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Various Artists - Sweet Relief : A Benefit For Victoria Williams (1993)

Track listing:
  1. Summer Of Drugs Soul Asylum 4:09
  2. Main Road Lucinda Williams 3:12
  3. Crazy Mary Pearl Jam 5:40
  4. Merry Go Round Buffalo Tom 3:11
  5. Weeds Michael Penn 3:50
  6. Animal Wild Shudder To Think 2:26
  7. Tarbelly And Featherfoot Lou Reed 3:18
  8. Opelousas (Sweet Relief) Maria McKee 3:55
  9. This Moment Matthew Sweet 4:48
  10. Frying Pan Evan Dando 3:10
  11. Lights The Jayhawks 5:27
  12. Why Look At The Moon The Waterboys 2:17
  13. Big Fish Giant Sand 4:14
  14. Holy Spirit Michelle Shocked 5:20

Notes

The shear breadth and diversity of artists gathered for this benefit project, Sweet Relief: A Benefit for Victoria Williams, is a tribute to the affection Victoria Williams' peers had for her. It conveniently also makes for heady listening for any fan of contemporary music. The hard, brittle edges of Soul Asylum ("Summer of Drugs") and Buffalo Tom ("Merry Go Round") stand shoulder to shoulder with the country-folk of Lucinda Williams ("Main Road") and Maria McKee (an inspired and riveting "Opelousas (Sweet Relief)"). Sweet Relief offers a unique opportunity to introduce yourself to an enduring songwriter while savoring some of the day's most intriguing musicians. How sweet it is!