Libbiville, released in 2001, features 13 songs, 10 of which Libbi wrote or co-wrote, and includes a duet with smokin' Miss Toni Price and the George Jones/Tammy Wynette duet Something to Brag About with the amazing Don Walser.

South Texas Highway (entire song)
Necessary (sample), written by Alan Andrews

"Libbi Bosworth is an incredibly sharp songwriter in a trad mode, and she sings the living piss out of her songs here. Her attitude is all kickass Texas and the session is all kickass Texas musicians..."
Crispin Sartwell, New York Press

"It took Libbi five years to follow up her impressive debut, Outskirts of You, but it was well worth the wait...with a voice that oozes country....she comes at you with sassy confidence that's invigorating. She wrote 10 of the 13 songs on Libbiville, and her sly sense of humor and ability to capture simple emotions and everyday situations and put them to music is a rare gift...Libbi Bosworth proves once again that she's a rare gem of a country singer. Libbiville is a place you'll not only want to visit, but a place you'll want to stay."
Jim Caligiuri, Austin Chronicle

"Bosworth's new "Libbiville" (Ramble Records) is as Texas as armadillo eggs. Firmly rooted in country music traditions, but not a re-creationist by any means, Bosworth captures the spirit of the genre by virtue of her sheer sincerity and devotion to the form. Her songs are blissfully melodic and spiced with the indigenous flavorings of pedal steel, accordion and fiddles...it's Galveston native Bosworth's solid songwriting that holds it all together. The deceptively clever "Ha Ha Ha," the leadoff number, and "Man Overboard," a cautionary tale brightened by Earl Poole Ball's piano, bounce out of the speakers and send the dance impulse through to the feet. "South Texas Highway," a jaunt to Buck Owens's Bakersfield, is punched up with Chip Dolan's accordion, and "No Place to Go," a song about homelessness set to an oddly fitting two-step cadence, shows lyrical sensitivity, but with a beat."
Buzz McClain, Washington Post

Libbi released her first record, Outskirts of You, in 1996 to critical acclaim. Featuring guitar slingers Casper Rawls and Paul Skelton, as well as harmonies by Gurf Morlix and Prairie Oyster, Outskirts of You is a a great addition for the alt.country collector as well as the die-hard traditionalist.

Don't Call Me Crazy (sample)

"Libbi Bosworth is as hard to pin down as her music is to resist...this could be the most commercially promising country debut of the year, if only the year were 1962 instead of 1996."
Don McLeese, No Depression

"...a voice splashed with beer, one that puts an arm around your neck and shuffles with you across the dance floor, one that searches for an all-night trucker show on AM radio as you head home in your old pick-up."
Lee Nichols, Austin Chronicle

"Libbi has the most distinctive female country voice on the Austin scene, and style to burn."
John Morthland, Texas Monthly

Libbi has also appeared on various compilation records, the most recent being Happy Birthday, Buck!, a tribute to the great Buck Owens.

"...the real ballcrusher is Libbi Bosworth. Her spinetingling version of Palm of Your Hand is so staggeringly drop dead star quality wonderful that she towers over the album..." John Conquest, Third Coast Music

Other compilations:

Blastered, a Tribute to Dave Alvin
True Sounds of the New West
Austin Country Nights

Libbi was also very ecstatic to appear on Austin City Limits in 1996 after the release of Outskirts of You.

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