The Quickening is the eighth album by Kathryn Williams and her first on the One Little Indian record label.

The album was released on 22 February 2010.

[1] The MusicOMH reviewer observed "still the same intricately constructed folk-pop songs and unabashedly honest lyrics"[4] with the BBC's Jude Rogers regarding Williams as "A soft soul with hard edges who reminds us that quietness can resound so loudly.

[5] All tracks composed by Kathryn Williams; except where indicated