Ease Down the Road

Ease Down the Road
Studio album by Bonnie 'Prince' Billy
Released March 19, 2001 (2001-03-19)
Length 44:02
Label Palace
Producer The Continental Op
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy chronology
I See a Darkness
(1999)		 Ease Down the Road
(2001)		 Master and Everyone
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Drowned in Sound10/10[2]
The Guardian[3]
NME9/10[4]
Pitchfork7.9/10[5]
Q[6]
Uncut8/10[7]

Ease Down the Road is the seventh studio album by American musician Will Oldham, and the second under his moniker Bonnie 'Prince' Billy. It was released on March 19, 2001 on Palace Records.

Domino Recording Company also released a UK limited edition 2-disc version of the album (Domino WIGCD89X). The bonus disc contains tracks taken from a BBC Peel Session first transmitted on March 16, 1999. The lineup includes Will Oldham, Mike Fellows, James Lo, and Matt Sweeney.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."May It Always Be"4:04
2."Careless Love"2:06
3."A King at Night"4:29
4."Just to See My Holly Home"3:40
5."At Break of Day"4:16
6."After I Made Love to You"3:53
7."Ease Down the Road"3:06
8."The Lion Lair"6:01
9."Mrs William"3:03
10."Sheep"2:54
11."Grand Dark Feeling of Emptiness"3:23
12."Rich Wife Full of Happiness"3:07

Personnel

  • Todd Brashear – vocals, lap steel guitar
  • Matt Everett – violin
  • Mike Fellows – bass guitar
  • Paul Greenlaw – vocals, banjo
  • Catherine Irwin – vocals
  • Harmony Korine – vocals
  • Ned Oldham – vocals, guitar, bass guitar
  • Will Oldham – vocals, guitar, Nord Lead, percussion
  • David Pajo – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, Nord Lead, piano, percussion
  • Bryan Rich – guitar
  • Matt Sweeney – vocals, guitar, banjo
  • Jon Theodore – drums, percussion

Charts

Chart Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[8] 88

References

  1. ↑ Bush, Nathan. "Ease Down the Road – Bonnie "Prince" Billy". AllMusic. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
  2. ↑ Tudor, Alexander (July 27, 2012). "Bonnie 'Prince' Billy – Ease Down the Road; Master and Everyone; Greatest Palace Music (reissued)". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
  3. ↑ Clarke, Betty (March 9, 2001). "Bonnie 'Prince' Billy: Ease Down the Road (Domino)". The Guardian. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
  4. ↑ Wirth, Jim (March 10, 2001). "Bonnie Prince Billy : Ease Down The Road". NME. Archived from the original on March 25, 2009. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
  5. ↑ LeMay, Matt (March 31, 2001). "Bonnie "Prince" Billy: Ease Down the Road". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Bonnie "Prince" Billy: Ease Down the Road". Q (175): 96. April 2001.
  7. ↑ Young, Rob (July 9, 2012). "Bonnie 'Prince' Billy – reissues". Uncut. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Bonnie Prince Billy". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
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