Sings Greatest Palace Music

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 (1993–1997), 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.

Sings Greatest Palace Music
Studio album by
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy
ReleasedMarch 23, 2004 (2004-03-23)
GenreAlternative country
Length58:03
LabelDrag City
ProducerMark Nevers, Will Oldham
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy chronology
Master and Everyone
(2003)		 Sings Greatest Palace Music
(2004)		 Superwolf
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
BBC Musicmixed[2]
The Guardian[3]
Pitchfork5.0/10[4]
PopMattersmixed[5]

Track listing
No.TitleOriginal version fromLength
1."New Partner"Viva Last Blues4:31
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 Wake4:08
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"Hope3:13
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 You3:42
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

Credits adapted from liner notes.

  • Hargus "Pig" Robbins – piano
  • Colin Gagon – accordion, trombone
  • Tony Crow – keyboards, synthesizer
  • Mark Fain – bass guitar
  • Matt Sweeney – electric guitar
  • Aram Stith – electric guitar
  • Dave Bird – electric guitar
  • Ned Oldham – electric guitar
  • Bruce Watkins – acoustic guitar
  • Mike Johnson – pedal steel guitar
  • Stuart Duncan – fiddle, mandolin
  • Andrew Bird – strings, glockenspiel, fiddle
  • D.V. DeVincentis – saxophone
  • Jack Carneal – percussion
  • Eddie Bayers – drums

Charts
Chart Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6] 90
UK Albums (OCC)[7] 63

References
  1. Deming, Mark. "Sings Greatest Palace Music - Bonnie "Prince" Billy". AllMusic. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  2. Jones, Chris (2003). "Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - Greatest Palace Music - Review". BBC Music. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  3. Peschek, David (March 18, 2004). "Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, Sings Greatest Palace Music". The Guardian. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  4. Linhardt, Alex (March 23, 2004). "Bonnie "Prince" Billy: Greatest Palace Music". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  5. Gilstrap, Andrew (March 23, 2004). "Bonnie "Prince" Billy: Sings Greatest Palace Music". PopMatters. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  6. "Ultratop.be – Bonnie %22Prince%22 Billy – Greatest Palace Music" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
  7. "Bonnie Prince Billy". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
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