Lie Down in the Light

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.

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]

Track listing

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

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

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

References

  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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