AllMusic2017ByByThom Jurek2017"The Lonely, the Lonesome & the Gone provides listeners an exceptionally well-rounded portrait of both the mature writer and the iconic singer. What Womack delivers has little to do with Nashville - a plus - in favor of polished yet hardcore Texas Americana".Read review
American songwriterd. 25. Oct. 2017ByByHal Horowitzd. 25. Oct. 2017"Womack is in terrific voice throughout, the songs - including her co-writes - are top notch and with Lidell's sympathetic backing and production, it's hard to imagine how anything could be improved. It's a late-breaking short list nominee for 2017's album of the year".Read review
PopMattersd. 25. Oct. 2017ByBySteve Horowitzd. 25. Oct. 2017"She may have danced with the devil in Nashville to become a big success, but now she's asking for salvation by getting back to her roots in Texas. Why the hell not, as the former Lone Star gubernatorial candidate Kinky Friedman used to ask. She really doesn't have anything to be forgiven for, and her new album redeems her from the curse of being overly popular by being so damn good".Read review