Song · Lucinda Williams
“Protection” by Lucinda Williams
From the album Down Where the Spirit Meets the Bone (2014)
“Protection” by Lucinda Williams appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations in 2014. It was first released in 2014 on the album Down Where the Spirit Meets the Bone. Its best result is #66 on the WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2014. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #226 indie & aaa song of 2014.
"Protection" comes from Down Where the Spirit Meets the Bone, the sprawling double album Lucinda Williams released in 2014 as her 11th studio record and the first on her own label, Highway 20 Records. She wrote it by herself, words and music, and sings it with Gia Ciambotti behind her on backing vocals and Davey Faragher on bass; David Bianco handled the mix.
The album takes its name from "Compassion", a song that grew out of one of her father Miller Williams' poems, and it went on to win Album of the Year at the 2015 Americana Music Awards.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 66 | WFUV New York, NY | WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2014 | 90 |
| 2014 | 140 | WXPN Philadelphia, PA | WXPN Year in Review: Top 200 Songs of 2014 | 200 |
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