Hands of Glory

Hands of Glory
Studio album by Andrew Bird
Released	October 30, 2012
Genre	Indie folk
Length	35:04
Label	Mom + Pop
Andrew Bird chronology
Break It Yourself (2012) Hands of Glory (2012) I Want to See Pulaski at Night (2013)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	75/100 [1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Austin Chronicle	[3]
PopMatters	8/10 [4]
Filter	84% [5]
Pitchfork	7.3/10 [6]
Slant Magazine	[7]
BPM	66% [8]

Hands of Glory is the seventh solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Andrew Bird. It was released in October 2012 through Mom+Pop Records.

Track list

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Three White Horses"	Andrew Bird	3:13
2.	"When That Helicopter Comes"	Brett Sparks, Rennie Sparks	2:53
3.	"Spirograph"	Alpha Consumer, Andrew Bird	4:06
4.	"Railroad Bill"	Traditional	3:26
5.	"Something Biblical"	Andrew Bird	4:34
6.	"If I Needed You"	Townes Van Zandt	3:09
7.	"Orpheo"	Andrew Bird	4:29
8.	"Beyond the Valley of the Three White Horses"	Andrew Bird	9:14

Other appearances

• "When the Helicopter Comes" is originally by The Handsome Family, appearing on the album In the Air
• "Orpheo" appears on Break It Yourself as "Orpheo Looks Back"
• "If I Needed You" is a Townes Van Zandt cover, from The Late Great Townes Van Zandt

Personnel

• Andrew Bird – violin, guitar, and vocals
• Tift Merritt – vocals and guitar
• Jeremy Ylvisaker – guitar and backing vocals
• Alan Hampton – bass, backing vocals
• Martin Dosh – drums
• Dan Dorff – tambourine on "Spirograph"

Charts

Chart (2012)	Peak position
US Billboard 200 [9]	52
US Digital Albums (Billboard) [10]	23
US Folk Albums (Billboard) [11]	5
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [12]	9
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [13]	15
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard) [14]	14
US Vinyl Albums (Billboard) [15]	4

References

1. "Reviews for Hands of Glory". Metacritic . Retrieved November 4, 2012.
2. Monger, James Christopher. "Hands of Glory - Andrew Bird". Allmusic . Retrieved November 4, 2012.
3. Johnson, Abby (October 12, 2012). "Review: Andrew Bird". Austin Chronicle . Retrieved November 4, 2012.
4. Mistich, Dan (October 29, 2012). "Andrew Bird: Hands of Glory". PopMatters . Retrieved November 4, 2012.
5. Hughes, Gianna (November 1, 2012). "Filter Magazine album review". Filter . Retrieved November 4, 2012.
6. Deusner, Stephen M. (November 1, 2012). "Andrew Bird: Hands of Glory". Pitchfork Media . Retrieved November 4, 2012.
7. Liedel, Kevin (October 26, 2012). "Andrew Bird: Hands of Glory". Slant Magazine . Retrieved November 4, 2012.
8. Finlayson, Ray (October 31, 2012). "Album Review". Beats Per Minute . Retrieved November 4, 2012.
9. "Andrew Bird Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
10. "Andrew Bird Chart History (Digital Albums)".^{[ dead link ]} Billboard.
11. "Andrew Bird Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard.
12. "Andrew Bird Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
13. "Andrew Bird Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard.
14. "Andrew Bird Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard.
15. "Andrew Bird Chart History (Vinyl Albums)". Billboard.