Can’t Let Go
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"Can’t Let Go" is a rootsy, blues-inflected Americana song popularized by singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams on her acclaimed 1998 album *Car Wheels on a Gravel Road*.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Can’t Let Go canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Car Wheels on a Gravel Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Americana radio formats
ⓘ
alternative country ⓘ |
| composer | Randy Weeks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed by music critics ⓘ |
| genre |
Americana
ⓘ
blues rock ⓘ country rock ⓘ roots rock ⓘ |
| hasChorus | repeating line "I can’t let go" ⓘ |
| hasDuration | approximately 3 minutes ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
acoustic guitar
ⓘ
bass guitar ⓘ drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ organ ⓘ slide guitar ⓘ |
| hasMusicalKey | E major ⓘ |
| hasRecognition | considered one of the standout tracks on Car Wheels on a Gravel Road ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
blues-inflected
ⓘ
rootsy ⓘ |
| hasTempo | up-tempo ⓘ |
| hasVersion | Randy Weeks recording ⓘ |
| includedIn | Lucinda Williams live setlists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Randy Weeks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being a signature song of Lucinda Williams ⓘ |
| originalReleaseYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| partOf | Car Wheels on a Gravel Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Lucinda Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularizedBy | Lucinda Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Lucinda Williams
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ray Kennedy NERFINISHED ⓘ Roy Bittan NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Earle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 1990s ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Lost Highway Records
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mercury Records ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| theme |
difficulty moving on
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emotional attachment ⓘ romantic obsession ⓘ |
| trackNumber | 2 on Car Wheels on a Gravel Road ⓘ |
| vocalist | Lucinda Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Randy Weeks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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