Lie Down in the Light

Lie Down in the Light is a studio album by Will Oldham. It was released under the moniker Bonnie "Prince" Billy on Drag City in 2008.

Lie Down in the Light
Studio album by Bonnie "Prince" Billy
Released	May 20, 2008 (2008-05-20)
Genre	Indie folk, alternative country
Length	45:39
Label	Drag City
Producer	Mark Nevers
Bonnie "Prince" Billy chronology
Wai Notes (2007) Lie Down in the Light (2008) Beware (2009)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	81/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The A.V. Club	A–[3]
Cokemachineglow	83%[4]
Drowned in Sound	7/10[5]
The Guardian	[6]
musicOMH	[7]
Now	[8]
Pitchfork	8.7/10[9]
This Is Fake DIY	8/10[10]
Uncut	[11]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Will Oldham, except where noted.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Easy Does It"	3:53
2.	"You Remind Me of Something (The Glory Goes)"	3:56
3.	"So Everyone"	4:01
4.	"For Every Field There's a Mole"	3:19
5.	"(Keep Eye On) Other's Gain"	4:35
6.	"You Want That Picture"	3:50
7.	"Missing One"	2:47
8.	"What's Missing Is"	4:27
9.	"Where Is the Puzzle?"	3:50
10.	"Lie Down in the Light"	4:09
11.	"Willow Trees Bend"	4:08
12.	"I'll Be Glad" (Shannon Stephens)	2:43

Personnel

Musicians

• Will Oldham – music
• Emmett Kelly – guitar, harmony voice, recorder, shrooti box
• Shahzad Ismaily – percussion, banjo, piano, electric guitar, row of wrenches, laptop organ
• Paul Oldham – bass guitar
• Ashley Webber – voice
• Roy Agee – trombone
• Tony Crow – piano, organ
• Glen Duncan – fiddle
• Pete Finney – pedal steel guitar
• Ben Martin – percussion
• Dennis Solee – clarinet
• Rod Fletcher – voices
• John Ryles – voices
• Marty Slayton – voices

Production

• Mark Nevers – recording
• Paul Oldham – mixing (5)
• Scott Colburn – mastering
• Joanne Oldham – cover drawing, depicting Jacob Wrestling with the Angel^[12]

Charts

Chart	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[13]	51
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[14]	18