The Big Time (album)

The Big Time
Studio album by
Robin Holcomb
ReleasedJune 18, 2002
RecordedStudio Litho in Seattle, Washington
GenreFolk
Length44:21
LabelNonesuch
ProducerWayne Horvitz
Robin Holcomb chronology
Little Three
(1996) 		The Big Time
(2002) 		John Brown's Body
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Robert Christgau(dud)[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[3]
Uncut[4]

The Big Time is the fifth album by Robin Holcomb, released on June 18, 2002 through Nonesuch Records.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Robin Holcomb, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Pretend" 4:20
2."Like I Care" 4:30
3."Sit Right Down" 2:19
4."You Look So Much Better" 3:44
5."A Lazy Farmer Boy"Traditional arr.2:42
6."If You Can't Make the Curve" 3:31
7."I Want to Tell the Story" 3:39
8."Engine 143"A. P. Carter5:58
9."I Tried to Believe" 4:11
10."The Big Time" 3:14
11."Tell the Good Friend on Your Left" 4:36
12."Lullaby" 1:24

Personnel

Musicians
Production and additional personnel
  • Danny Barnes – vocals on "A Lazy Farmer Boy" and "Engine 143"
  • Dave Carter – trumpet on "I Tried to Believe"
  • Tucker Martine – engineering
  • Anna McGarrigle – vocals on "Like I Care", "I Tried to Believe" and "Lullaby"
  • Kate McGarrigle – vocals on "Like I Care", "I Tried to Believe" and "Lullaby"
  • Steve Moore – trombone on "I Tried to Believe"
  • Julie Wolf – vocals on "You Look So Much Better"

References

  1. ^ D. Lankford, Jr., Ronnie. "The Big Time". Allmusic. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Robin Holcomb". Robert Christgau.com. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
  3. ^ Futterman, Steve (July 12, 2002). "The Big Time". Entertainment Weekly. No. 662. p. 85. Archived from the original on February 16, 2013. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
  4. ^ columnist (November 2002). "The Big Time". Uncut. p. 115.
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