The Living and the Dead (Jolie Holland album)

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The Living and the Dead
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 7, 2008
Recorded2008
Genre Alternative country/Folk
Length39:49
Label Anti Records
Producer Jolie Holland and Shahzad Ismaily
Jolie Holland chronology
Springtime Can Kill You
(2006)
The Living and the Dead
(2008)
Wine Dark Sea
(2014)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
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Metacritic 71/100 [1]
Review scores
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Boston Globe (favorable) [3]
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Cleveland Free Times (favorable) [5]
Hartford Courant (favorable) [6]
Now Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Paste Magazine (75%) [8]
Pitchfork Media (7.8/10) [9]
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Washington Post (favorable) [11]

The Living and the Dead is Jolie Holland's fourth studio album. It was released on October 7, 2008, through Anti Records. The album was mixed and engineered by Joel Hamilton.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Mexico City"
  2. "Corrido Por Buddy"
  3. "Palmyra"
  4. "You Painted Yourself In"
  5. "Fox In its Hole"
  6. "Your Big Hands"
  7. "Sweet Loving Man"
  8. "Love Henry"
  9. "The Future"
  10. "Enjoy Yourself"

Personnel

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