What I Deserve

What I Deserve
Studio album by Kelly Willis
Released	1999
Genre	Country
Label	Rykodisc
Producer	Dave McNair, Norman Kerner, and Daniel Presley
Kelly Willis chronology
Kelly Willis (1993) What I Deserve (1999) Easy (2002)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Entertainment Weekly	A
Robert Christgau	B+
Rolling Stone

What I Deserve is the fourth studio album by Kelly Willis, released more than six years after her eponymous album. The album was her highest on the Billboard country charts at #30. Two of the tracks were written by Willis's husband Bruce Robison.

Track listing

1. "Take Me Down" (Gary Louris, Kelly Willis) – 3:46
2. "What I Deserve" (Louris, Willis) – 4:20
3. "Heaven Bound" (Damon Bramblett) – 3:20
4. "Talk Like That" (Willis) – 3:09
5. "Not Forgotten You" (Bruce Robison) – 3:36
6. "Wrapped" (Bruce Robison) – 4:28
7. "Cradle of Love" (Paul Kelly) – 4:57
8. "Got a Feelin' for Ya" (Dan Penn, Chuck Prophet) – 3:25
9. "Time Has Told Me" (Nick Drake) – 4:37
10. "Fading Fast" (John Leventhal, Willis) – 2:54
11. "Happy with That" (Louris, Willis) – 3:34
12. "They're Blind" (Paul Westerberg) – 4:37
13. "Not Long for This World" (Leventhal, Willis) – 3:28

Personnel

• Kelly Willis - lead vocals, background vocals
• Chuck Prophet - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, background vocals
• Mark Spencer - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• John Dee Graham - electric guitar, lap steel guitar
• Calvin Betton - electric guitar, acoustic guitar
• Max Butler - electric guitar
• Lloyd Maines - pedal steel guitar
• Amy Noelle Farris - mandolin, violin, background vocals
• Michael Ramos - piano, Hammond B-3 organ, Farfisa organ
• John Ludwick - bass guitar, background vocals
• Michael Been - bass guitar
• Larry Aberman, Rafael Gayol - drums
• Dave McNair - percussion
• Bruce Robison, Charlie Robison - background vocals

Chart performance

Chart (1999)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	30
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers	24