Sweet Old World

Sweet Old World is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams, released on August 25, 1992, by Chameleon Records. A roots rock album, Sweet Old World was met with widespread critical acclaim upon release, and remains one of Williams' best reviewed works. She produced the album with Dusty Wakeman and Gurf Morlix, the three of them having previously produced its predecessor, her self-titled effort (1988). Emmylou Harris covered the title track on her album Wrecking Ball (1995). On April 28, 2017, Williams performed the album in its entirety at Minneapolis' First Avenue nightclub; the live recording was released to commemorate Sweet Old World's 25th anniversary in August. She re-recorded the album more to her liking and released it later that year as This Sweet Old World, which earned further critical acclaim.