Tracklist
| 1 | Lonely Girls | 4:03 |
| 2 | Steal Your Love | 3:17 |
| 3 | I Envy The Wind | 3:16 |
| 4 | Blue | 3:56 |
| 5 | Out Of Touch | 5:31 |
| 6 | Are You Down | 5:29 |
| 7 | Essence | 5:54 |
| 8 | Reason To Cry | 3:44 |
| 9 | Get Right With God | 4:20 |
| 10 | Bus To Baton Rouge | 5:54 |
| 11 | Broken Butterflies | 5:41 |
Companies, etc.
- Record Company – Universal Music Group
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – UMG Recordings, Inc.
- Copyright (c) – UMG Recordings, Inc.
- Copyright (c) – Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
- Made By – Universal M & L, Germany – 51134053
- Published By – Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
Credits
- Acoustic Bass – Tony Garnier (tracks: 4, 11)
- Acoustic Guitar – Lucinda Williams (tracks: 1 to 6, 8, 10)
- Acoustic Guitar [12 String] – Charlie Sexton (tracks: 5)
- Acoustic Guitar [Papoose] – Charlie Sexton (tracks: 4, 7)
- Backing Vocals – Gary Louris (tracks: 7), Jim Lauderdale (tracks: 9, 10), Joy Lynn White (tracks: 9, 10, 11)
- Bass – Tony Garnier (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 7, 8, 10)
- Co-producer – Tom Tucker
- Drums – Jim Keltner (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 11)
- Drums [Additional] – Charlie Sexton (tracks: 2, 6, 7)
- Drums [Hand] – Charlie Sexton (tracks: 1)
- Electric Guitar – Bo Ramsey (tracks: 1 to 8, 10, 11)
- Electric Guitar [Octave] – Charlie Sexton (tracks: 2)
- Guitar – Lucinda Williams (tracks: 7)
- Guitar [Tremolo] – Ryan Adams (tracks: 7)
- Organ [Hammond B-3] – Reese Wynans (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 8)
- Overtone Voice [Harmony] – Jim Lauderdale (tracks: 1, 2)
- Overtone Voice [One Note Harmony] – Charlie Sexton (tracks: 1, 5)
- Percussion – Jim Keltner (tracks: 3, 8, 11)
- Photography By, Design – Alan Messer
- Piano [Simple] – Charlie Sexton (tracks: 5)
- Producer – Charlie Sexton
- Producer [Basic Tracks] – Bo Ramsey
- Producer, Written-By, Vocals – Lucinda Williams
- Resonator Guitar – Lucinda Williams (tracks: 9)
- Rhythm Guitar – Charlie Sexton (tracks: 1 to 4, 7 to 11)
- Slide Guitar – Bo Ramsey (tracks: 9)
- Violin, Viola – David Mansfield (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 7, 11)
Notes
Made in the EU (printed on CD and back inlay)Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 0 08817 01972 7
- Rights Society: BMI
- Label Code: LC 00268
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 to 3): 00088 170 197-2 01 + 51134053
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 2, inner ring mould): MADE BY UNIVERSAL M & L D
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 3, inner ring mould): MADE IN GERMANY BY UNIVERSAL M & L B
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 1 to 3): IFPI L002
- Mould SID Code (Variant 2): not readable
- Mould SID Code (Variant 3): IFPI 0130
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0881701972 | Lucinda Williams | Essence (CD, Album, Dig) | Lost Highway | 0881701972 | Canada | 2001 |
| 088 170 197-2 | Lucinda Williams | Essence (CD, Album, Club) | Lost Highway | 088 170 197-2 | US | 2001 |
| none | Lucinda Williams | Essence (CDr, Album, Promo) | Not On Label | none | UK | Unknown |
| none | Lucinda Williams | Essence (CD, Album, Promo) | Mercury | none | Europe | 2001 |
| 0600753510148 | Lucinda Williams | Essence (2xLP, Album, Ltd, Col) | Lost Highway | 0600753510148 | Europe | 2016 |
