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- Christgaus Consumer GuideA−
- Entertainment WeeklyB+
- AllMusic4/5
- Blender4/5
- Spin8/10
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide4/5
- Los Angeles Times3/4
- Chicago Sun-Times3/4
- Rolling Stone3.5/5
- Metacriticaggregate82/100
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11 tracks · 51 min
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About
Essence is Lucinda Williams' sixth album. It was released in 2001. The album debuted on the Billboard 200 at number 28, selling about 44,500 copies in its first week. According to Billboard as of February 2008, the album had sold 336,000 copies in the U.S.
In brief
- When was Essence released?
- Essence was released in 2001.
- How many tracks are on Essence?
- Essence has 11 tracks, with a runtime of 51 minutes.
- What genre is Essence?
- Essence is catalogued under Country, Folk, Folk Rock.
- What BPM is Essence?
- Essence runs at a median tempo of 106 BPM across its tracks, most often in F minor, measured from audio analysis.