Revival (Gillian Welch album)

Revival
Studio album by Gillian Welch
Released	April 9, 1996 (US)
Recorded	Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA
Genre	country, folk, bluegrass
Length	41:21
Label	Almo Sounds
Producer	T Bone Burnett
Gillian Welch chronology
Revival (1996) Hell Among the Yearlings (1998)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Robert Christgau	B−[1][2]
CMJ	(favorable)[3] link
Rolling Stone	[4]

Revival is the first album by Gillian Welch, released in 1996.

The plant described in the song, "Acony Bell" appears to be Shortia galacifolia, also known as the Oconee bells. Welch later began her own record label under the name Acony.

Track listing

1. "Orphan Girl" – 3:57
2. "Annabelle" – 4:03
3. "Pass You By" – 3:57
4. "Barroom Girls" – 4:14
5. "One More Dollar" – 4:34
6. "By the Mark" – 3:40
7. "Paper Wings" – 3:57
8. "Tear My Stillhouse Down" – 4:32
9. "Acony Bell" – 3:06
10. "Only One and Only" – 5:33

References

1. Christgau, Robert. "Gillian Welch". Robert Christgau.
2. Robert Christgau CG: Gillian Welch, Consumer Guide
3. Ciabattoni, Steve, "Review: Gillian Welch: Revival", CMJ
4. Ann Powers, "Album reviews: Gillian Welch - Revival & Patti Rothberg - Between the 1 and the 9", Rolling Stone, 735

External links

• Gillian Welch, "Revival" , Review by Lori Leibovich for Salon.com