Barton Hollow

This article is about the Civil Wars album. For the album's title track, see Barton Hollow (song).
Barton Hollow
Studio album by The Civil Wars
Released February 1, 2011 (2011-02-01)
Recorded The Art House, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre Folk rock, alternative country, indie folk
Length 46:27
Label sensibility
Producer Charlie Peacock
The Civil Wars chronology
Poison & Wine
(2009)		 Barton Hollow
(2011)		 The Civil Wars
(2013)
Singles from Barton Hollow
  1. "Poison & Wine"
    Released: August 4, 2011
  2. "Barton Hollow"
    Released: January 10, 2011

Barton Hollow [1] is the first full-length studio album from The Civil Wars. Produced by Charlie Peacock, it was released on February 1, 2011. It peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Digital Albums chart, No. 10 on the Billboard 200, No. 1 on the Billboard Folk Albums chart, and No. 2 on the Billboard Rock Albums chart, selling 25,000 copies in its first week.[2] As of August 2013, the album has sold 623,000 copies in the US.[3]

Barton Hollow was preceded by the lead single and title track, which was performed live on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on January 14, 2011.[4] A track on this album, "Poison and Wine" was previously released as a single from their EP Poison & Wine in 2009. On November 30, 2011, Barton Hollow was nominated for Grammys in the Best Folk Album and Best Country Duo/Group Performance categories, the latter for the title song. The album ended up winning both awards. Numerous publications noted that The Civil Wars were snubbed a Best New Artist nomination by The Grammys. At the ceremony The Civil Wars performed a portion of "Barton Hollow".[5][6][7] The vinyl LP version of the record was pressed at United Record Pressing in Nashville, TN.[8]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[9]
MusicOMH[10]

Barton Hollow was included on multiple Best Albums of 2011 lists, including NPR Music,[11] Paste Magazine,[12] American Songwriter,[13] Rough Trade,[14] Amazon.com,[15] Time,[16] iTunes,[17] The Huffington Post,[18] Associated Press,[19] The Tennesseean,[20] AllMusic.com[21] and more.

Andrew Leahey of AllMusic said that Williams and White "trace each other's melodies with close harmonies that never fail to lose their romance". He gave Barton Hollow four of five star and called it "Good stuff".[9] Darren Lee of MusicOMH also gave four of five stars, saying "The album's songs of love, loss and longing are an immediate pleasure to listen to, displaying real restraint in a disc that it is pleasingly sparse and unembellished."[10]

Track listing

All songs written by Joy Williams and John Paul White, except where noted. The two bonus tracks are available with electronic versions of the album, but not on the CD. An extended version of Barton Hollow was released in Europe through Sony Music on March 1, 2012, which contained the 12 tracks included with the North American release, the 2 bonus tracks from the electronic version, plus 4 additional tracks.

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "20 Years"    3:02
2. "I've Got This Friend"    3:24
3. "C'est la mort"    2:30
4. "To Whom It May Concern"    3:32
5. "Poison & Wine"  Williams, White, Chris Lindsey 3:40
6. "My Father's Father"    3:21
7. "Barton Hollow"    3:26
8. "The Violet Hour"    3:26
9. "Girl With the Red Balloon"    3:50
10. "Falling"    3:59
11. "Forget Me Not"    2:57
12. "Birds of a Feather"    3:06

Personnel

Listed in Allmusic.[22]

Joy Williams: vocals, piano, Hohner organ, bells
John Paul White: vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, resonator guitar, banjo, bass

Andy Leftwich: fiddle, mandolin
David Davidson: violin
John Catchings: cello
Jerry McPherson: electric guitar
J.T. Corenflos: electric guitar
Dan Dugmore: pedal steel guitar
Tim Lauer: keyboards, synthesizer, keyboard bass, organ, "tiny keyboard"
Charlie Peacock: electric piano, trumpet
Barry Bales: double bass
Ken Lewis: percussion

Charlie Peacock: Producer, Additional Engineering
Richie Biggs: Engineer, Mixer
Richard Dodd: Mastering

Charts

Chart (2011–12) Peak
position
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[23] 37
Canadian Albums Chart[24] 16
Dutch Albums Chart[23] 93
Irish Albums Chart[25] 26
New Zealand Albums Chart[26] 40
UK Albums Chart[27] 13
US Billboard 200[28] 10
US Billboard Independent Albums[29] 1
US Billboard Folk Albums[30] 1
US Billboard Rock Albums[31] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (2012) Position
US Billboard 200 88[32]
US Folk Albums Chart 5[32]
US Independent Albums Chart 6[32]
US Rock Albums Chart 27[32]
Chart (2013) Position
US Folk Albums Chart 47[33]

Singles

Year Single Peak positions
US
2011 "Barton Hollow"A 101

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Canada (Music Canada)[35] Gold 40,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[36] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[37] Gold 623,000[3]

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ "Barton Hollow". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
  2. ↑ Billboard. Retrieved May 11, 2012 by Billboard.biz
  3. 1 2 Grein, Paul (August 14, 2013). "Week Ending Aug. 11, 2013. Albums: The Civil Wars, On Hiatus And On Top". Chart Watch (Yahoo). Retrieved August 24, 2013.
  4. ↑ The Audio Perv. Retrieved May 11, 2012
  5. ↑ Roberts, Randall (November 30, 2011) Grammy Awards? Your Granny's Awards. Retrieved 2011-12-2, from LATimes.com
  6. ↑ Maerz, Melissa (December 1, 2011) Grammys: Who Got Snubbed? Retrieved 2011-12-2, from EW.com
  7. ↑ Christman, Ed (December 1, 2011) Retailers Predict Grammy Sales Bumps. Retrieved 2011-12-2, from Billboard.biz
  8. ↑ "Civil Wars - Barton Hollow (Sensibility Music)". Facebook. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
  9. 1 2 Leahey, Andrew. "Barton Hollow - The Civil Wars Review". Allmusic. Retrieved March 28, 2012.
  10. 1 2 Lee, Darren. "The Civil Wars - Barton Hollow". MusicOMH. Retrieved March 28, 2012.
  11. ↑ NPR Music: 50 Favorite Albums of 2011 (December 3, 2011) Retrieved 2011-12-5, from NPR.org
  12. ↑ Jackson, Josh (November 29, 2011) Paste Magazine: The 50 Best Albums of 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-5, from PasteMagazine.com
  13. ↑ (2011, November 29) American Songwriter's 50 Top Albums of 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-5, from AmericanSongwriter.com
  14. ↑ (2011, November 29) Albums of the Year Top 100. Retrieved 2011-12-5, from RoughTrade.com
  15. ↑ Amazon (December 3, 2011) The Best Albums of 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-7, from Amazon.com
  16. ↑ Time (December 7, 2011) Top 10 Albums of 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-7, from Time
  17. ↑ iTunes Rewind 2011 (December 8, 2011) Retrieved 2011-12-10, from iTunes
  18. ↑ Chenfeld, Cliff (December 8, 2011) The Best Music of 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-10, from The Huffington Post
  19. ↑ Moody, Nekessa Mumbi (December 20, 2011) Adele tops AP's list of Best Albums of 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-22, from SFGate.com
  20. ↑ Tennessean Music Team (December 21, 2011) 2011's Biggest Albums: Music That Made a Mark. Retrieved 2011-12-22, from Tennessean.com
  21. ↑ AMG Staff (December 14, 2011) AllMusic's Favorite Folk Albums of 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-25, from AllMusic.com
  22. ↑ "Barton Hollow - The Civil Wars | Credits". AllMusic. February 1, 2011. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
  23. 1 2 Steffen Hung (March 17, 2012). "The Civil Wars - Barton Hollow". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
  24. ↑ "The Civil Wars Album & Song Chart History – Canadian Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 23, 2012.
  25. ↑ ">> IRMA << Irish Charts - Singles, Albums & Compilations >>". Irma.ie. March 22, 2012. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
  26. ↑ Steffen Hung. "The Civil Wars - Barton Hollow". charts.org.nz. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
  27. ↑ "The Civil Wars - Barton Hollow UK Album Charts position". Retrieved October 9, 2011.
  28. ↑ "The Civil Wars Album & Song Chart History - Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
  29. ↑ "The Civil Wars Album & Song Chart History - Independent Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
  30. ↑ "The Civil Wars Album & Song Chart History - Folk Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
  31. ↑ "The Civil Wars Album & Song Chart History - Rock Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
  32. 1 2 3 4 "Billboard 200 Albums : Aug 23, 2013 | Billboard Chart Archive". Billboard.com. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
  33. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2013/folk-albums?page=4
  34. ↑ "Bubbling Under Hot 100 Week of March 3, 2012". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
  35. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – The Civil Wars – Barton Hollow". Music Canada. Retrieved August 10, 2014.
  36. ↑ "British album certifications – The Civil Wars – Barton Hollow". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Barton Hollow in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Gold in the field By Award. Click Search
  37. ↑ "American album certifications – The Civil Wars – Barton Hollow". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
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