There Is No-One What Will Take Care of You
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There Is No-One What Will Take Care of You is the first album by the Palace Brothers
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 was released in 1993 on Drag City
Drag City (record label)
Drag City is a Chicago-based independent record label. It was established with a Royal Trux release in 1990 in Chicago, Illinois by Dan Koretzky and Dan Osborn.Drag City specializes in experimental indie rock acts...
. It is Will Oldham
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...
's debut album, and also features several members of Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...
rock band Slint
Slint
Slint was an American rock band consisting of Brian McMahan , David Pajo , Britt Walford , Todd Brashear and Ethan Buckler...
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The album was included in Mojo Magazine's book The Mojo Collection: The Greatest Albums of All Time (2001).
Track listing
- "Idle Hands Are the Devil's Playthings" – 2:06
- "Long Before" – 6:12
- "I Tried to Stay Healthy For You" – 3:30
- "The Cellar Song" – 3:51
- "(I Was Drunk at The) Pulpit" – 3:51
- "There Is No-One What Will Take Care of You" – 2:55
- "O Lord Are You in Need?" – 2:58
- "Merida" – 3:38
- "King Me" – 3:49
- "I Had a Good Mother and Father" (Washington PhillipsWashington PhillipsWashington Phillips was a Texan gospel singer and musician. Phillips died in 1954 in Teague, Texas.- Biography :Phillips recorded eighteen songs, all between 1927 and 1929, though only sixteen survived...
) – 2:54 - "Riding" – 4:23
- "O Paul" – 2:49
Personnel
- Grant Barger – bass, organ, acoustic guitar, background singing
- Todd Brashear – harmonies, drums, electric guitar, bass, lap steel guitar, shakers
- Paul Greenlaw – banjo, additional singing
- Brian McMahanBrian McMahanBrian McMahan is a guitarist from Louisville, Kentucky. He was member of the band Squirrel Bait and went on to create the seminal band Slint. He was both vocalist and guitarist for this band. After their breakup, circa 1991, he went on to play with Will Oldham on his project Palace Brothers...
– electric guitar, drums, bass - Britt WalfordBritt WalfordBritt Walford is a drummer from Louisville, Kentucky. He was a founding member of the punk band Squirrel Bait, but was replaced by Ben Daughtrey when he decided to play in the band Maurice. After the breakups of Squirrel Bait and Maurice, some of the members joined to form the post-rock band Slint...
– drums, electric guitar, bass - Will OldhamWill OldhamWill 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...
- vocals, guitar, songwriting