VARIOUS ARTISTS : SWEET RELIEF - A BENEFIT FOR VICTIORIA WILLIAMS

  1. Summer of Drugs (Soul Asylum)
  2. Main Road (Lucinda Williams)
  3. Crazy Mary (Pearl Jam)
  4. Merry Go Round (Buffalo Tom)
  5. Weeds (Michael Penn)
  6. Animal Wild (Shudder To Think)
  7. Tarbelly and Featherfoot (Lou Reed)
  8. Opelousas (Sweet Relief) (Maria McKee)
  9. This Moment (Matthew Sweet)
  10. Frying Pan (Evan Dando)
  11. Lights (The Jayhawks)
  12. Why Look at the Moon (The Waterboys)
  13. Big Fish (Giant Sand)
  14. Holy Spirit (Michelle Shocked)

Label : Columbia

Release Year : 1993

Length : 54:44

Review (Wikipedia) : "Sweet Relief - A Benefit For Victoria Williams" is a 1993 tribute album that features a variety of alternative rock bands covering songs written by Victoria Williams. The project was inspired by Williams being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, and led to the creation of the 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.

Review (AllMusic) : The shear breadth and diversity of artists gathered for this benefit project, Sweet Relief : A Benefit for Victoria Williams, is a tribute to the affection Victoria Williams' peers had for her. It conveniently also makes for heady listening for any fan of contemporary music. The hard, brittle edges of Soul Asylum ("Summer of Drugs") and Buffalo Tom ("Merry Go Round") stand shoulder to shoulder with the country-folk of Lucinda Williams ("Main Road") and Maria McKee (an inspired and riveting "Opelousas (Sweet Relief)"). Sweet Relief offers a unique opportunity to introduce yourself to an enduring songwriter while savoring some of the day's most intriguing musicians. How sweet it is!