There Is No-One What Will Take Care of You

There Is No-One What Will Take Care of You is the debut studio album by Will Oldham.^[1][2] It was released under the band name Palace Brothers on Drag City in 1993. Oldham is accompanied by several members of Louisville rock band Slint.

There Is No-One What Will Take Care of You
Studio album by Palace Brothers
Released	1993
Genre	Country
Length	42:56
Label	Drag City
Will Oldham / Palace chronology
There Is No-One What Will Take Care of You (1993) Days in the Wake (1994)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Chicago Tribune	[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[5]
The Guardian	[6]
The Philadelphia Inquirer	[7]
Q	[8]
Select	4/5[9]
Spin Alternative Record Guide	7/10[10]
Uncut	[11]

The Toronto Star labeled the album "quietly beautiful and slightly askew".^[12] The album was included in Mojo magazine's book The Mojo Collection: The Greatest Albums of All Time (2001).^[13]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Idle Hands Are the Devil's Playthings"	2:06
2.	"Long Before"	6:12
3.	"I Tried to Stay Healthy for You"	3:30
4.	"The Cellar Song"	3:51
5.	"(I Was Drunk at the) Pulpit"	3:51
6.	"There Is No-One What Will Take Care of You"	2:55
7.	"O Lord Are You in Need?"	2:58
8.	"Merida"	3:38
9.	"King Me"	3:49
10.	"I Had a Good Mother and Father" (Washington Phillips)	2:54
11.	"Riding"	4:23
12.	"O Paul"	2:49

All tracks are written by Will Oldham, except where noted

Personnel

• Grant Barger – organ, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, background vocals
• Todd Brashear – lap steel guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar, drums, shakers, harmonies
• Paul Greenlaw – banjo, additional vocals
• Brian McMahan – electric guitar, bass guitar, drums
• Britt Walford – electric guitar, bass guitar, drums
• Will Oldham – vocals, guitar

References

1. Wolff, Kurt (2000). Country Music: The Rough Guide. Rough Guides. p. 578.
2. Arundel, Jim (Jun 12, 1993). "Country discomfort". Melody Maker. Vol. 69, no. 24. p. 28.
3. Deming, Mark. "There Is No-one What Will Take Care of You – The Palace Brothers". AllMusic. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
4. Rothschild, David (September 30, 1993). "Palace Brothers: There Is No One What Will Take Care of You (Drag City)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
5. Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-85712-595-8.
6. Petridis, Alexis (March 23, 2001). "Psychedelic dropouts". The Guardian. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
7. Cristiano, Nick (September 19, 1993). "Palace Brothers: There Is No-One What Will Take Care of You (Drag City)". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
8. "Palace Brothers: There Is No-One What Will Take Care of You". Q (176): 133–34. May 2001.
9. Perry, Andrew (September 1993). "Palace Brothers: There Is No-One What Will Take Care of You (Big Cat)". Select (39): 88.
10. Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig, eds. (1995). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
11. Bonner, Michael (March 2012). "Palace: The Early Years". Uncut (178): 100.
12. Punter, Jennie (July 28, 1994). "Lollapalooza nurturing its alt-rock roots". Toronto Star. p. E10.
13. Irvin, Jim; McLear, Colin (2003). The Mojo Collection: The Ultimate Music Companion (3rd ed.). Canongate. p. 585. ISBN 1-84195-438-1.

External links

• There Is No-One What Will Take Care of You at Discogs (list of releases)