Lucinda Williams Goes 'West' To The Village

Los Angeles, CA (Top40 Charts/ Village Studios/ www.villagestudios.com) - Lost Highway will release "West," the new album from acclaimed, Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Lucinda Williams, on February 13. The album was produced during lengthy sessions in Studio D at The Village Recorder in Los Angeles.

"West" was co-produced by Lucinda Williams and Hal Willner (Elvis Costello, Lou Reed, Bill Frisell) and recorded at the Village Recorder from May through October 2006. Engineer Eric Liljestrand worked at the AMS Neve 88R console in Studio D at The Village with assistance from second engineers Vanessa Parr and Jason Wormer.

Guest musicians featured on "West" include Bill Frisell, Jim Keltner, Gary Louris, Tony Garnier and Williams' longtime guitarist, Doug Petibone. "West" is a 13-song collection of new material from the artist Time magazine named America's Best Songwriter. The eighth studio album by Williams, "West" is a follow-up to her Grammy-winning albums "Essence" (2001) and "Car Wheels On A Gravel Road" (1998), and her Grammy-nominated album, "World Without Tears" (2003).

Founded in 1968 by Geordie Hormel, The Village is a state-of-the-art, full-service recording complex housed in a Masonic Temple built in the roaring Twenties in West Los Angeles. The Village Recorder is famous for landmark sessions by Steely Dan, Fleetwood Mac, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, The Rolling Stones, Supertramp and Pink Floyd. The studio is also well known for its film score recording and commercial work.