Joya (album)
Joya | ||||
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Studio album by Will Oldham | ||||
Released | October 27, 1997 (1997-10-27) | |||
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Length | 40:29 | |||
Label | Drag City | |||
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Will Oldham chronology | ||||
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Joya is the fifth studio album by American musician Will Oldham. It was released on Drag City in 1997 as the first album billed to his name, rather than the Palace or Bonnie "Prince" Billy monikers. It also features Bob Arellano, Colin Gagon, and David Pajo.
In 2007, when the album became available for download through iTunes, the artist credit was changed to Bonnie "Prince" Billy, with altered artwork reflecting the change.
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Entertainment Weekly | B+[2] |
NME | 7/10[3] |
Uncut | 9/10[4] |
The Village Voice | C+[5] |
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, saying, "it's a promising, ultimately unfulfilling record that doesn't quite prove whether Oldham is a songwriter of pretense or genuine talent."[1] Rob O'Connor of Entertainment Weekly gave the album a B+ grade, calling it "hypnotic and sublimely bizarre."[2]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Will Oldham
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "O Let It Be" | 3:43 |
2. | "Antagonism" | 5:18 |
3. | "New Gypsy" | 3:13 |
4. | "Under What Was Oppression" | 3:05 |
5. | "The Gator" | 2:26 |
6. | "Open Your Heart" | 3:27 |
7. | "Rider" | 1:31 |
8. | "Be Still and Know God (Don't Be Shy)" | 3:10 |
9. | "Apocolypse, No!" | 3:44 |
10. | "I Am Still What I Meant to Be" | 3:51 |
11. | "Bolden Boke Boy" | 3:48 |
12. | "Idea and Deed" | 3:13 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Prologue" | 1:35 |
2. | "Joya" | 4:57 |
3. | "Exit Music (for a Dick)" | 1:12 |
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.
- Bob Arellano – music
- Colin Gagon – music
- Will Oldham – music
- David Pajo – music
- Dan Koretzky – production
- Rian Murphy – production
- Chris Shepard – engineering
- Ubaldo Tirado – engineering
- Konrad Strauss – mastering
- Joe Oldham – photography
- Bryan Rich – photography
- Dan Osborn – layout
References
- ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Joya – Will Oldham". AllMusic. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
- ^ a b O'Connor, Rob (December 19, 1997). "Joya". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
- ^ Bailie, Stuart (October 25, 1997). "Will Oldham – Joya". NME. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
- ^ Young, Rob (July 9, 2012). "Bonnie 'Prince' Billy – reissues". Uncut. Archived from the original on July 11, 2015. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (December 2, 1997). "Consumer Guide: Turkey Shoot". The Village Voice. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
External links
- Joya at Discogs (list of releases)
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- There Is No-One What Will Take Care of You
- Days in the Wake
- Viva Last Blues
- Arise Therefore
- Joya
- I See a Darkness
- Ode Music
- Ease Down the Road
- Master and Everyone
- Sings Greatest Palace Music
- Superwolf
- The Brave and the Bold
- The Letting Go
- Wai Notes
- Lie Down in the Light
- Beware
- The Wonder Show of the World
- Wolfroy Goes to Town
- The Marble Downs
- What the Brothers Sang
- Bonnie "Prince" Billy
- Best Troubador
- I Made a Place
- Blind Date Party
- Keeping Secrets Will Destroy You
- Goat Songs
- An Arrow Through the Bitch
- Hope
- The Mountain
- Songs Put Together For (The Broken Giant)
- Western Music
- Black/Rich Music
- Blue Lotus Feet
- Dream of a Drunk Black Southern Eagle
- More Revery
- Amalgamated Sons of Rest
- Seafarers Music
- I Gave You
- Strange Form of Life
- Ask Forgiveness
- Among the Gold