Twilight (The Handsome Family album)

Twilight is the sixth album by the Handsome Family. It was released 2001 by Carrot Top Records (North America) / Loose Music (Europe).

Twilight
Studio album by
Released2001
GenreCountry[1][2]
Length44:43
LabelCarrot Top / Loose Music
The Handsome Family chronology
In the Air
(2000)
Twilight
(2001)
Live at Schuba's Tavern
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Drowned in Sound8/10[2]
The Independent[3]
Los Angeles Times[4]
Pitchfork8.5/10[5]
RTÉ[6]
Tom Hull – on the WebB+ ((3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention))[7]
The Village VoiceA−[8]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[9]

Track listing

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  1. "The Snow White Diner" – 4:01
  2. "Passenger Pigeons" – 4:29
  3. "A Dark Eye" – 3:53
  4. "There Is A Sound" – 3:26
  5. "All The TVs In Town" – 3:05
  6. "Gravity" – 3:08
  7. "Cold, Cold, Cold" – 3:10
  8. "No One Fell Asleep Alone" – 2:48
  9. "I Know You Are There" – 3:40
  10. "Birds You Cannot See" - 2:53
  11. "The White Dog" - 3:36
  12. "So Long" - 3:31
  13. "Peace In The Valley Once Again" - 3:03

Personnel[10]

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  • 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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  1. ^ a b MacNeil, Jason. "Twilight - The Handsome Family". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  2. ^ a b Whitton, Michaela (2002-07-19). "Album Review: Handsome Family - Twilight". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  3. ^ Perry, Tim. "The Handsome Family: Twilight". The Independent. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  4. ^ Hilburn, Robert (2001-09-30). "Musicians Craft Sounds That Transcend Pop". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  5. ^ Rooney, Nathan (2001-12-04). "The Handsome Family: Twilight Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  6. ^ Hennessy, Caroline (2001-10-09). "The Handsome Family - Twilight". RTÉ. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  7. ^ Hull, Tom (May 10, 2021). "Music Week". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  8. ^ Christgau, Robert (2001-10-16). "Unpatriotic?! Moi?". The Village Voice. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  9. ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1637. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  10. ^ cf. Brett & Rennie Sparks (2001): Credits. In Twilight [CD booklet]. Chicago: Carrot Top Records.
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