Barton Hollow
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Barton Hollow | ||||
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Studio album by The Civil Wars | ||||
Released | February 1, 2011 | |||
Recorded | The Art House, Nashville, Tennessee | |||
Genre | Folk rock, alternative country, indie folk | |||
Length | 46:27 | |||
Label | sensibility | |||
Producer | Charlie Peacock | |||
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Singles from Barton Hollow | ||||
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Barton Hollow [1] is the first full-length studio album from The Civil Wars. Produced by Charlie Peacock, it was released on February 1, 2011. It peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Digital Albums chart, No. 10 on the Billboard 200, No. 1 on the Billboard Folk Albums chart, and No. 2 on the Billboard Rock Albums chart, selling 25,000 copies in its first week.[2] As of August 2013[update], the album has sold 623,000 copies in the US.[3]
Barton Hollow was preceded by the lead single and title track, which was performed live on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on January 14, 2011.[4] A track on this album, "Poison and Wine" was previously released as a single from their EP Poison & Wine in 2009. On November 30, 2011, Barton Hollow was nominated for Grammys in the Best Folk Album and Best Country Duo/Group Performance categories, the latter for the title song. The album ended up winning both awards. Numerous publications noted that The Civil Wars were snubbed a Best New Artist nomination by The Grammys. At the ceremony The Civil Wars performed a portion of "Barton Hollow".[5][6][7] The vinyl LP version of the record was pressed at United Record Pressing in Nashville, TN.[8]
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Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
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Barton Hollow was included on multiple Best Albums of 2011 lists, including NPR Music,[11] Paste Magazine,[12] American Songwriter,[13] Rough Trade,[14] Amazon.com,[15] Time,[16] iTunes,[17] The Huffington Post,[18] Associated Press,[19] The Tennesseean,[20] AllMusic.com[21] and more.
Andrew Leahey of AllMusic said that Williams and White "trace each other's melodies with close harmonies that never fail to lose their romance". He gave Barton Hollow four of five star and called it "Good stuff".[9] Darren Lee of MusicOMH also gave four of five stars, saying "The album's songs of love, loss and longing are an immediate pleasure to listen to, displaying real restraint in a disc that it is pleasingly sparse and unembellished."[10]
Track listing
All songs written by Joy Williams and John Paul White, except where noted. The two bonus tracks are available with electronic versions of the album, but not on the CD. An extended version of Barton Hollow was released in Europe through Sony Music on March 1, 2012, which contained the 12 tracks included with the North American release, the 2 bonus tracks from the electronic version, plus 4 additional tracks.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "20 Years" | 3:02 | |
2. | "I've Got This Friend" | 3:24 | |
3. | "C'est la mort" | 2:30 | |
4. | "To Whom It May Concern" | 3:32 | |
5. | "Poison & Wine" | Williams, White, Chris Lindsey | 3:40 |
6. | "My Father's Father" | 3:21 | |
7. | "Barton Hollow" | 3:26 | |
8. | "The Violet Hour" | 3:26 | |
9. | "Girl With the Red Balloon" | 3:50 | |
10. | "Falling" | 3:59 | |
11. | "Forget Me Not" | 2:57 | |
12. | "Birds of a Feather" | 3:06 |
Electronic version bonus tracks | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
13. | "I Want You Back" | 3:15 |
14. | "Dance Me to the End of Love" | 3:05 |
European edition bonus tracks | |||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
13. | "Billie Jean" | Michael Jackson | 4:09 |
14. | "I Want You Back" | Berry Gordy, Freddie Perren, Alphonzo Mizell and Deke Richards | 3:15 |
15. | "Dance Me to the End of Love" | Leonard Cohen | 3:05 |
16. | "You Are My Sunshine" | Jimmie Davis and Charles Mitchell | 3:09 |
17. | "Goodbye Girl" | John Paul White; Joy Williams | 4:00 |
18. | "Marionette" (Demo) (Bonus) | John Paul White; Joy Williams | 3:01 |
Personnel
Listed in Allmusic.[22]
Joy Williams: vocals, piano, Hohner organ, bells
John Paul White: vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, resonator guitar, banjo, bass
Andy Leftwich: fiddle, mandolin
David Davidson: violin
John Catchings: cello
Jerry McPherson: electric guitar
J.T. Corenflos: electric guitar
Dan Dugmore: pedal steel guitar
Tim Lauer: keyboards, synthesizer, keyboard bass, organ, "tiny keyboard"
Charlie Peacock: electric piano, trumpet
Barry Bales: double bass
Ken Lewis: percussion
Charlie Peacock: Producer, Additional Engineering
Richie Biggs: Engineer, Mixer
Richard Dodd: Mastering
Charts
Chart (2011–12) | Peak position |
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Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[23] | 37 |
Canadian Albums Chart[24] | 16 |
Dutch Albums Chart[23] | 93 |
Irish Albums Chart[25] | 26 |
New Zealand Albums Chart[26] | 40 |
UK Albums Chart[27] | 13 |
US Billboard 200[28] | 10 |
US Billboard Independent Albums[29] | 1 |
US Billboard Folk Albums[30] | 1 |
US Billboard Rock Albums[31] | 2 |
Year-end charts
Chart (2012) | Position |
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US Billboard 200 | 88[32] |
US Folk Albums Chart | 5[32] |
US Independent Albums Chart | 6[32] |
US Rock Albums Chart | 27[32] |
Chart (2013) | Position |
US Folk Albums Chart | 47[33] |
Singles
Year | Single | Peak positions |
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US | ||
2011 | "Barton Hollow"A | 101 |
- ADid not enter the Hot 100 but charted on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles.[34]
Certifications
Region | Certification | Sales/shipments |
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Canada (Music Canada)[35] | Gold | 40,000 |
United Kingdom (BPI)[36] | Gold | 100,000 |
United States (RIAA)[37] | Gold | 623,000[3] |
*sales figures based on certification alone |
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- ↑ NPR Music: 50 Favorite Albums of 2011 (December 3, 2011) Retrieved 2011-12-5, from NPR.org
- ↑ Jackson, Josh (November 29, 2011) Paste Magazine: The 50 Best Albums of 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-5, from PasteMagazine.com
- ↑ (2011, November 29) American Songwriter's 50 Top Albums of 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-5, from AmericanSongwriter.com
- ↑ (2011, November 29) Albums of the Year Top 100. Retrieved 2011-12-5, from RoughTrade.com
- ↑ Amazon (December 3, 2011) The Best Albums of 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-7, from Amazon.com
- ↑ Time (December 7, 2011) Top 10 Albums of 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-7, from Time
- ↑ iTunes Rewind 2011 (December 8, 2011) Retrieved 2011-12-10, from iTunes
- ↑ Chenfeld, Cliff (December 8, 2011) The Best Music of 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-10, from The Huffington Post
- ↑ Moody, Nekessa Mumbi (December 20, 2011) Adele tops AP's list of Best Albums of 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-22, from SFGate.com
- ↑ Tennessean Music Team (December 21, 2011) 2011's Biggest Albums: Music That Made a Mark. Retrieved 2011-12-22, from Tennessean.com
- ↑ AMG Staff (December 14, 2011) AllMusic's Favorite Folk Albums of 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-25, from AllMusic.com
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