Barton Hollow

{{About|the Civil Wars album|the album's title track|Barton Hollow (song)}}

{{Infobox album

| name = Barton Hollow

| type = studio

| artist = the Civil Wars

| cover = The Civil Wars - Barton Hollow.png

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|2011|2|1}}

| recorded = The Art House, Nashville, Tennessee

| studio =

| genre = Folk rock, alternative country, indie folk

| length = 46:27

| label = sensibility

| producer = Charlie Peacock

| prev_title = Poison & Wine

| prev_year = 2009

| next_title = The Civil Wars

| next_year = 2013

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Barton Hollow

| type = Studio

| single1 = Barton Hollow

| single1date = January 10, 2011

}}

Barton Hollow{{cite web|title=Barton Hollow|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B006VP1ONK?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creativeASIN=B006VP1ONK&linkCode=xm2|publisher=Amazon.co.uk|accessdate=October 16, 2012}} 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.Billboard. Retrieved May 11, 2012, by [https://billboard.com/charts/billboard-200#/album/the-civil-wars/barton-hollow/1474607 Billboard.biz] {{As of|2013|August}}, the album has sold 623,000 copies in the US.{{cite news|title=Week Ending Aug. 11, 2013. Albums: The Civil Wars, On Hiatus And On Top |url=http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watch/week-ending-aug-11-2013-albums-civil-wars-145540604.html |last=Grein |first=Paul |work=Chart Watch |publisher=Yahoo |date=August 14, 2013 |accessdate=August 24, 2013}}

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.[http://theaudioperv.com/2011/01/14/the-civil-wars-barton-hollow-113-leno/ The Audio Perv.] Retrieved May 11, 2012 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".Roberts, Randall (November 30, 2011) Grammy Awards? Your Granny's Awards. Retrieved 2011-12-2, from [http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2011/11/critics-notebook-your-grannys-awards.html LATimes.com]Maerz, Melissa (December 1, 2011) Grammys: Who Got Snubbed? Retrieved 2011-12-2, from [http://music-mix.ew.com/2011/12/01/grammys-snubs-nominees EW.com]Christman, Ed (December 1, 2011) Retailers Predict Grammy Sales Bumps. Retrieved 2011-12-2, from [http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/retail/adele-bruno-mars-skrillex-retailers-project-1005601552.story Billboard.biz] The vinyl LP version of the record was pressed at United Record Pressing in Nashville, TN.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150570730304775.403926.45121499774&type=3 |title=Civil Wars - Barton Hollow (Sensibility Music) |publisher=Facebook |date= |accessdate=August 24, 2013}}

Critical reception

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}

| rev2 = MusicOMH

| rev2Score = {{rating|4|5}}

}}

Barton Hollow was included on the 2011 Best Album lists of NPR Music,NPR Music: 50 Favorite Albums of 2011 (December 3, 2011) Retrieved 2011-12-5, from [http://npr.org/2011/12/05/142860882/50-favorites-b-e NPR.org] Paste Magazine,Jackson, Josh (November 29, 2011) Paste Magazine: The 50 Best Albums of 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-5, from [https://pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2011/11/the-50-best-albums-of-2011.html?p=4 PasteMagazine.com] American Songwriter,(2011, November 29) American Songwriter's 50 Top Albums of 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-5, from [http://americansongwriter.com/2011/11/american-songwriters-top-50-albums-of-2011/3/ AmericanSongwriter.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111203153615/http://www.americansongwriter.com/2011/11/american-songwriters-top-50-albums-of-2011/3/ |date=December 3, 2011 }} Rough Trade,(2011, November 29) Albums of the Year Top 100. Retrieved 2011-12-5, from [http://roughtrade.com/site/content.lasso?page=AOY_2011_page2.html RoughTrade.com] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111205030858/http://roughtrade.com/site/content.lasso?page=AOY_2011_page2.html |date=December 5, 2011 }} Amazon.com,Amazon (December 3, 2011) The Best Albums of 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-7, from [https://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/?docId=1000757031 Amazon.com] Time,Time (December 7, 2011) Top 10 Albums of 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-7, from [https://web.archive.org/web/20111215075554/http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2101344_2101364_2101591,00.html Time] iTunes,iTunes Rewind 2011 (December 8, 2011) Retrieved 2011-12-10, from [http://tw.itunes.com/jCf iTunes]{{Dead link|date=September 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} The Huffington Post,Chenfeld, Cliff (December 8, 2011) The Best Music of 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-10, from [https://huffingtonpost.com/cliff-chenfeld/the-best-music-of-2011_b_1134189.html The Huffington Post] Associated Press,Moody, Nekessa Mumbi (December 20, 2011) Adele tops AP's list of Best Albums of 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-22, from [http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2011/12/20/entertainment/e071732S71.DTL SFGate.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111221155939/http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fn%2Fa%2F2011%2F12%2F20%2Fentertainment%2Fe071732S71.DTL |date=December 21, 2011 }} The Tennessean,Tennessean Music Team (December 21, 2011) 2011's Biggest Albums: Music That Made a Mark. Retrieved 2011-12-22, from [http://blogs.tennessean.com/tunein/2011/12/21/2011s-biggest-albums-music-that-made-a-mark Tennessean.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307121442/http://blogs.tennessean.com/tunein/2011/12/21/2011s-biggest-albums-music-that-made-a-mark/ |date=March 7, 2012 }} AllMusic.comAMG Staff (December 14, 2011) AllMusic's Favorite Folk Albums of 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-25, from [https://web.archive.org/web/20120109050607/http://blog.allmusic.com/2011/12/14/allmusics-favorite-folk-albums-of-2011/ AllMusic.com] 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".{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/barton-hollow-r2127823/review |work=AllMusic|first=Andrew|last=Leahey|title=Barton Hollow - The Civil Wars Review |date=|accessdate=March 28, 2012}} 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."{{cite web |url=http://www.musicomh.com/albums/civil-wars_0312.htm |work=MusicOMH |first=Darren |last=Lee |title=The Civil Wars - Barton Hollow |accessdate=March 28, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120312201652/http://www.musicomh.com/albums/civil-wars_0312.htm |archivedate=March 12, 2012 }}

In 2017 it was ranked No. 66 in Paste magazine's "The 100 Best Indie Folk Albums" list.{{Cite web | url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2017/04/the-best-indie-folk-albums-1.html?p=2 | title= The 100 Best Indie Folk Albums | accessdate=October 11, 2018 |publisher=Paste}}

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.

{{track listing

| collapsed =

| headline =

| title1 = 20 Years

| length1 = 3:02

| title2 = I've Got This Friend

| length2 = 3:24

| title3 = C'est la mort

| length3 = 2:30

| title4 = To Whom It May Concern

| length4 = 3:32

| title5 = Poison & Wine

| writer5 = Williams, White, Chris Lindsey

| length5 = 3:40

| title6 = My Father's Father

| length6 = 3:21

| title7 = Barton Hollow

| length7 = 3:26

| title8 = The Violet Hour

| length8 = 3:26

| title9 = Girl With the Red Balloon

| length9 = 3:50

| title10 = Falling

| length10 = 3:59

| title11 = Forget Me Not

| length11 = 2:57

| title12 = Birds of a Feather

| length12 = 3:06

}}

{{track listing

| headline = Electronic version bonus tracks

| title13 = I Want You Back

| writer13 = Berry Gordy, Freddie Perren, Alphonzo Mizell and Deke Richards

| length13 = 3:15

| title14 = Dance Me to the End of Love

| writer14 = Leonard Cohen

| length14 = 3:05

}}

{{track listing

| headline = European edition bonus tracks

| title13 = Billie Jean

| writer13 = Michael Jackson

| length13 = 4:09

| title14 = I Want You Back

| writer14 = Berry Gordy, Freddie Perren, Alphonzo Mizell and Deke Richards

| length14 = 3:15

| title15 = Dance Me to the End of Love

| writer15 = Leonard Cohen

| length15 = 3:05

| title16 = You Are My Sunshine

| writer16 = Jimmie Davis and Charles Mitchell

| length16 = 3:09

| title17 = Goodbye Girl

| writer17 = John Paul White; Joy Williams

| length17 = 4:00

| title18 = Marionette

| note18 = demo

| writer18 = John Paul White; Joy Williams

| length18 = 3:01

}}

Personnel

Listed in AllMusic.{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/barton-hollow-mw0002103142/credits |title=Barton Hollow - The Civil Wars | Credits |publisher=AllMusic |date=February 1, 2011 |accessdate=August 24, 2013}}

Joy Williams: lead vocals, background vocals, piano, Hohner organ, bells
John Paul White: lead vocals, background vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, resonator guitar, banjo, bass guitar
Andy Leftwich: fiddle, mandolin
David Davidson: violin
John Catchings: cello
Jerry McPherson: electric guitar
J.T. Corenflos: electric guitar
Dan Dugmore: pedal steel guitar
Tim Lauer: keyboards, synthesizer, keyboard bass, organ, "tiny keyboard"
Charlie Peacock: electric piano, trumpet, producer, additional engineering
Barry Bales: double bass
Ken Lewis: percussion
Richie Biggs: engineer, mixer
Richard Dodd: mastering

Charts

=Weekly charts=

scope="col"\| Chart (2011–2012) ! scope="col"\| Peak position
class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+Weekly sales chart performance for Barton Hollow
{{album chart\|Flanders\|37\|artist=The Civil Wars\|album=Barton Hollow\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=April 12, 2021}}
{{album chart\|BillboardCanada\|16\|artist=The Civil Wars\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=April 12, 2021}}
{{album chart\|Netherlands\|93\|artist=The Civil Wars\|album=Barton Hollow\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=April 12, 2021}}
{{album chart\|Ireland2\|26\|artist=The Civil Wars\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=April 12, 2021}}
{{album chart\|New Zealand\|40\|artist=The Civil Wars\|album=Barton Hollow\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=April 12, 2021}}
{{album chart\|Scotland\|13\|date=20120311\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=April 12, 2021}}
{{album chart\|UK2\|13\|date=20120311\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=April 12, 2021}}
{{album chart\|Billboard200\|10\|artist=The Civil Wars\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=April 12, 2021}}
{{album chart\|BillboardFolk\|1\|artist=The Civil Wars\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=April 12, 2021}}
{{album chart\|BillboardIndependent\|1\|artist=The Civil Wars\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=April 12, 2021}}
{{album chart\|BillboardRock\|2\|artist=The Civil Wars\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=April 12, 2021}}

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+Year-end chart performance for Barton Hollow
scope="col"\| Chart (2011) ! scope="col"\| Position
scope="row"\| US Billboard 200{{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2011/top-billboard-200-albums\|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2011\|magazine=Billboard\|date=January 2, 2013\|accessdate=April 12, 2021}} \| 153
scope="row"\| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2011/top-rock-albums\|title=Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2011\|magazine=Billboard\|date=January 2, 2013\|accessdate=April 12, 2021}} \| 29
scope="col"\| Chart (2012) ! scope="col"\| Position
scope="row"\| US Billboard 200{{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2012/top-billboard-200-albums\|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2012\|magazine=Billboard\|date=January 2, 2013\|accessdate=April 12, 2021}} \| 88
scope="row"\| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2012/top-rock-albums\|title=Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2012\|magazine=Billboard\|date=January 2, 2013\|accessdate=April 12, 2021}} \| 27

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+Year-end chart performance for Barton Hollow

scope="col"| Chart (2011)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2011/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2011|magazine=Billboard|date=January 2, 2013|accessdate=April 12, 2021}}

| 153

scope="row"| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2011/top-rock-albums|title=Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2011|magazine=Billboard|date=January 2, 2013|accessdate=April 12, 2021}}

| 29

scope="col"| Chart (2012)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2012/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2012|magazine=Billboard|date=January 2, 2013|accessdate=April 12, 2021}}

| 88

scope="row"| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2012/top-rock-albums|title=Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2012|magazine=Billboard|date=January 2, 2013|accessdate=April 12, 2021}}

| 27

=Singles=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" \|+Sales chart performance for singles from Barton Hollow
rowspan="2"\| Year ! rowspan="2" style="width:10em;"\| Single ! Peak positions
style="font-size:smaller;" ! style="width:65px;"\| US
2011 ! scope="row"\| "Barton Hollow"^A \| 101

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

|+Sales chart performance for singles from Barton Hollow

rowspan="2"| Year

! rowspan="2" style="width:10em;"| Single

! Peak positions

style="font-size:smaller;"

! style="width:65px;"| US

2011

! scope="row"| "Barton Hollow"^A

| 101

{{sup|A}} Did not enter the Hot 100 but charted on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles.{{cite magazine|title=Bubbling Under Hot 100 Week of March 3, 2012|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/chart-search-results/singles/14065477|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|accessdate=September 13, 2012}}{{Dead link|date=May 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

Certifications

{{Certification Table Top|caption=Sales certifications for Barton Hollow}}

{{certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=album|title=Barton Hollow|artist=The Civil Wars|award=Gold|access-date=August 10, 2014|relyear=2011}}

{{certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=album|title=Barton Hollow|artist=The Civil Wars|award=Gold|certyear=2015|relyear=2011|id=11683-3618-2}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|title=Barton Hollow|artist=The Civil Wars|award=Gold|salesamount=623,000|salesref=}}

References

Category:2011 debut albums

Category:The Civil Wars albums

Category:Albums produced by Charlie Peacock