Bonnie 'Prince' Billy Sings Greatest Palace Music is an album by Bonnie 'Prince' Billy

Will Oldham

Will Oldham , better known by the stage name Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, is an American singer-songwriter and actor. From 1993 to 1997, he performed and recorded under variations of the Palace name, including the Palace Brothers, Palace Songs, and Palace Music...

. It features new recordings of songs from his Palace music era (1993-1997), recorded in Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...

 with a large group of country session musician

Session musician

Session musicians are instrumental and vocal performers, musicians, who are available to work with others at live performances or recording sessions. Usually such musicians are not permanent members of a musical ensemble and often do not achieve fame in their own right as soloists or bandleaders...

s. The lo-fi nature of the songs' original recordings was abandoned in favour of a more conventionally polished country sound. Guest musicians include Eddie Bayers

Eddie Bayers

Eddie Bayers is an American session drummer who has played on 150 gold and platinum albums. He received the Academy of Country Music 'Drummer of the Year Award' for eight straight years, and has three times won the Nashville Music Awards 'Drummer of the Year'...

, Stuart Duncan, Mark Fain, Mike Johnson, Hargus Robbins, Andrew Bird

Andrew Bird

Andrew Bird is an American musician, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist.- Early life and the Bowl of Fire :...

 and Bruce Watkins.

Track listing

1. "New Partner" - 4:31 (original version from Viva Last Blues
   Viva Last Blues
   Viva Last Blues is an album by Palace Music, featuring Will Oldham on vocals and guitar. The album was recorded by Steve Albini and was released in 1995 on Drag City...
   
   )
2. "Ohio River Boat Song" - 2:54 (original version from "Ohio River Boat Song" single)
3. "Gulf Shores" - 3:54 (original version from "West Palm Beach" single)
4. "You Will Miss Me When I Burn" - 4:08 (original version from Days in the Wake
   Days in the Wake
   Days in the Wake is the name of an album by Palace Brothers, featuring Will Oldham on guitar and vocals. The album was released in 1994 on Drag City...
   
   )
5. "The Brute Choir" - 3:41 (original version from Viva Last Blues
   Viva Last Blues
   Viva Last Blues is an album by Palace Music, featuring Will Oldham on vocals and guitar. The album was recorded by Steve Albini and was released in 1995 on Drag City...
   
   )
6. "I Send My Love to You" - 2:28 (original version from Days in the Wake
   Days in the Wake
   Days in the Wake is the name of an album by Palace Brothers, featuring Will Oldham on guitar and vocals. The album was released in 1994 on Drag City...
   
   )
7. "More Brother Rides" - 3:04 (original version from Viva Last Blues
   Viva Last Blues
   Viva Last Blues is an album by Palace Music, featuring Will Oldham on vocals and guitar. The album was recorded by Steve Albini and was released in 1995 on Drag City...
   
   )
8. "Agnes, Queen of Sorrow" - 3:13 (original version from Hope
   Hope (EP)
   Hope is the name of a Palace Songs EP released in 1994 on Drag City. The title "Agnes, Queen of Sorrow" is a reference to the short story "Jane Sinclair; or, the Fawn of Springvale" by 19th century author William Carleton.-Track listing:...
   
   )
9. "Viva Ultra" - 3:56 (original version from Viva Last Blues
   Viva Last Blues
   Viva Last Blues is an album by Palace Music, featuring Will Oldham on vocals and guitar. The album was recorded by Steve Albini and was released in 1995 on Drag City...
   
   )
10. "Pushkin" - 4:01 (original version from Days in the Wake
    Days in the Wake
    Days in the Wake is the name of an album by Palace Brothers, featuring Will Oldham on guitar and vocals. The album was released in 1994 on Drag City...
    
    )
11. "Horses" - 3:45 (original version from "Horses" single)
12. "Riding" - 3:42 (original version from There Is No-One What Will Take Care of You
    There Is No-One What Will Take Care of You
    There Is No-One What Will Take Care of You is the first album by the Palace Brothers. It was released in 1993 on Drag City. It is Will Oldham's debut album, and also features several members of Louisville rock band Slint....
    
    )
13. "West Palm Beach" - 4:03 (from "West Palm Beach" single)
14. "No More Workhorse Blues" - 2:56 (original version from Days in the Wake
    Days in the Wake
    Days in the Wake is the name of an album by Palace Brothers, featuring Will Oldham on guitar and vocals. The album was released in 1994 on Drag City...
    
    )
15. "I Am a Cinematographer" - 7:44 (original version from Days in the Wake
    Days in the Wake
    Days in the Wake is the name of an album by Palace Brothers, featuring Will Oldham on guitar and vocals. The album was released in 1994 on Drag City...
    
    )

Personnel

• Hargus "Pig" Robbins – piano
• Mark Fain – bass
• Bruce Watkins – acoustic guitar
• Mike Johnson – pedal steel
• Stuart Duncan
  Stuart Duncan
  Stuart Duncan is a bluegrass musician who plays the fiddle, mandolin, guitar and banjo. Born in Quantico, Virginia and raised in Santa Paula, California, where he played in the school band, he has been a member of the Nashville Bluegrass Band since 1985, and is a much-in-demand session musician...
  
   – fiddle and mandolin
• Eddie Bayers
  Eddie Bayers
  Eddie Bayers is an American session drummer who has played on 150 gold and platinum albums. He received the Academy of Country Music 'Drummer of the Year Award' for eight straight years, and has three times won the Nashville Music Awards 'Drummer of the Year'...
  
  – drums