"I Just Wanted to See You So Bad" is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams. It was released in 1989 as the third single from her third album, Lucinda Williams (1988).
| "I Just Wanted to See You So Bad" | ||||
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| Single by Lucinda Williams | ||||
| from the album Lucinda Williams | ||||
| B-side | "Something About What Happens When We Talk" | |||
| Released | 1989 | |||
| Genre | Blues, Folk, World, Country | |||
| Length | 2:25 | |||
| Label | Rough Trade | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Lucinda Williams | |||
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The song appeared in the fourth episode of the Amazon series One Mississippi, which aired on September 9, 2016.[1] Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell covered the song on their duet album The Traveling Kind (2015).[2]
Critical reception
editCountry music website The Boot ranked the song No. 5 on their list of the best Lucinda Williams songs, describing it as a "upbeat, organ-swirled song", writing "After starting off rather innocuously (I drove my car in the middle of the night/I just wanted to see you so bad), the brisk, twangy song evolves into something more like obsession: 'We'd always talked on the telephone/But I'd never been with you all alone,' Williams casually sings, before letting it slip that the visit is perhaps a surprise. 'I got off on the seventh floor, I just wanted to see you so bad'."[3]
A retrospective review of Lucinda Williams by The Austin Chronicle stated the song "still jumps from the speakers as if we're hearing it for the first time", calling it a "glittering example of what exemplary roots rock can be."[4]
Track listing
edit- 7" single[5]
- "I Just Wanted To See You So Bad" – 2:25
- "Something About What Happens When We Talk" – 3:17
- CD single[6]
- "I Just Wanted To See You So Bad" – 2:25
- "Something About What Happens When We Talk" – 3:17
- "Sundays" – 3:29
- "Changed The Locks" – 3:47
- "Like A Rose" – 2:37
Chart performance
edit| Chart (1989) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[7] | 122 |
References
edit- ^ "One Mississippi - Let the Good Times Roll - Soundtracks". IMDb. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
- ^ Deming, Mark. "The Traveling Kind - Emmylou Harris/Rodney Crowell". AllMusic. Archived from the original on October 26, 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
- ^ Zaleski, Annie (January 26, 2022). "Top 10 Lucinda Williams Songs". The Boot. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
- ^ Caligiuri, Jim (January 24, 2014). "Review: Lucinda Williams". The Austin Chronicle. Archived from the original on December 28, 2020. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
- ^ Discogs (1989). "Lucinda Williams – I Just Wanted to See You So Bad - 7" single". Discogs. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ Discogs (1989). "Lucinda Williams – I Just Wanted to See You So Bad - CD single". Discogs. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "Lucinda Williams chart history". imgur.com. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
External links
edit- Album version by Lucinda Williams on YouTube, official audio (no music video)