Lie Down in the Light

Lie Down in the Light
Studio album by Bonnie 'Prince' Billy
Released 20 May 2008
Genre Indie folk, alt.country
Length 45:39
Label Drag City
Palace Records
Domino Records
Producer Mark Nevers
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy chronology
Wai Notes
(2007)		 Lie Down in the Light
(2008)		 Beware
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
The Independent (favourable) [2]
musicOMH.com [3]
Pitchfork Media (8.7/10) [4]
This Is Fake DIY (8/10) [5]

Lie Down in the Light is a 2008 studio album by Bonnie 'Prince' Billy', and his first full-length album of original songs since 2006's The Letting Go.

Track listing

All songs written by Will Oldham except where noted.

  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

Recorded by Mark Nevers
"(Keep Eye On) Other's Gain" mixed by Paul Oldham
Mastered by Scott Colburn
Cover drawing by Joanne Oldham

References

  1. ^ Lie Down in the Light at Allmusic
  2. ^ The Independent review
  3. ^ review
  4. ^ Pitchfork review
  5. ^ This is Fake DIY review
Will Oldham (Palace / Palace Songs / Palace Music / Palace Brothers / Bonnie 'Prince' Billy)
Studio albums
There Is No-One What Will Take Care of You (1993) · Days in the Wake (1994) · Viva Last Blues (1995) · Arise Therefore (1996) · Joya (1997) · I See a Darkness (1999) · Ode Music (2000) · Ease Down the Road (2001) · Master and Everyone (2003) · Sings Greatest Palace Music (2004) · Superwolf (2005) · The Brave and the Bold (2006) · The Letting Go (2006) · Wai Notes (2007) · Lie Down in the Light (2008) · Beware (2009) · The Wonder Show of the World (2010) · Wolfroy Goes to Town (2011)
Live albums
Get the Fuck on Jolly Live (2001) · Summer in the Southeast (2005) · Wilding in the West (2008) · Is It The Sea? (2008)
EPs
Goat Songs (1993) · An Arrow Through the Bitch (1994) · Hope (1994) · The Mountain (1995) · Songs Put Together For (The Broken Giant) (1996) · Western Music (1997) · Black/Rich Music (1998) · Blue Lotus Feet (1998) · Dream of a Drunk Black Southern Eagle (1999) · More Revery (live version) (2000) · All Most Heaven (2000) · Get on Jolly (2000) · More Revery (studio version) (2001) · Amalgamated Sons of Rest (2002) · Slitch Music (2002) · Seafarers Music (2004) · Pebbles and Ripples (2004) · I Gave You (2005) · Strange Form of Life (2007) · Ask Forgiveness (2007) · Among The Gold (2009)
Compilations
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