Sings Greatest Palace Music
2004 studio album by Bonnie 'Prince' Billy
Sings Greatest Palace Music | ||||
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Studio album by Bonnie 'Prince' Billy | ||||
Released | March 23, 2004 (2004-03-23) | |||
Genre | Alternative country | |||
Length | 58:03 | |||
Label | Drag City | |||
Producer | Mark Nevers, Will Oldham | |||
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
BBC Music | mixed[2] |
The Guardian | [3] |
Pitchfork | 5.0/10[4] |
PopMatters | mixed[5] |
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy Sings Greatest Palace Music is a 2004 studio album by Bonnie 'Prince' Billy. It features new recordings of songs from his Palace Music era (1993–1997), recorded in Nashville, Tennessee with a large group of country session musicians. Guest musicians include Eddie Bayers, Stuart Duncan, Mark Fain, Mike Johnson, Hargus "Pig" Robbins, Andrew Bird and Bruce Watkins.
Track listing
No. | Title | Original version from | Length |
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1. | "New Partner" | Viva Last Blues | 4:31 |
2. | "Ohio River Boat Song" | "Ohio River Boat Song" | 2:54 |
3. | "Gulf Shores" | "West Palm Beach" | 3:54 |
4. | "You Will Miss Me When I Burn" | Days in the Wake | 4:08 |
5. | "The Brute Choir" | Viva Last Blues | 3:41 |
6. | "I Send My Love to You" | Days in the Wake | 2:28 |
7. | "More Brother Rides" | Viva Last Blues | 3:04 |
8. | "Agnes, Queen of Sorrow" | Hope | 3:13 |
9. | "Viva Ultra" | Viva Last Blues | 3:56 |
10. | "Pushkin" | Days in the Wake | 4:01 |
11. | "Horses" | "Horses" | 3:45 |
12. | "Riding" | There Is No-One What Will Take Care of You | 3:42 |
13. | "West Palm Beach" | "West Palm Beach" | 4:03 |
14. | "No More Workhorse Blues" | Days in the Wake | 2:56 |
15. | "I Am a Cinematographer" | Days in the Wake | 7:44 |
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.
- Hargus "Pig" Robbins – piano
- Colin Gagon – accordion, trombone
- Tony Crow – keyboards, synthesizer
- Mark Fain – bass guitar
- Matt Sweeney – electric guitar
- Aram Stith – electric guitar
- Dave Bird – electric guitar
- Ned Oldham – electric guitar
- Bruce Watkins – acoustic guitar
- Mike Johnson – pedal steel guitar
- Stuart Duncan – fiddle, mandolin
- Andrew Bird – strings, glockenspiel, fiddle
- D.V. DeVincentis – saxophone
- Jack Carneal – percussion
- Eddie Bayers – drums
Charts
Chart | Peak position |
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Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6] | 90 |
UK Albums (OCC)[7] | 63 |
References
- ^ Deming, Mark. "Sings Greatest Palace Music - Bonnie "Prince" Billy". AllMusic. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
- ^ Jones, Chris (2003). "Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - Greatest Palace Music - Review". BBC Music. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
- ^ Peschek, David (March 18, 2004). "Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, Sings Greatest Palace Music". The Guardian. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
- ^ Linhardt, Alex (March 23, 2004). "Bonnie "Prince" Billy: Greatest Palace Music". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
- ^ Gilstrap, Andrew (March 23, 2004). "Bonnie "Prince" Billy: Sings Greatest Palace Music". PopMatters. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Bonnie %22Prince%22 Billy – Greatest Palace Music" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
- ^ "Bonnie Prince Billy". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
External links
- Sings Greatest Palace Music at Discogs (list of releases)
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Will Oldham (Palace / Palace Songs / Palace Music / Palace Brothers / Bonnie "Prince" Billy)
- There Is No-One What Will Take Care of You
- Days in the Wake
- Viva Last Blues
- Arise Therefore
- Joya
- I See a Darkness
- Ode Music
- Ease Down the Road
- Master and Everyone
- Sings Greatest Palace Music
- Superwolf
- The Brave and the Bold
- The Letting Go
- Wai Notes
- Lie Down in the Light
- Beware
- The Wonder Show of the World
- Wolfroy Goes to Town
- The Marble Downs
- What the Brothers Sang
- Bonnie "Prince" Billy
- Best Troubador
- I Made a Place
- Blind Date Party
- Keeping Secrets Will Destroy You
- Goat Songs
- An Arrow Through the Bitch
- Hope
- The Mountain
- Songs Put Together For (The Broken Giant)
- Western Music
- Black/Rich Music
- Blue Lotus Feet
- Dream of a Drunk Black Southern Eagle
- More Revery
- Amalgamated Sons of Rest
- Seafarers Music
- I Gave You
- Strange Form of Life
- Ask Forgiveness
- Among the Gold