Barton Hollow Explained

Barton Hollow
Type:studio
Artist:the Civil Wars
Cover:The Civil Wars - Barton Hollow.png
Recorded:The Art House, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre:Folk rock, alternative country, indie folk
Length:46:27
Label:sensibility
Producer:Charlie Peacock
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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], 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, 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

Barton Hollow was included on the 2011 Best Album lists of NPR Music,[9] Paste Magazine,[10] American Songwriter,[11] Rough Trade,[12] Amazon.com,[13] Time,[14] iTunes,[15] The Huffington Post,[16] Associated Press,[17] The Tennessean,[18] AllMusic.com[19] 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 stars and called it "Good stuff".[20] 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 is pleasingly sparse and unembellished."[21]

In 2017 it was ranked No. 66 in Paste magazine's "The 100 Best Indie Folk Albums" list.[22]

Track listing

All songs were written by Joy Williams and John Paul White, except where noted. The two bonus tracks are available with electronic album's versions. 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.

Personnel

Listed in AllMusic.[23]

Charts

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for Barton Hollow
Chart (2011)Position
US Billboard 200[24] 153
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[25] 29
Chart (2012)Position
US Billboard 200[26] 88
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[27] 27

Singles

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Barton Hollow. Amazon.co.uk. October 16, 2012.
  2. Billboard. Retrieved May 11, 2012, by Billboard.biz
  3. News: Week Ending Aug. 11, 2013. Albums: The Civil Wars, On Hiatus And On Top . Grein . Paul . Chart Watch . Yahoo . August 14, 2013 . August 24, 2013.
  4. http://theaudioperv.com/2011/01/14/the-civil-wars-barton-hollow-113-leno/ The Audio Perv.
  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. Web site: Civil Wars - Barton Hollow (Sensibility Music) . Facebook . August 24, 2013.
  9. NPR Music: 50 Favorite Albums of 2011 (December 3, 2011) Retrieved 2011-12-5, from NPR.org
  10. Jackson, Josh (November 29, 2011) Paste Magazine: The 50 Best Albums of 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-5, from PasteMagazine.com
  11. (2011, November 29) American Songwriter's 50 Top Albums of 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-5, from AmericanSongwriter.com
  12. (2011, November 29) Albums of the Year Top 100. Retrieved 2011-12-5, from RoughTrade.com
  13. Amazon (December 3, 2011) The Best Albums of 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-7, from Amazon.com
  14. Time (December 7, 2011) Top 10 Albums of 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-7, from Time
  15. iTunes Rewind 2011 (December 8, 2011) Retrieved 2011-12-10, from iTunes
  16. Chenfeld, Cliff (December 8, 2011) The Best Music of 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-10, from The Huffington Post
  17. Moody, Nekessa Mumbi (December 20, 2011) Adele tops AP's list of Best Albums of 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-22, from SFGate.com
  18. Tennessean Music Team (December 21, 2011) 2011's Biggest Albums: Music That Made a Mark. Retrieved 2011-12-22, from Tennessean.com
  19. AMG Staff (December 14, 2011) AllMusic's Favorite Folk Albums of 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-25, from AllMusic.com
  20. Web site: Barton Hollow - The Civil Wars Review . AllMusic. Andrew. Leahey. March 28, 2012.
  21. Web site: The Civil Wars - Barton Hollow . . Darren . Lee . March 28, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120312201652/http://www.musicomh.com/albums/civil-wars_0312.htm . March 12, 2012 .
  22. Web site: The 100 Best Indie Folk Albums . October 11, 2018 . Paste.
  23. Web site: Barton Hollow - The Civil Wars | Credits . AllMusic . February 1, 2011 . August 24, 2013.
  24. Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2011. Billboard. January 2, 2013. April 12, 2021.
  25. Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2011. Billboard. January 2, 2013. April 12, 2021.
  26. Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2012. Billboard. January 2, 2013. April 12, 2021.
  27. Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2012. Billboard. January 2, 2013. April 12, 2021.
  28. Bubbling Under Hot 100 Week of March 3, 2012. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. September 13, 2012.

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