Hands of Glory

Hands of Glory
Studio album by Andrew Bird
Released	October 30, 2012 (2012-10-30)
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	[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 Americana/Folk Albums ( Billboard ) [11]	5
US Independent Albums ( Billboard ) [12]	9
US Top Rock Albums ( Billboard ) [13]	15
US Indie Store Album Sales ( 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)". Billboard . ^{[ dead link ]}
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 .