Sings Greatest Palace Music

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Sings Greatest Palace Music
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Studio album by Bonnie 'Prince' Billy
Released March 23, 2004 (2004-03-23)
Genre Alternative country
Length58:03
Label Drag City
Producer Mark Nevers, Will Oldham
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy chronology
Master and Everyone
(2003)
Sings Greatest Palace Music
(2004)
Superwolf
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [1]
BBC Music mixed [2]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [3]
Pitchfork 5.0/10 [4]
PopMatters mixed [5]

Bonnie 'Prince' Billy Sings Greatest Palace Music is a 2004 studio album by Bonnie 'Prince' Billy. It features new recordings of songs from his Palace Music era (19931997), recorded in Nashville, Tennessee with a large group of country session musicians. Guest musicians include Eddie Bayers, Stuart Duncan, Mark Fain, Mike Johnson, Hargus "Pig" Robbins, Andrew Bird and Bruce Watkins.

Nashville, Tennessee Consolidated city-county in Tennessee, United States

Nashville is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Tennessee. The city is the county seat of Davidson County and is located on the Cumberland River. The city's population ranks 24th in the U.S. According to 2017 estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, the total consolidated city-county population stood at 691,243. The "balance" population, which excludes semi-independent municipalities within Davidson County, was 667,560 in 2017.

Country music, also known as country and western, and hillbilly music, is a genre of popular music that originated in the southern United States in the early 1920s. It takes its roots from genres such as folk music and blues.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleOriginal version fromLength
1."New Partner" Viva Last Blues 4:31
2."Ohio River Boat Song""Ohio River Boat Song"2:54
3."Gulf Shores""West Palm Beach"3:54
4."You Will Miss Me When I Burn" Days in the Wake 4:08
5."The Brute Choir"Viva Last Blues3:41
6."I Send My Love to You"Days in the Wake2:28
7."More Brother Rides"Viva Last Blues3:04
8."Agnes, Queen of Sorrow" Hope 3:13
9."Viva Ultra"Viva Last Blues3:56
10."Pushkin"Days in the Wake4:01
11."Horses""Horses"3:45
12."Riding" There Is No-One What Will Take Care of You 3:42
13."West Palm Beach""West Palm Beach"4:03
14."No More Workhorse Blues"Days in the Wake2:56
15."I Am a Cinematographer"Days in the Wake7:44

Personnel

Hargus Melvin "Pig" Robbins is an American session keyboard, and piano player. Having played on records for artists such as Dolly Parton, Connie Smith, Patti Page, Loretta Lynn, Kenny Rogers, George Jones,Charlie Rich, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Mark Knopfler, John Hartford, Ween, Alan Jackson, Merle Haggard, Roger Miller, David Allan Coe, Moe Bandy, George Hamilton IV, Sturgill Simpson and Conway Twitty, he played on Roger Miller's Grammy Award-winning "Dang Me" in 1964. He is blind, having lost his sight at age four due to an accident involving his father's knife.

Matt Sweeney American musician

Matt Sweeney is a guitarist, vocalist, and producer who has worked with many musicians and groups.

Stuart Duncan American musician

Stuart Duncan is an American bluegrass musician who plays the fiddle, mandolin, guitar and banjo.

Charts

ChartPeak
position
UK Albums (OCC) [6] 63

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