as the will of this singer-by-nature and writer-by-nurture". He ranked the album sixth-best in his list for the poll. Rolling Stone magazine's Steve Pond gave Lucinda Williams three-and-a-half out of five stars in a contemporary review and felt the unadorned musical approach occasionally exposes some unpleasant lyrics and hesitant singing, but it also makes Williams sound like an honest narrator to listeners as she avoids clichés and evasive language in her songwriting. Rating the album seven out of ten in NME, Stuart Bailie deemed it an "encouraging" work whose "bluesy and countrified" material shows that Williams is skilled at interpreting traditional musical styles with "a bright, often contemporary swing". After the mainstream success of Williams' fifth album Car Wheels on a Gravel Road, Lucinda Williams was reissued with bonus tracks in 1998, and by January 2000, it had sold 100,000 copies in the United States. According to AllMusic's Vik Iyengar, Lucinda Williams has been "recognized as a classic" since it was first released. Iyengar saw Williams as a meticulous composer whose voice and tough perspective work well with her music's mix of country, blues, folk, and rock styles on the album: "In addition to writing strong melodies, Williams is an amazing songwriter with a knack for writing a lyric that acknowledges the complicated nature of relationships while cutting right to the heart of the matter." In The Rolling Stone Album Guide (2004), David McGee and Milo Miles said she had progressed astonishingly over her previous work, transitioned confidently into rock music, and made her songs more interesting with darker lyrics: "There's not a false step, and the depth of feeling is powerful." In 2005, Spin ranked Lucinda Williams at No. 39 on its list of the 100 greatest albums from 1985 to 2005. Upon the album's 25th anniversary rerelease in 2014, Will Hermes of Rolling Stone credited it for being at the forefront of the Americana movement, and Robin Denselow called it "an Americana classic" in The Guardian, while Stephen M. Deusner wrote for CMT that it is "a roots-rock landmark, ground zero for today's burgeoning Americana movement". Lucinda Williams was ranked No. 426 in Rolling Stones 2020 edition of its "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" list. Track listing All tracks written by Lucinda Williams, except where noted. 25th anniversary re-issue On January 14, 2014, the album was re-issued on Lucinda Williams' own label. It includes the original 12-track