Rockabye (album)

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

Rockabye
Studio album by Robin Holcomb
Released	September 8, 1992
Recorded	RPM Studios, New York City, NY and Water Music, Hoboken, NJ
Genre	Folk
Length	46:38
Label	Elektra
Producer	Wayne Horvitz
Robin Holcomb chronology
Robin Holcomb (1990) Rockabye (1992) Little Three (1996)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	A[2]
Rolling Stone	[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Robin Holcomb.

No.	Title	Length
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

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 and "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

• David Bither – production
• Joe Ferla – engineering, mixing
• Jay Folette – engineering
• Dante Gioia – engineering
• Bryce Goggin – engineering
• Peter Holsapple – guitar on "Help a Man" and "When Was the Last Time", production
• Mike Krowiak – engineering
• Bob Ludwig – mastering
• James MacMillan – engineering
• Davey Payne – engineering
• John Siket – engineering
• Bob Smith – engineering
• Tom Tucker, Jr. – engineering

References

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

• Rockabye at Discogs (list of releases)