Joanna Newsom (born January 18, 1982) is an American harpist, pianist and singer-songwriter from Nevada City, California.

 

Have One On Me is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Joanna Newsom, released on February 23, 2010 via DragCity as the official follow up to the harpist’s highly acclaimed second studio release, 2006’s Ys. It is a triple album produced by herself and mixed by long-time collaborators Jim O’Rourke and Noah Georgeson, with the accompanying arrangements by Ryan Francesconi.

 

Have One On Me is considered to be Newsom’s most accessible work by critics - with its lyrics being described as more straightforward than those of previous releases, though still cryptic. The albums also show a further progression of elements of her sound such as the orchestral accompaniment and the arrangements - with the inclusion of diverse instruments like the tambura, the harpsichord and the kaval. The production also flirts with genres such as jazz and blues in some of the tracks, while adding drums and the electric guitar in others. The album is also her first since The Milk-Eyed Mender to include songs played on the piano instead of the harp. Because of health problems, Newsom’s voice was damaged during the sessions consequently affecting the overall recording process and forcing the harpist to change her singing manners.

 

The title of the album and its official release date were officially announced on January 12, 2010, through a comic strip. Otherwise, information about Have One On Me surfaced slowly, mostly being kept secret by the press and DragCity. Advance copies of the album were only sent to music critics a few weeks before its release in an attempt to prevent a leak, since Newsom’s previous leaked months ahead of its original release date after it was left unprotected on servers belonging to music review website Pitchfork Media. It ultimately leaked on February 18, 2010.

 

Have One On Me received largely positive reviews by music critics upon its release earning Joanna Newsom several accolades and favorable comparisons to previous singer-songwriters such as Joni Mitchell, Laura Nyro, Rickie Lee Jones and Kate Bush. In contrast, like her previous releases before it, the album has received its share of criticism. The majority of them were made towards its triple disc format - described by some critics as overly ambitious - and some of its tracks’ lengths.

 

Commercially the album earned Newsom her best chart positions yet and fared well. In the U.S.Have One On Me debuted and peaked at number 75 on the Billboard 200 and number 16 on the Top Digital Albums, selling more than 7,000 copies in its first week. It also spent four consecutive weeks atop of the Folk Albums chart and peaked inside the top 10 of the Independent Albums chart. In the UK it peaked at number 28, becoming her second album to reach the top 50. Additionally, Have One On Me is her first chart appearance in Canada.

 

Personnel:

Performance

Joanna Newsom ~ harp, piano, vocals

Alex Camphouse ~ horn

Dan Cantrell ~ piano, hammond organ, pump organ, harpischord, accordion

Patrick Cress ~ bass clarinet

Ryan Francesconi ~ Bulgarian tambura, kaval, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, electric bass, banjo, mandolin, soprano recorder

Sascha Groschang ~ cello

Djeina Haruta ~ viola

Shawn Jones ~ bassoon

Shira Kammen ~ vielle, rebec

Dan Koretzky ~ timpani

Katie Kresek ~ violin

Judith Linsenberg ~ alto, tenor and bass recorder

Kane Mathis ~ kora

Greg Moore ~ backing vocals

Thom Moore ~ backing vocals

Neal Morgan ~ drum set, percussion, timpani, backing vocals

David Morris ~ viola da Gamba

Yeolim Nam ~ violin

Eric Oberthaler ~ trumpet, cornet

Philip Payton ~ violin

Laura Reynolds ~ oboe

Andrew Roitstein ~ double bass

Phaedon Sinis ~ flute, tarhu, kemence

Lily Storm ~ backing vocals

Andrew Strain ~ trombone

Production

Joanna Newsom ~ producer, songwriter, harp, piano and vocal arrangements

Ryan Francesconi ~ arrangements, conductor

Noah Georgeson ~ mixing

Jim O'Rourke ~ mixing

Steve Rooke ~ mastering

Becca Mann ~ cover art

Annabel Mehran ~ photographer

Greg Moore ~ additional arrangements

Thom Moore ~ additional arrangements

Neal Morgan ~ drum and percussion arrangements, additional arrangements

Dan Osborn ~ layout designer

Lila Sklar ~ additional arrangements

Corinna Taylor ~ calligraphy

 

Track List:

Disc One: [43:54]

1. Easy   [6:04]

2. Have One On Me   [11:02]

3. ’81   [3:51]

4. Good Intentions Paving Company   [7:02]

5. No Provenance   [6:25]

6. Baby Birch   [9:30]

Disc Two: [35:37]

7. On a Good Day   [1:48]

8. You and Me, Bess   [7:12]

9. In California   [8:41]

10. Jackrabbits   [4:23]

11. Go Long   [8:02]

12. Occident   [5:37]

Disc Three: [44:31]

13. Soft as Chalk   [6:29]

14. Esme   [7:56]

15. Autumn   [8:01]

16. Ribbon Bows   [6:10]

17. Kingfisher   [9:11]

18. Does Not Suffice   [6:44]

 

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