Barton Hollow

This article is about the Civil Wars album. For the album's title track, see Barton Hollow (song).

Barton Hollow
Studio album by
the Civil Wars
ReleasedFebruary 1, 2011 (2011-02-01)
RecordedThe Art House, Nashville, Tennessee
GenreFolk rock, alternative country, indie folk
Length46:27
Labelsensibility
ProducerCharlie Peacock
The Civil Wars chronology
Poison & Wine
(2009) 		Barton Hollow
(2011) 		The Civil Wars
(2013)
Singles from Barton Hollow
  1. "Barton Hollow"
    Released: January 10, 2011

Barton Hollow [1] is the first full-length studio album from the Civil Wars. Produced by Charlie Peacock, it was released on February 1, 2011. It peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Digital Albums chart, No. 10 on the Billboard 200, No. 1 on the Billboard Folk Albums chart, and No. 2 on the Billboard Rock Albums chart, selling 25,000 copies in its first week.[2] As of August 2013, the album has sold 623,000 copies in the US.[3]

Barton Hollow was preceded by the lead single and title track, which was performed live on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on January 14, 2011.[4] A track on this album, "Poison and Wine" was previously released as a single from their EP Poison & Wine in 2009. On November 30, 2011, Barton Hollow was nominated for Grammys in the Best Folk Album and Best Country Duo/Group Performance categories, for the title song. The album ended up winning both awards. Numerous publications noted that the Civil Wars were snubbed a Best New Artist nomination by The Grammys. At the ceremony the Civil Wars performed a portion of "Barton Hollow".[5][6][7] The vinyl LP version of the record was pressed at United Record Pressing in Nashville, TN.[8]

  1. ^ "Barton Hollow". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
  2. ^ Billboard. Retrieved May 11, 2012, by Billboard.biz
  3. ^ Grein, Paul (August 14, 2013). "Week Ending Aug. 11, 2013. Albums: The Civil Wars, On Hiatus And On Top". Chart Watch. Yahoo. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
  4. ^ The Audio Perv. Retrieved May 11, 2012
  5. ^ Roberts, Randall (November 30, 2011) Grammy Awards? Your Granny's Awards. Retrieved 2011-12-2, from LATimes.com
  6. ^ Maerz, Melissa (December 1, 2011) Grammys: Who Got Snubbed? Retrieved 2011-12-2, from EW.com
  7. ^ Christman, Ed (December 1, 2011) Retailers Predict Grammy Sales Bumps. Retrieved 2011-12-2, from Billboard.biz
  8. ^ "Civil Wars - Barton Hollow (Sensibility Music)". Facebook. Retrieved August 24, 2013.