Sings Greatest Palace Music

Bonnie 'Prince' Billy Sings Greatest Palace Music is a 2004 studio album by Bonnie 'Prince' Billy. It features new recordings of songs from his Palace Music era (1993–1997), recorded in Nashville, Tennessee with a large group of country session musicians. Guest musicians include Eddie Bayers, Stuart Duncan, Mark Fain, Mike Johnson, Hargus "Pig" Robbins, Andrew Bird and Bruce Watkins.

Sings Greatest Palace Music
Studio album by Bonnie 'Prince' Billy
Released	March 23, 2004 (2004-03-23)
Genre	Alternative country
Length	58:03
Label	Drag City
Producer	Mark Nevers, Will Oldham
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy chronology
Master and Everyone (2003) Sings Greatest Palace Music (2004) Superwolf (2005)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
BBC Music	mixed[2]
The Guardian	[3]
Pitchfork	5.0/10[4]
PopMatters	mixed[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Original version from	Length
1.	"New Partner"	Viva Last Blues	4:31
2.	"Ohio River Boat Song"	"Ohio River Boat Song"	2:54
3.	"Gulf Shores"	"West Palm Beach"	3:54
4.	"You Will Miss Me When I Burn"	Days in the Wake	4:08
5.	"The Brute Choir"	Viva Last Blues	3:41
6.	"I Send My Love to You"	Days in the Wake	2:28
7.	"More Brother Rides"	Viva Last Blues	3:04
8.	"Agnes, Queen of Sorrow"	Hope	3:13
9.	"Viva Ultra"	Viva Last Blues	3:56
10.	"Pushkin"	Days in the Wake	4:01
11.	"Horses"	"Horses"	3:45
12.	"Riding"	There Is No-One What Will Take Care of You	3:42
13.	"West Palm Beach"	"West Palm Beach"	4:03
14.	"No More Workhorse Blues"	Days in the Wake	2:56
15.	"I Am a Cinematographer"	Days in the Wake	7:44

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

• Hargus "Pig" Robbins – piano
• Colin Gagon – accordion, trombone
• Tony Crow – keyboards, synthesizer
• Mark Fain – bass guitar
• Matt Sweeney – electric guitar
• Aram Stith – electric guitar
• Dave Bird – electric guitar
• Ned Oldham – electric guitar
• Bruce Watkins – acoustic guitar
• Mike Johnson – pedal steel guitar
• Stuart Duncan – fiddle, mandolin
• Andrew Bird – strings, glockenspiel, fiddle
• D.V. DeVincentis – saxophone
• Jack Carneal – percussion
• Eddie Bayers – drums

Charts

Chart	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6]	90
UK Albums (OCC)[7]	63