Hands of Glory

Hands of Glory is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Andrew Bird. It was released in October 2012 through Mom+Pop Records.

Hands of Glory
Studio album by
Andrew Bird
ReleasedOctober 30, 2012
GenreIndie folk
Length35:04
LabelMom + Pop
Andrew Bird chronology
Break It Yourself
(2012)		 Hands of Glory
(2012)		 I Want to See Pulaski at Night
(2013)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic75/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Austin Chronicle[3]
PopMatters8/10[4]
Filter84%[5]
Pitchfork7.3/10[6]
Slant Magazine[7]
BPM66%[8]

Track list
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Three White Horses"Andrew Bird3:13
2."When That Helicopter Comes"Brett Sparks, Rennie Sparks2:53
3."Spirograph"Alpha Consumer, Andrew Bird4:06
4."Railroad Bill"Traditional3:26
5."Something Biblical"Andrew Bird4:34
6."If I Needed You"Townes Van Zandt3:09
7."Orpheo"Andrew Bird4:29
8."Beyond the Valley of the Three White Horses"Andrew Bird9:14

Other appearances

Personnel
  • Andrew Bird – violin, guitar, and vocals
  • Tift Merritt – vocals and guitar
  • Jeremy Ylvislaker – guitar and backing vocals
  • Alan Hampton – bass, backing vocals
  • Martin Dosh – drums
  • Dan Dorff – tambourine on "Spirograph"

Charts
Chart (2012) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[9] 52
US Digital Albums (Billboard)[10] 23
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[11] 5
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[12] 9
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[13] 15
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[14] 14
US Vinyl Albums (Billboard)[15] 4

References
  1. "Reviews for Hands of Glory". Metacritic. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
  2. Monger, James Christopher. "Hands of Glory - Andrew Bird". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
  3. Johnson, Abby (2012-10-12). "Review: Andrew Bird". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
  4. Mistich, Dan (2012-10-29). "Andrew Bird: Hands of Glory". PopMatters. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
  5. Hughes, Gianna (2012-11-01). "Filter Magazine album review". Filter. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
  6. Deusner, Stephen M. (2012-11-01). "Andrew Bird: Hands of Glory". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
  7. Liedel, Kevin (2012-10-26). "Andrew Bird: Hands of Glory". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
  8. Finlayson, Ray (2012-10-31). "Album Review". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
  9. "Andrew Bird Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  10. "Andrew Bird Chart History (Digital Albums)". Billboard.
  11. "Andrew Bird Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard.
  12. "Andrew Bird Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
  13. "Andrew Bird Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard.
  14. "Andrew Bird Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard.
  15. "Andrew Bird Chart History (Vinyl Albums)". Billboard.
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