Rockabye is the third album by Robin Holcomb, released on September 8, 1992, through Elektra Records.

Rockabye
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 8, 1992
RecordedRPM Studios, New York City, NY and Water Music, Hoboken, NJ
GenreFolk
Length46:38
LabelElektra
ProducerWayne Horvitz
Robin Holcomb chronology
Robin Holcomb
(1990)
Rockabye
(1992)
Little Three
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyA[2]
Rolling Stone[3]

Track listing edit

All tracks are written by Robin Holcomb

No.TitleLength
1."Widowmaker"1:55
2."Help a Man"4:17
3."When I Stop Crying"6:43
4."Rockabye"4:25
5."Iowa Lands"5:02
6."When Was the Last Time"6:10
7."Dixie"3:25
8."Primavera"4:01
9."The Goodnight-Loving Trail"4:22
10."The Natural World"6:18

Personnel edit

Musicians
  • Art Baron – trombone on "Dixie" and "The Natural World"
  • Alan Bezozi – drums and percussion on "Help a Man" and "When Was the Last Time"
  • Mino Cinelu – percussion on "When I Stop Crying"
  • Stew Cutler – guitar
  • Danny Frankel – drums, tambourine on "When I Stop Crying", percussion on "Primavera"
  • Bill Frisell – guitar on "When Was the Last Time" and "The Goodnight-Loving Trail"
  • David Hofstra – bass guitar, tuba
  • Robin Holcomb – vocals, piano, Hammond organ on "Rockabye", keyboards on "When Was the Last Time"
  • Wayne Horvitz – Hammond organ, keyboards on "When Was the Last Time" and "Primavera", mixing, production
  • Guy Klucevsek – accordion on "Iowa Lands"
  • Bruce Kurnow – harmonica on "The Goodnight-Loving Trail"
  • Marty Ehrlich – tenor saxophone on "Dixie" and "The Natural World"
  • Peter Ostroushko – mandolin on "Rockabye", violin on "The Goodnight-Loving Trail"
  • The Steeles – backing vocals on "Help a Man", "When I Stop Crying" and "The Natural World"
  • Doug Wieselman – clarinet, tenor saxophone, guitar
Production and additional personnel

References edit

  1. ^ Cater, Darryl. "Rockabye". Allmusic. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
  2. ^ Berger, Arion (November 6, 1992). "Rockabye". Entertainment Weekly. No. 43. p. 68. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
  3. ^ columnist (October 29, 1992). "Rockabye". Rolling Stone. p. 69.

External links edit