Time (The Revelator)
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| Studio album by Gillian Welch | |||||
| Released | July 31, 2001 (US) | ||||
| Genre | alternative country singer-songwriter |
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| Length | 51:34 | ||||
| Label | Acony | ||||
| Producer | David Rawlings | ||||
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Time (The Revelator) is the third full length album by Gillian Welch. All songs were written by Welch together with David Rawlings and were recorded in Nashville, Tennessee[21]. "I Want To Sing That Rock and Roll" was recorded live at the Ryman Auditorium as part of the sessions for the concert film, Down from the Mountain, all the rest of the tracks were recorded at RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee.
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[edit] Track listing
All songs written by Welch-Rawlings
- "Revelator" – 6:22
- "My First Lover" – 3:47
- "Dear Someone" – 3:14
- "Red Clay Halo" – 3:14
- "April the 14th Part I" – 5:10
- "I Want To Sing That Rock and Roll" – 2:51
- "Elvis Presley Blues" – 4:53
- "Ruination Day Part II" – 2:36
- "Everything Is Free" – 4:48
- "I Dream a Highway" – 14:39
[edit] Credits
[edit] Musicians
- Gillian Welch - banjo, guitar & vocals
- David Rawlings - guitar & vocals
[edit] Production
- Recorded at RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee
- Produced by David Rawlings
- Engineered by Matt Andrews
- except "I Want to Sing That Rock and Roll":
- Recorded live at the Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee
- Produced by T-Bone Burnett
- Engineered by Mike Piersante & Matt Andrews
- Also available on Down from the Mountain (2001, Lost Highway)
- Mastered by Steve Marcussen at Marcussen Mastering, Los Angeles, California
[edit] Artwork
[edit] Charts
| Year | Chart | Peak |
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| 2001 | Billboard Heatseekers[22] | 5 |
| 2001 | The Billboard 200[22] | 157 |
| 2001 | Billboard Top Independent Albums[22] | 7 |
| 2001 | Billboard Top Internet Albums[22] | 4 |
| 2001 | FolkDJ-L Folk Radio Airplay[23] | 2 |
[edit] Accolades
Welch and Rawlings received a great deal of recognition for their work on Time. The album received many award nominations and was included on many "best album of the year" lists by critics. It has since been included on a number of "best of all time" list.
During a period in his life in which he was living with a friend in New York City, folkie Devendra Banhart had access to only this record, which he now proudly regards as "one of his favorites of all time."
[edit] Awards
Although the Welch and Rawlings did not win in any category, the duo received four nominations at the first annual awards for the Americana Music Association in 2002.[24] Time (The Revelator) was nominated for Album of the Year, and "I Want to Sing That Rock & Roll" was nominated for Song of the Year (prizes that went to Buddy and Julie Miller's Buddy & Julie Miller and "She's Looking at Me" by Jim Lauderdale, Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys). Welch and Rawlings together were nominated for Artist of the Year while Rawlings was nominated for Instrumentalist of the Year (awarded to Jim Lauderdale and Jerry Douglas respectively).
The album was also nominated for Best Contemporary Folk Album at the 2002 Grammy Awards, but lost out to Bob Dylan's Love and Theft.[25]
[edit] Best album of the year lists
| Publication | List title | Rank |
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| Addicted to Noise (USA) | 2002: Fifth Annual International Music Writers Poll [26] | 10 |
| Amazon.com (USA) | Top 100 Editors' Picks: Music [27] | 57 |
| Barnes & Noble.com (USA) | Albums of the Year | 52 |
| BigO (Singapore) | Albums of the Year | 12 |
| E! Online (USA) | Top 25 CDs [28] | no order |
| Heaven (Netherlands) | Albums of the Year | 3 |
| Les Inrockuptibles (France) | Albums of the Year | 15 |
| Mojo (UK) | Albums of the Year | 4 |
| The New Yorker (US) | Twelve Favorites from our 2001 CD Rotation [29] | no order |
| OOR (Netherlands) | Albums of the Year [30] | 25 |
| Rock's Back Pages | Best of the Year: RBP's Albums of 2001 [31] | 10 |
| Uncut (UK) | Albums of the Year [32] | 33 |
| Village Voice (USA) | Annual Pazz & Jop Critic's Poll [33] | 14 |
| Washington City Paper (USA) | The CP Top 20 of 2001 [34] | 33 |
| WFUV, New York City (US) | Best of 2001 FUV staff Picks [35] | no order |
| WUMB, Boston (US) | Top Ten 2001 [36] | 3 |
[edit] External links
- Melissa Block, "Gillian Welch and David Rawlings" (live in-studio interview), All Things Considered, NPR, August 10, 2001
- Nick spitzer, "Words and Music", American Routes, PRI, January 9, 2002 (episode playlist, audio segment with Gillian Welch{requires real player})
[edit] Notes and sources
- ^ Zac Johnson, "Review: Time (The Revelator)", All Music Guide
- ^ Stephen Thompson, "Music: Gillian Welch - Time (The Revelator), The Onion (A.V. Club), April 19, 2002
- ^ Robert Christgau CG: Gillian Welch, Consumer Guide
- ^ [Review], CDNow, (link?) ("Sometimes beautiful, sometimes disquieting, Time (The Revelator) is something short of revelatory, but it's entrancing nonetheless.")
- ^ Chris Williams, "Review: Time (the Revelator) (2001)", August 6, 2001
- ^ Ken Tucker, Review, Fresh Air, National Public Radio, August 14, 2001
- ^ George Graham, "George Graham Reviews Gillian Welch's Time (The Revelator)", The Graham Weekly Album Review, 1251, 2001
- ^ Jane Stevenson, "Album Review: Gillian Welch - Time (The Revelator)", Jam!
- ^ Glenn Brooks, "Gillian Welch - Time (The Revelator): Down to basics", Jelly, July 21, 2002
- ^ Rob O'Connor, "Time (The Revelator)", Launch.com, August 2, 2001 (original link-dead, link to internet archive)
- ^ [Review], Magnet, 52, p.111 ("Welch and longtime partner David Rawlings weave a spellbinding mix of desperation and salvation across this album's 10 tracks.")
- ^ [Review], Mojo, p.102, November 2001 ("This is a profoundly good record")
- ^ Mary Eisenhart, Review: Gillian Welch - Time (The Revelator), Neumu.net
- ^ Ben Greenman, "Pop Notes: In search of Lost Time" (reviews), The New Yorker, August 13, 2001
- ^ Brad Haywood, "Record Reviews: Gillian Welch - Time (The Revelator)", Pitchfork Media, January 29, 2002
- ^ [Review], Q Magazine, p.130, November 2001 ("It's gloriously dark and downbeat stuff.")
- ^ Robert Santelli, "Review: Time (The Revelator), Rolling Stone, 875, August 16, 2001 (note: the album appears to have been later upgraded to "four out of five stars" in the 2004 Rolling Stone Album Guide.)
- ^ [Review], Sonicnet.com (original link-no longer functioning) ("Welch has become a notable talent on that long, rootsy highway, and she and Rawlings have fashioned their own unique sound.")
- ^ [Review], Spin, p.131, October 2001 ("Unlike her major-label LPs, this is a stringently stripped-down, dark-side-of-the-mountain album that's near impossible to cozy up with.")
- ^ Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music, UK (according to acclaimedmusic.net)
- ^ Production notes within the booklet accompanying the album.
- ^ a b c d Gillian Welch entry at the All Music Guide
- ^ FolkDJ-L Top albums and songs of August 2001; note: tied for number 2 with Alison Krauss and Union Station's New Favorite
- ^ Andrew Dansby, "Welch Leads Americana Nominees", Rolling Stone.com, August 5, 2002
- ^ "2002 Grammy Awards", CNN.com
- ^ "2002: Fifth Annual International Music Writers Poll", Addicted to Noise (with 30 votes link to list
- ^ "Top 100 Editors' Picks: Music", Amazon.com (link--no longer available)
- ^ "Top 25 Cds", E! Online, December 2001 (archive or original list)
- ^ "Pop Roundup: Twelve Favorites from our 2001 CD Roation", The New Yorker, January 7, 2002
- ^ originally in Oorlijsten copy of list from muzieklijstjes.nl
- ^ "Best of the Year: RBP's Albums of 2001 ", Rock's Back Pages (archive of original list)
- ^ originally in Uncut, copy of list from rocklistmusic.co.uk
- ^ "Pazz & Jop Critic's Poll", The Village Voice (link to 2001 album list)
- ^ "The CP Top 20 of 2001", Washington City Paper]], December 21, 2001 (actually a nine way tie for 16th place with 15 points)
- ^ [http://www.wfuv.org/music/best/bestof01_staff.html "Best of 2001 FUV Staff Picks", WFUV.org (named by 5 out of 16 staff members)
- ^ "Top 10 Cds 2001", WUMB.org
