Bonnie "Prince" Billy (album)

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Bonnie "Prince" Billy
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 2013 (2013-08)
Genre Indie folk, alternative country
Length28:19
Label Palace
Producer Bonnie "Prince" Billy
Bonnie "Prince" Billy chronology
What the Brothers Sang
(2013)
Bonnie "Prince" Billy
(2013)
Singer's Grave – A Sea of Tongues
(2014)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork 7.8/10 [1]

Bonnie "Prince" Billy is a studio EP by Will Oldham. It was released under the moniker Bonnie "Prince" Billy in 2013.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Will Oldham.

No.TitleLength
1."I Heard of a Source"2:44
2."Lessons from Stony"2:55
3."Triumph of Will"2:49
4."I Will Be Born Again"2:43
5."Make It Not an Evil Mark"3:07
6."The Spotted Pig"2:23
7."This Is My Cocktail"2:32
8."Bad Man"2:22
9."Ending It All (As I Do)"3:26
10."Royal Quiet Deluxe"3:18

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

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References

  1. Masters, Marc (October 17, 2013). "Bonnie "Prince" Billy: Bonnie "Prince" Billy". Pitchfork . Retrieved February 15, 2019.