eric Masse - editing
• Ebru Yildiz - photography

Reception

Brittney McKenna of NPR wrote that the album "has a cinematic quality to it, one buoyed by both lush, dynamic arrangements and by a skillfully executed sequence."[15] Metacritic gives the album a score of 77, based upon seven critics that provided generally favorable reviews.[16]

Charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[17]	37
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[18]	8

References

1. "Lee Ann Womack Returns to Her Roots, Singing 'to the Common Man' - The New York Times". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
2. http://people.com/country/lee-ann-womack-lonely-lonesome-gone-new-album/
3. Metacritic. "Critic Reviews for Editing The Lonely, the Lonesome & the Gone". CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
4. Jurek, Thom. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic.com. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
5. Horowitz, Hal (October 25, 2017). "American Songwriter Review". Americansongwriter.com. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
6. Horowitz, Steve (October 25, 2017). "PopMatters Review". Popmatters.com. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
7. Liebig, Lorie. "Lee Ann Womack to Release New Album 'The Lonely, The Lonesome & The Gone'". wideopencountry.com. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
   - Tingle, Lauren. "Lee Ann Womack to Perform New Album Live In Its Entirety". cmt.com. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
8. "Stream Lee Ann Womack's New Album, 'The Lonely, The Lonesome & The Gone'". NPR. 2017-10-23. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
9. https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2019-grammy-awards-complete-nominations-list
10. Betts, Stephen. "Lee Ann Womack Announces 2017 Fall Tour". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
    - Kot, Greg. "Top fall albums in rock, pop - Chicago Tribune". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
11. Kienzle, Rich. "Lee Ann Womack's Next Album Due October 27". post-gazette.com. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
    - Skaggs, Holly. "Lee Ann Womack plans new album release". Lemon Wire. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
12. Bjorke, Matt (November 7, 2017). "Top 10 Country Albums Sales Chart: November 6, 2017". Roughstock.
13. Bjorke, Matt (March 5, 2018). "Top 10 Country Album Sales Chart: March 4, 2018". Roughstock. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
14. Brickley, Kelly. "Lee Ann Womack Announces New Album, 'The Lonely, The Lonesome & The Gone'". Sounds like Nashville. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
15. "Review: Lee Ann Womack, 'The Lonely, The Lonesome & The Gone'". NPR.org. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
16. The Lonely, The Lonesome & The Gone by Lee Ann Womack, retrieved 2019-08-23
17. "Lee Ann Womack Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
18. "Lee Ann Womack Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard.