Lucinda Williams has announced the latest installation of her Lu’s Jukebox cover album series: a tribute to The Beatles titled Lucinda Williams Sings The Beatles from Abbey Road. Along with the announcement, her rendition of “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” has arrived as the album’s lead single.
Due on December 6th, Lucinda Williams Sings The Beatles from Abbey Road was recorded at The Beatles’ legendary Abbey Road studio in London, and features Williams’ take on 12 of the band’s classic tunes, including “Don’t Let Me Down,” “Let It Be,” “The Long and Winding Road,” and more. According to its press release, the album will actually mark the first time a major artist recorded Beatles songs there since the band themselves. Pre-order the album here.
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The single, “While My Guitar Gently Weeps,” alludes to Williams’ respect for the Fab Four while also demonstrating her ability to breathe fresh life into tried and true classics. Her weathered, soulful vocals add an extra layer of depth to George Harrison’s lyrical appeals for love, while the Americana rock arrangement slowly blossoms into a blistering ballad, with a swirling Leslie organ sound and a tasteful guitar solo capping off the climax. Stream the single below.
Lucinda Williams Sings The Beatles from Abbey Road will be the seventh volume in Williams’ Lu’s Jukebox series, and the first to arrive in nearly four years. Previous entries included tributes to Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, ‘60s country classics, The Rolling Stones, and more.
Williams has a number of tour dates coming up, including her final co-headlining shows with Mike Campbell and an appearance at Jesse Malin’s comeback concert this December. Get tickets to her upcoming shows here.
As for The Beatles, a new documentary from producer Martin Scorsese and director David Tedeschi titled Beatles ‘64 will premiere on Disney+ next month.
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Lucinda Williams Sings The Beatles from Abbey Road Tracklist:
01. Don’t Let Me Down
02. I’m Looking Through You
03. Can’t Buy Me Love
04. Rain
05. While My Guitar Gently Weeps
06. Let It Be
07. Yer Blues
08. I’ve Got A Feeling
09. I’m So Tired
10. Something
11. With A Little Help from My Friends
12. The Long and Winding Road