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Barton Hollow

This article is about the Civil Wars album. For the album's title track, see Barton Hollow (song).

Barton Hollow [1] 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.[2] As of August 2013, the album has sold 623,000 copies in the US.[3]

Barton Hollow
Studio album by
the Civil Wars
ReleasedFebruary 1, 2011 (2011-02-01)
RecordedThe Art House, Nashville, Tennessee
GenreFolk rock, alternative country, indie folk
Length46:27
Labelsensibility
ProducerCharlie Peacock
The Civil Wars chronology
Poison & Wine
(2009) 		Barton Hollow
(2011) 		The Civil Wars
(2013)
Singles from Barton Hollow
  1. "Barton Hollow"
    Released: January 10, 2011

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.[4] 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".[5][6][7] The vinyl LP version of the record was pressed at United Record Pressing in Nashville, TN.[8]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [9]
MusicOMH     [10]

Barton Hollow was included on the 2011 Best Album lists of NPR Music,[11] Paste Magazine,[12] American Songwriter,[13] Rough Trade,[14] Amazon.com,[15] Time,[16] iTunes,[17] The Huffington Post,[18] Associated Press,[19] The Tennessean,[20] AllMusic.com[21] 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".[9] 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."[10]

In 2017 it was ranked No. 66 in Paste magazine's "The 100 Best Indie Folk Albums" list.[22]

Track listing

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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.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."20 Years" 3:02
2."I've Got This Friend" 3:24
3."C'est la mort" 2:30
4."To Whom It May Concern" 3:32
5."Poison & Wine"Williams, White, Chris Lindsey3:40
6."My Father's Father" 3:21
7."Barton Hollow" 3:26
8."The Violet Hour" 3:26
9."Girl With the Red Balloon" 3:50
10."Falling" 3:59
11."Forget Me Not" 2:57
12."Birds of a Feather" 3:06
Electronic version bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."I Want You Back"Berry Gordy, Freddie Perren, Alphonzo Mizell and Deke Richards3:15
14."Dance Me to the End of Love"Leonard Cohen3:05
European edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Billie Jean"Michael Jackson4:09
14."I Want You Back"Berry Gordy, Freddie Perren, Alphonzo Mizell and Deke Richards3:15
15."Dance Me to the End of Love"Leonard Cohen3:05
16."You Are My Sunshine"Jimmie Davis and Charles Mitchell3:09
17."Goodbye Girl"John Paul White; Joy Williams4:00
18."Marionette" (demo)John Paul White; Joy Williams3:01

Personnel

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Listed in AllMusic.[23]

Charts

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Singles

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Sales chart performance for singles from Barton Hollow
Year Single Peak positions
US
2011 "Barton Hollow"A 101

Certifications

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Sales certifications for Barton Hollow
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[40] Gold 40,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[41] Gold 100,000*
United States (RIAA)[42] Gold 623,000[3]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  2. ^ Billboard. Retrieved May 11, 2012, by Billboard.biz
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  4. ^ The Audio Perv. Retrieved May 11, 2012
  5. ^ Roberts, Randall (November 30, 2011) Grammy Awards? Your Granny's Awards. Retrieved 2011-12-2, from LATimes.com
  6. ^ Maerz, Melissa (December 1, 2011) Grammys: Who Got Snubbed? Retrieved 2011-12-2, from EW.com
  7. ^ Christman, Ed (December 1, 2011) Retailers Predict Grammy Sales Bumps. Retrieved 2011-12-2, from Billboard.biz
  8. ^ "Civil Wars - Barton Hollow (Sensibility Music)". Facebook. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
  9. ^ a b Leahey, Andrew. "Barton Hollow - The Civil Wars Review". AllMusic. Retrieved March 28, 2012.
  10. ^ a b Lee, Darren. "The Civil Wars - Barton Hollow". MusicOMH. Archived from the original on March 12, 2012. Retrieved March 28, 2012.
  11. ^ NPR Music: 50 Favorite Albums of 2011 (December 3, 2011) Retrieved 2011-12-5, from NPR.org
  12. ^ Jackson, Josh (November 29, 2011) Paste Magazine: The 50 Best Albums of 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-5, from PasteMagazine.com
  13. ^ (2011, November 29) American Songwriter's 50 Top Albums of 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-5, from AmericanSongwriter.com Archived December 3, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  14. ^ (2011, November 29) Albums of the Year Top 100. Retrieved 2011-12-5, from RoughTrade.com Archived December 5, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  15. ^ Amazon (December 3, 2011) The Best Albums of 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-7, from Amazon.com
  16. ^ Time (December 7, 2011) Top 10 Albums of 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-7, from Time
  17. ^ iTunes Rewind 2011 (December 8, 2011) Retrieved 2011-12-10, from iTunes[permanent dead link‍]
  18. ^ Chenfeld, Cliff (December 8, 2011) The Best Music of 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-10, from The Huffington Post
  19. ^ Moody, Nekessa Mumbi (December 20, 2011) Adele tops AP's list of Best Albums of 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-22, from SFGate.com Archived December 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  20. ^ Tennessean Music Team (December 21, 2011) 2011's Biggest Albums: Music That Made a Mark. Retrieved 2011-12-22, from Tennessean.com Archived March 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  21. ^ AMG Staff (December 14, 2011) AllMusic's Favorite Folk Albums of 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-25, from AllMusic.com
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  32. ^ "The Civil Wars Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
  33. ^ "The Civil Wars Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
  34. ^ "The Civil Wars Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
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  39. ^ "Bubbling Under Hot 100 Week of March 3, 2012". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 13, 2012.[permanent dead link‍]
  40. ^ "Canadian album certifications – The Civil Wars – Barton Hollow". Music Canada. Retrieved August 10, 2014.
  41. ^ "British album certifications – The Civil Wars – Barton Hollow". British Phonographic Industry.
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