Sweet Relief: A Benefit for Victoria Williams
| Sweet Relief: A Benefit for Victoria Williams | ||||
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| Compilation album by Various artists | ||||
| Released | July 6, 1993 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 54:44 | |||
| Label | Thirsty Ear Chaos | |||
| Producer | Sylvia Reed, Kelley Walker | |||
| Sweet Relief chronology | ||||
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Sweet Relief: A Benefit for Victoria Williams is a 1993
Sweet Relief Fund
, a charity that aids professional musicians (of any stature) in need of health care.
A sequel album, Sweet Relief II: Gravity of the Situation, was released in 1996.
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
Allmusic |   [1] |
Music critic Roch Parisien of
Allmusic praised the album, writing it "offers a unique opportunity to introduce yourself to an enduring songwriter while savoring some of the day's most intriguing musicians."[1]
Track listing
- Soul Asylum – "Summer of Drugs"
- Lucinda Williams – "Main Road"
- Pearl Jam – "Crazy Mary"
- Buffalo Tom – "Merry Go Round"
- Michael Penn – "Weeds"
- Shudder To Think– "Animal Wild"
- Lou Reed – "Tarbelly and Featherfoot"
- Maria McKee – "Opelousas (Sweet Relief)"
- Matthew Sweet – "This Moment"
- Evan Dando – "Frying Pan"
- The Jayhawks – "Lights"
- The Waterboys – "Why Look at the Moon"
- Giant Sand – "Big Fish"
- Michelle Shocked – "Holy Spirit"
References
- ^ Allmusic. Retrieved December 5, 2011.
