Master and Everyone

Master and Everyone is a 2003 studio album by Bonnie 'Prince' Billy. It was released on Drag City.

Master and Everyone
Studio album by
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy
ReleasedJanuary 28, 2003 (2003-01-28)
GenreAmericana, contemporary folk
Length34:09
LabelDrag City
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy chronology
Ease Down the Road
(2001)		 Master and Everyone
(2003)		 Sings Greatest Palace Music
(2004)

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic83/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[3]
The Guardian[4]
NME9/10[5]
Pitchfork6.0/10[6]
Q[7]
Uncut[8]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 83, based on 11 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[1]

NME named it the 37th best album of 2003.[9]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Will Oldham.

No.TitleLength
1."The Way"3:49
2."Ain't You Wealthy, Ain't You Wise?"4:12
3."Master and Everyone"2:35
4."Wolf Among Wolves"3:47
5."Joy and Jubilee"2:45
6."Maundering"3:05
7."Lessons from What's Poor"3:41
8."Even If Love"3:24
9."Three Questions"3:14
10."Hard Life"3:34
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
11."Forest Time"6:42

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

  • Will Oldham
  • Paul Oldham
  • Tony Crow – keyboards
  • William Tyler – guitar
  • Matt Swanson – tambourine
  • Gary Lee Tussing – cello
  • Marty Slayton – vocals
  • John Kelton – whistle

Charts
Chart Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10] 47
French Albums (SNEP)[11] 139
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[12] 97
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[13] 8
UK Albums (OCC)[14] 48
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[15] 49

References
  1. "Reviews for Master And Everyone by Bonnie "Prince" Billy". Metacritic. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  2. Bush, John. "Master and Everyone – Bonnie "Prince" Billy". AllMusic. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  3. Brunner, Rob (February 14, 2003). "Master and Everyone". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on November 22, 2015. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
  4. Peschek, David (January 16, 2003). "Bonnie 'Prince' Billy: Master and Everyone". The Guardian. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  5. Robinson, John (February 4, 2003). "Bonnie 'Prince' Billy : Master And Everyone". NME. Archived from the original on March 24, 2009. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
  6. Sirota, Brent S. (January 16, 2003). "Bonnie "Prince" Billy: Master and Everyone". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  7. "Bonnie 'Prince' Billy: Master and Everyone". Q (199): 96. February 2003.
  8. "Palace in Wonderland". Uncut (69): 74–75. February 2003.
  9. "A decade in music – 50 best albums of 2003". NME. November 25, 2009. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  10. "Ultratop.be – Bonnie %22Prince%22 Billy – Master And Everyone" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
  11. "Lescharts.com – Bonnie %22Prince%22 Billy – Master And Everyone". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
  12. "Dutchcharts.nl – Bonnie %22Prince%22 Billy – Master And Everyone" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
  13. "Norwegiancharts.com – Bonnie %22Prince%22 Billy – Master And Everyone". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
  14. "Bonnie Prince Billy". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
  15. "Bonnie "Prince" Billy – Chart history – Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
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