| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A−[2] |
| Houston Chronicle | [3] |
| Los Angeles Times | [4] |
| Pitchfork | 8.7/10[5] |
| Q | [6] |
| Rolling Stone | [7] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [8] |
| Uncut | [9] |
Hell Among the Yearlings is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Gillian Welch, released on July 28, 1998.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Gillian Welch and David Rawlings[1].
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Caleb Meyer" | 3:05 |
| 2. | "Good Til Now" | 3:56 |
| 3. | "The Devil Had a Hold of Me" | 4:30 |
| 4. | "My Morphine" | 5:53 |
| 5. | "One Morning" | 2:41 |
| 6. | "Miner's Refrain" | 3:57 |
| 7. | "Honey Now" | 1:52 |
| 8. | "I'm Not Afraid to Die" | 3:27 |
| 9. | "Rock of Ages" | 3:08 |
| 10. | "Whiskey Girl" | 4:15 |
| 11. | "Winter's Come and Gone" | 2:14 |
| Total length: | 38:58 | |
Musicians
Tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 11
- Gillian Welch: Acoustic guitar, vocal
- David Rawlings: Acoustic guitar, vocal
Tracks 3, 5, 9
- Gillian Welch: Banjo, vocal
- David Rawlings: Acoustic guitar, vocal
Track 7
- Gillian Welch: Acoustic guitar, bass, kick drum, vocal
- David Rawlings: Electric guitar, snare drum, vocal
Track 10
- Gillian Welch: Acoustic guitar, vocal
- David Rawlings: Electric guitar
- T Bone Burnett: Piano, Hammond B3
Production
- Assistant Engineers: Nick Raskulinecz, Matt Andrews, John Skinner, Robi Banerji, King Williams
- Mastered by Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab, Hollywood CA
- Creative Direction: Tony Maxwell
All musician and production credits were taken from the CD liner notes.[10]
Charts
| Chart (1998) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[11] | 181 |
| US Billboard Heatseekers[11] | 9 |
References
- ^ a b Owens, Thom. "Hell Among the Yearlings – Gillian Welch". AllMusic. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ Willman, Chris (July 24, 1998). "Where Your Road Leads / Hell Among the Yearlings". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ Sullivan, James (July 26, 1998). "Welch Stakes Out Her Territory". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ Hochman, Steve (July 26, 1998). "Mesmerizing Mimicry of Rural Tunes". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ Schreiber, Ryan. "Gillian Welch: Hell Among the Yearlings". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on November 26, 2001. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ "Gillian Welch: Hell Among the Yearlings". Q (186): 123. January 2002.
- ^ Santelli, Robert (September 3, 1998). "Gillian Welch: Hell Among the Yearlings". Rolling Stone (794). Archived from the original on January 8, 2002. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
- ^ Berger, Arion; Caramanica, Jon (2004). "Gillian Welch". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 866–67. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ "Gillian Welch: Hell Among the Yearlings". Uncut (54): 124. November 2001.
- ^ Welch, Gillian. Hell Among the Yearlings. Acony Records. 1998.
- ^ a b Gillian Welch entry at Allmusic