Robin Holcomb (album)

Robin Holcomb
Studio album by Robin Holcomb
Released	November 19, 1990
Recorded	Ironwood Studios, Seattle, WA
Genre	Folk
Length	42:29
Label	Elektra/Musician
Producer	Wayne Horvitz
Robin Holcomb chronology
Larks, They Crazy (1989) Robin Holcomb (1990) Rockabye (1992)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Chicago Tribune	[2]
Christgau's Consumer Guide	[3]
DownBeat	[4]
Entertainment Weekly	B [5]
Q	[6]
Rolling Stone	[7]

Robin Holcomb is the second album by Robin Holcomb, released on November 19, 1990, through Elektra/Musician.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Robin Holcomb.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Nine Lives"	4:28
2.	"The American Rhine"	3:20
3.	"Electrical Storm"	3:46
4.	"Troy"	4:00
5.	"So Straight and Slow"	4:35
6.	"Hand Me Down All Stories"	5:10
7.	"this poem is in memory of!"	2:57
8.	"Yr Mother Called Them Farmhouses"	3:14
9.	"Waltz"	4:26
10.	"Deliver Me"	6:30

Personnel

Musicians

• Danny Frankel – drums, percussion
• Bill Frisell  – guitar, acoustic guitar
• David Hofstra – bass guitar, acoustic bass guitar, tuba
• Robin Holcomb  – vocals, piano
• Wayne Horvitz  – organ, synthesizer, piano, harmonica, production
• Doug Wieselman – clarinet, tenor saxophone, guitar, acoustic Guitar

Production and additional personnel

• John Caulfield – violin and mandolin on "Troy" and "Yr Mother Called Them Farmhouses"
• Marion Ettlinger  – photography
• Jay Follette – engineering
• Lenny Kaye  – production on "Hand Me Down All Stories"
• Bob Ludwig  – mastering
• Manhattan Design  – design

References

1. Gioffre, Daniel. "Robin Holcomb – Robin Holcomb". AllMusic . Retrieved January 27, 2013.
2. Kot, Greg (January 31, 1991). "Robin Holcomb: Robin Holcomb (Elektra)". Chicago Tribune . Retrieved August 24, 2023.
3. Christgau, Robert (2000). "Robin Holcomb: Robin Holcomb". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 135. ISBN   0-312-24560-2 . Retrieved January 27, 2013.
4. Woodard, Josef (February 1991). "Robin Holcomb: Robin Holcomb". DownBeat . Vol. 58, no. 2. pp. 52–53.
5. Browne, David (December 7, 1990). "Robin Holcomb". Entertainment Weekly . No. 43. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
6. Martin, Andrew (August 1991). "Robin Holcomb: Robin Holcomb". Q . No. 59.
7. Evans, Paul (February 7, 1991). "Robin Holcomb: Robin Holcomb". Rolling Stone . No. 597.

External links

• Robin Holcomb at Discogs (list of releases)