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Will Oldham's first album under the Palace rubric, There Is No-One What Will Take Care of You, seemed to emerge from under a cloud of mystery on its first release in 1993. The first edition had no credits save a list of names under the heading "Impossible Without," leading to all manner of speculation in the indie community about who was responsible; the album sounded as if some ancient songsters who had somehow escaped Harry Smith's attention years before had recorded a session in their living room, which somehow found its way to the offices of Drag City. On There Is No-One What Will Take Care of You, Oldham sounds like a lost-lost cousin of the Louvin Brothers who, after ending up on skid row, is equally convinced that Satan is real, since he smells his foul breath every waking moment of his life. Oldham's stark, intimate tales of sin, lust, alcohol, and hopelessness are fascinating, horribly compelling stuff, and while it would be easy for this material to sound ironic or condescending, it isn't -- Oldham makes his characters' shame, confusion, and desperate search for grace real and genuinely moving. There Is No-One What Will Take Care of You may not be the best Palace album, but it is the work where Will Oldham's obsession with sin and redemption shines forth with the most painful and absorbing clarity. ~ Mark Deming, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Idle Hands Are the Devil's Playthings The Palace Brothers (2:06)
Long Before The Palace Brothers (6:11)
I Tried to Stay Healthy for You The Palace Brothers (3:30)
The Cellar Song The Palace Brothers (3:51)
(I Was Drunk at the) Pulpit The Palace Brothers (3:51)
There Is No-One What Will Take Care of You The Palace Brothers (2:55)
O Lord Are You in Need? The Palace Brothers (2:58)
Merida The Palace Brothers (3:38)
King Me The Palace Brothers (3:49)
I Had a Good Mother and Father The Palace Brothers (2:54)
Riding The Palace Brothers (4:23)
O Paul The Palace Brothers (2:49)

Credits

The Palace Brothers (Performer)
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There Is No-One What Will Take Care of You
Studio album by Palace Brothers
Released 7 June 1993
Length 42:56
Label Drag City
DC34 (US, LP, CS, CD)
Domino
REWIG 008 (UK, LP, CD) - 2001
Professional reviews
Palace Brothers chronology
There Is No-One What Will Take Care of You
(1993)		 Days in the Wake
(1994)
Original CD cover

There Is No-One What Will Take Care of You is the name of the first album by the Palace Brothers. It was released in 1993 on Drag City. It is Will Oldham's debut album, and also features several members of Louisville rock band Slint.

The album was included in Mojo Magazine's book The Mojo Collection: The Greatest Albums of All Time (2001).[1]

Track listing

  1. "Idle Hands Are the Devil's Playthings" – 2:06
  2. "Long Before" – 6:12
  3. "I Tried to Stay Healthy For You" – 3:30
  4. "The Cellar Song" – 3:51
  5. "(I Was Drunk at The) Pulpit" – 3:51
  6. "There Is No-One What Will Take Care of You" – 2:55
  7. "O Lord Are You in Need?" – 2:58
  8. "Merida" – 3:38
  9. "King Me" – 3:49
  10. "I Had a Good Mother and Father" (Washington Phillips) – 2:54
  11. "Riding" – 4:23
  12. "O Paul" – 2:49

Personnel

  • Grant Barger – bass, organ, acoustic guitar, background singing
  • Todd Brashear – harmonies, drums, electric guitar, bass, lap steel guitar, shakers
  • Paul Greenlaw – banjo, additional singing
  • Brian McMahan – electric guitar, drums, bass
  • Britt Walford – drums, electric guitar, bass

References

  1. ^ Irvin, Jim; Colin McLear (2003, 3rd ed.). The Mojo Collection: The Ultimate Music Companion. Canongate. p. 585. ISBN 1841954381. 
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Will Oldham / Palace Music / Bonnie 'Prince' Billy
Studio albums
There Is No-One What Will Take Care of You (1993) · Days in the Wake (1994) · Viva Last Blues (1995) · Arise Therefore (1996) · Joya (1997) · I See a Darkness (1999) · Ease Down the Road (2001) · Master and Everyone (2003) · Sings Greatest Palace Music (2004) · Superwolf (2005) · The Brave and the Bold (2006) · The Letting Go (2006) · Wai Notes (2007) · Lie Down in the Light (2008) · Beware (2009)
Live albums:
Get the Fuck on Jolly Live (2001) · Summer in the Southeast (2005) · Wilding in the West (2008) · Is It The Sea? (2008)
EPs
Goat Songs (1993) · An Arrow Through the Bitch (1994) · Hope (1994) · The Mountain (1995) · Songs Put Together For (The Broken Giant) (1996) · Western Music (1997) · Black/Rich Music (1998) · Blue Lotus Feet (1998) · Dream of a Drunk Black Southern Eagle (1999) · Ode Music (2000) · More Revery (live version) (2000) · All Most Heaven (2000) · Get on Jolly (2000) · More Revery (studio version) (2001) · Amalgamated Sons of Rest (2002) · Slitch Music (2002) · Seafarers Music (2004) · Pebbles and Ripples (2004) · I Gave You (2005) · Strange Form of Life (2007) · Ask Forgiveness (2007) · Among The Gold (2009)
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