Rockabye (album)

Rockabye
Studio album by Robin Holcomb
Released	September 8, 1992
Recorded	RPM Studios, New York City, NY and Water Music, Hoboken, NJ
Genre	Folk
Length	46:38
Label	Elektra/Musician
Producer	Wayne Horvitz
Robin Holcomb chronology
Robin Holcomb (1990) Rockabye (1992) Little Three (1996)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	A [2]
Rolling Stone	[3]

Rockabye is the third album by Robin Holcomb, released on September 8, 1992, through Elektra/Musician Records.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Robin Holcomb.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Widowmaker"	1:55
2.	"Help a Man"	4:17
3.	"When I Stop Crying"	6:43
4.	"Rockabye"	4:25
5.	"Iowa Lands"	5:02
6.	"When Was the Last Time"	6:10
7.	"Dixie"	3:25
8.	"Primavera"	4:01
9.	"The Goodnight-Loving Trail"	4:22
10.	"The Natural World"	6:18

Personnel

Musicians

• Art Baron  – trombone on "Dixie" and "The Natural World"
• Alan Bezozi – drums and percussion on "Help a Man" and "When Was the Last Time"
• Mino Cinelu  – percussion on "When I Stop Crying"
• Stew Cutler – guitar
• Danny Frankel – drums, tambourine on "When I Stop Crying", percussion on "Primavera"
• Bill Frisell  – guitar on "When Was the Last Time" and "The Goodnight-Loving Trail"
• David Hofstra – bass guitar, tuba
• Robin Holcomb  – vocals, piano, Hammond organ on "Rockabye", keyboards on "When Was the Last Time"
• Wayne Horvitz  – Hammond organ, keyboards on "When Was the Last Time" and "Primavera", mixing, production
• Guy Klucevsek  – accordion on "Iowa Lands"
• Bruce Kurnow – harmonica on "The Goodnight-Loving Trail"
• Marty Ehrlich  – tenor saxophone on "Dixie" and "The Natural World"
• Peter Ostroushko  – mandolin on "Rockabye", violin on "The Goodnight-Loving Trail"
• The Steeles – backing vocals on "Help a Man", "When I Stop Crying" and "The Natural World"
• Doug Wieselman – clarinet, tenor saxophone, guitar

Production and additional personnel

• David Bither – production
• Joe Ferla – engineering, mixing
• Jay Folette – engineering
• Dante Gioia – engineering
• Bryce Goggin  – engineering
• Peter Holsapple  – guitar on "Help a Man" and "When Was the Last Time", production
• Mike Krowiak – engineering
• Bob Ludwig  – mastering
• James MacMillan  – engineering
• Davey Payne  – engineering
• John Siket – engineering
• Bob Smith – engineering
• Tom Tucker, Jr. – engineering

References

1. Cater, Darryl. "Rockabye". Allmusic. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
2. Berger, Arion (November 6, 1992). "Rockabye". Entertainment Weekly . No. 43. p. 68. Archived from the original on May 19, 2007. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
3. columnist (October 29, 1992). "Rockabye". Rolling Stone . p. 69.

External links

• Rockabye at Discogs (list of releases)