Master and Everyone

{{Music ratings

| MC = 83/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/master-and-everyone/bonnie-prince-billy|title=Reviews for Master And Everyone by Bonnie "Prince" Billy|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=April 15, 2017}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/master-and-everyone-mw0000019492|title=Master and Everyone – Bonnie "Prince" Billy|publisher=AllMusic|first=John|last=Bush|access-date=April 15, 2017}}

| rev2 = Entertainment Weekly

| rev2score = A−{{cite journal|url=https://ew.com/article/2003/02/14/master-and-everyone/|title=Master and Everyone|work=Entertainment Weekly|first=Rob|last=Brunner|date=February 14, 2003|access-date=June 15, 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151122060656/http://www.ew.com/article/2003/02/14/master-and-everyone|archivedate=November 22, 2015|url-status=dead}}

| rev3 = The Guardian

| rev3score = {{Rating|5|5}}{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2003/jan/17/popandrock.artsfeatures6|title=Bonnie 'Prince' Billy: Master and Everyone|work=The Guardian|first=David|last=Peschek|date=January 16, 2003|access-date=April 15, 2017}}

| rev4 = NME

| rev4score = 9/10{{cite journal|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/reviews-nme-6959|title=Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy : Master And Everyone|work=NME|first=John|last=Robinson|date=February 4, 2003|access-date=June 15, 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090324051023/http://www.nme.com/reviews/bonnie-prince-billy/6959|archivedate=March 24, 2009|url-status=dead}}

| rev5 = Pitchfork

| rev5score = 6.0/10{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/698-master-and-everyone/|title=Bonnie "Prince" Billy: Master and Everyone|work=Pitchfork|first=Brent S.|last=Sirota|date=January 16, 2003|access-date=April 15, 2017}}

| rev6 = Q

| rev6score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite journal|title=Bonnie 'Prince' Billy: Master and Everyone|work=Q|issue=199|date=February 2003|page=96}}

| rev7 = Uncut

| rev7score = {{Rating|5|5}}{{cite journal|title=Palace in Wonderland|work=Uncut|issue=69|date=February 2003|pages=74–75}}

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At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 83, based on 11 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".

NME named it the 37th best album of 2003.{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/photos/a-decade-in-music-50-best-albums-of-2003-1426721|title=A decade in music – 50 best albums of 2003|work=NME|date=November 25, 2009|access-date=April 15, 2017}}

{{Track listing

| all_writing = Will Oldham

| title1 = The Way

| length1 = 3:49

| title2 = Ain't You Wealthy, Ain't You Wise?

| length2 = 4:12

| title3 = Master and Everyone

| length3 = 2:35

| title4 = Wolf Among Wolves

| length4 = 3:47

| title5 = Joy and Jubilee

| length5 = 2:45

| title6 = Maundering

| length6 = 3:05

| title7 = Lessons from What's Poor

| length7 = 3:41

| title8 = Even If Love

| length8 = 3:24

| title9 = Three Questions

| length9 = 3:14

| title10 = Hard Life

| length10 = 3:34

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{{Track listing

| headline = Japanese edition bonus track

| title11 = Forest Time

| length11 = 6:42

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Credits adapted from liner notes.

• Will Oldham
• Paul Oldham
• Tony Crow – keyboards
• William Tyler – guitar
• Matt Swanson – tambourine
• Gary Lee Tussing – cello
• Marty Slayton – vocals
• John Kelton – whistle

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