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Lie Down in the Light

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Lie Down in the Light
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 20, 2008 (2008-05-20)
GenreIndie folk, alternative country
Length45:39
LabelDrag City
ProducerMark Nevers
Bonnie "Prince" Billy chronology
Wai Notes
(2007)
Lie Down in the Light
(2008)
Beware
(2009)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic81/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Independentfavorable[3]
musicOMH[4]
Pitchfork8.7/10[5]
This Is Fake DIY8/10[6]

Lie Down in the Light is a studio album by Will Oldham. It was released under the moniker Bonnie "Prince" Billy on Drag City in 2008.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Will Oldham, except where noted

No.TitleLength
1."Easy Does It"3:53
2."You Remind Me of Something (The Glory Goes)"3:56
3."So Everyone"4:01
4."For Every Field There's a Mole"3:19
5."(Keep Eye On) Other's Gain"4:35
6."You Want That Picture"3:50
7."Missing One"2:47
8."What's Missing Is"4:27
9."Where Is the Puzzle?"3:50
10."Lie Down in the Light"4:09
11."Willow Trees Bend"4:08
12."I'll Be Glad" (Shannon Stephens)2:43

Personnel

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Musicians

  • Will Oldham – music
  • Emmett Kelly – guitar, harmony voice, recorder, shrooti box
  • Shahzad Ismaily – percussion, banjo, piano, electric guitar, row of wrenches, laptop organ
  • Paul Oldham – bass guitar
  • Ashley Webber – voice
  • Roy Agee – trombone
  • Tony Crow – piano, organ
  • Glen Duncan – fiddle
  • Pete Finney – pedal steel guitar
  • Ben Martin – percussion
  • Dennis Solee – clarinet
  • Rod Fletcher – voices
  • John Ryles – voices
  • Marty Slayton – voices

Production

Charts

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Chart Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] 51
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[9] 18

References

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  1. ^ "Lie Down In The Light by Bonnie "Prince" Billy". Metacritic. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
  2. ^ Lie Down in the Light at AllMusic
  3. ^ The Independent review
  4. ^ review Archived 2008-05-24 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Pitchfork review
  6. ^ This is Fake DIY review
  7. ^ Alan Licht (Ed.) (2012), Will Oldham on Bonnie 'Prince' Billy. Faber and Faber Ltd., London, pp. 288-9. ISBN 978-0-571-25814-7.
  8. ^ "Ultratop.be – Bonnie+%22Prince%22+Billy – Lie Down In The Light" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  9. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Bonnie+%22Prince%22+Billy – Lie Down In The Light". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
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