Twilight (The Handsome Family album)
{{short description|2001 album by the Handsome Family}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Twilight
| type = Album
| artist = the Handsome Family
| cover = Artist THE HANDSOME FAMILY album TWILIGHT.jpg
| alt =
| released = 2001
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Country
| length = 44:43
| label = Carrot Top / Loose Music
| producer =
| prev_title = In the Air
| prev_year = 2000
| next_title = Live at Schuba's Tavern
| next_year = 2002
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{rating|3.5|5}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/twilight-mw0000016217 |title=Twilight - The Handsome Family |last=MacNeil |first=Jason |website=AllMusic |access-date=2018-07-31}}
| rev2 = Drowned in Sound
| rev2score = 8/10{{Cite web |url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/3008/reviews/4359-handsome-family-twilight |title=Album Review: Handsome Family - Twilight |last=Whitton |first=Michaela |date=2002-07-19 |website=Drowned in Sound |language=en |access-date=2018-07-31}}
| rev3 = The Independent
| rev3score = {{rating|4|5}}{{Cite news |url=http://www.handsomefamily.com/twilightpress.html |title=The Handsome Family: Twilight |last=Perry |first=Tim |work=The Independent |access-date=2018-07-31}}
| rev4 = Los Angeles Times
| rev4score = {{rating|3.5|4}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-sep-30-ca-51525-story.html |title=Musicians Craft Sounds That Transcend Pop |last=Hilburn |first=Robert |date=2001-09-30 |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=2018-07-31 |language=en-US |issn=0458-3035 |author-link=Robert Hilburn}}
| rev5 = Pitchfork
| rev5Score = 8.5/10{{Cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/3726-twilight/ |title=The Handsome Family: Twilight Album Review |last=Rooney |first=Nathan |date=2001-12-04 |website=Pitchfork |language=en |access-date=2018-07-31}}
| rev6 = RTÉ
| rev6score = {{rating|3|5}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/music-reviews/2001/1009/448570-handsomefamily/ |title=The Handsome Family - Twilight |last=Hennessy |first=Caroline |date=2001-10-09 |work=RTÉ |access-date=2018-07-31 |language=en}}
| rev7 = Tom Hull – on the Web
| rev7Score = B+ ({{Rating-Christgau|hm3}}){{cite web|last=Hull|first=Tom|authorlink=Tom Hull (critic)|date=May 10, 2021|url=http://tomhull.com/ocston/blog/archives/2941-Music-Week.html|title=Music Week|website=Tom Hull – on the Web|accessdate=May 13, 2021}}
| rev8 = The Village Voice
| rev8score = A−{{Cite magazine |last=Christgau |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Christgau |date=2001-10-16 |title=Unpatriotic?! Moi? |url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cgv10-01.php |magazine=The Village Voice |access-date=2018-07-31}}
|rev9 = Encyclopedia of Popular Music
| noprose = yes
}}
Twilight is the sixth album by the Handsome Family. It was released 2001 by Carrot Top Records (North America) / Loose Music (Europe).
Track listing
- "The Snow White Diner" – 4:01
- "Passenger Pigeons" – 4:29
- "A Dark Eye" – 3:53
- "There Is A Sound" – 3:26
- "All The TVs In Town" – 3:05
- "Gravity" – 3:08
- "Cold, Cold, Cold" – 3:10
- "No One Fell Asleep Alone" – 2:48
- "I Know You Are There" – 3:40
- "Birds You Cannot See" - 2:53
- "The White Dog" - 3:36
- "So Long" - 3:31
- "Peace In The Valley Once Again" - 3:03
Personnel<ref>cf. Brett & Rennie Sparks (2001): Credits. In ''Twilight'' [CD booklet]. Chicago: Carrot Top Records.</ref>
- The Handsome Family
- Brett Sparks - wrote and played all music except as follows
- Rennie Sparks - all lyrics, all female vocals, autoharp
References
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External links
- [http://www.handsomefamily.com/ The Handsome Family official website]
{{The Handsome Family Band}}
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Category:The Handsome Family albums
Category:Carrot Top Records albums
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