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Lucinda Williams has made better records than her latest, Little Honey, but I don't remember the acclaimed singer-songwriter making one quite this loose, fun and high-spirited. Williams credits her upcoming nuptials to A&R director and Best Buy exec Tom Overby (who co-produces Little Honey) for the album's upbeat tone. Whereas many of the love songs in her CV vacillate between bitter and bittersweet, new tracks Honey Bee (not the Willie Dixon song), Plan to Marry, Tears of Joy and raucous opener Real Love are optimistic, jubilant and come with no romantic strings attached. (Surprisingly, many of these songs [...]

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