Through the Trees

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Through The Trees
Artist THE HANDSOME FAMILY album THROUGH THE TREES.jpg
Studio album by
The Handsome Family
Released1998
GenreAlternative country
Length44:25
LabelCarrot Top, Loose Music
ProducerDave Trumfio, Brett Sparks
The Handsome Family chronology
Invisible Hands
(1997) 		Through The Trees
(1998) 		Down in the Valley
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4.5/5 stars[1]
Christgau's Consumer Guide(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)[2]
Tom Hull – on the WebB+ ((2-star Honorable Mention)(2-star Honorable Mention))[3]

Through the Trees is the third full-length album released by alternative country duo The Handsome Family.[4] It was released 1998 by Carrot Top Records (North America) / Loose Music (Europe).

Through the Trees was nominated by Mojo readers as one of the most important Americana CDs of the 1990s.[5]

Track listing[]

All music by Brett Sparks; all lyrics by Rennie Sparks, except as noted.

  1. "Weightless Again" – 3:40
  2. "My Sister's Tiny Hands" – 3:27
  3. "Stalled" – 2:28
  4. "Where The Birch Trees Lean" – 3:22
  5. "Cathedrals" – 3:24
  6. "Down In The Ground" – 2:45
  7. "The Giant Of Illinois" – 3:05
  8. "Down In The Valley Of Hollow Logs" – 3:31
  9. "I Fell" – 4:16
  10. "The Woman Downstairs" – 4:49
  11. "Last Night I Went Out Walking" (lyrics by Brett Sparks) – 4:26
  12. "Bury Me Here" – 2:46
  13. "My Ghost" (lyrics by Brett & Rennie Sparks) – 2:26

Personnel[6][]

  • Brett & Rennie Sparks - voice, guitar, banjo, bass, dobro, melodica, autoharp, drum machine, piano, etc. except as follows
  • Jeff Tweedy - backing vocals, tracks 3, 4, 5, 7; guitar, end of track 4; rhythm guitar, track 5
  • Dave Trumfio - additional percussion; bass on "Stalled"
  • Jessica Billey - violin on "Down In The Ground"
  • Dave Smith and Dave Winer of The Baltimores - horns on "My Ghost"
  • Brad Miller - band photo

References[]

  1. ^ "Through the Trees - The Handsome Family | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  2. ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: Handsome Family". www.robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ Hull, Tom (May 10, 2021). "Music Week". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  4. ^ "TrouserPress.com :: Handsome Family". www.trouserpress.com.
  5. ^ "mojo90samericana". www.handsomefamily.com.
  6. ^ cf. Brett & Rennie Sparks (1998): Credits. In Through The Trees [CD booklet]. Chicago: Carrot Top Records.

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