Oh Me Oh My (Lonnie Holley album)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Mojo	[3]
Pitchfork Media	8.5⁄10[1]
Uncut	[4]

According to the review aggregator Metacritic, Oh Me Oh My received "universal acclaim" based on a weighted average score of 81 out of 100 from six critic reviews.[5] Editors at AllMusic rated this album 3.5 out of 5 stars, with critic Paul Simpson writing that the album has producer Jacknife Lee "honing Holley's freewheeling narratives and recollections into concise yet atmospheric songs".[2] Andrew Perry of Mojo rated this album 4 out of 5 stars, characterizing it as "another electrifying blast of political exorcism and spiritual redemption from the American South’s septuagenarian survivor hero" and "another uniquely memorable record, encapsulating its creator’s restless spirit".[3] In Paste, this was chosen as one of the 10 best albums of March 2023, with Josh Jackson praising the collaborations on this recording.[6] Editors at Pitchfork Media called this album Best New Music of the week and critic Zach Schonfeld scored it 8.5 for "tightly structured" songwriting, where "musical backdrops take on a cinematic life of their own".[1] In Uncut, Sharon O'Connell rated Oh Me, Oh My a 4 out of 5, calling this "a bigger, bolder setting" than Holley's previous albums and writing that "his meditations, incantations and stream-of-consciousness musings have been given form and focus, where previously they wandered".[4] In The Washington Post, John Lingan characterized this album as "another cathartic piece of expression" in Holley's catalog.[7]

All songs written by Lonnie Holley.

1. "Testing" – 3:26
2. "I Am a Part of the Wonder" – 5:49
3. "Oh Me, Oh My" – 5:50
4. "Earth Will Be Here" – 5:47
5. "Mount Meigs" – 4:26
6. "Better Get That Crop in Soon" – 4:22
7. "Kindness Will Follow Your Tears" – 4:37
8. "None of Us Have But a Little While" – 4:30
9. "If We Get Lost They Will Find Us" – 4:25
10. "I Can't Hush" – 4:51
11. "Future Children" – 2:21

• Lonnie Holley – Mellotron, vocals
• Matt Bishop – engineering
• John Davis – mastering
• Stephen Dress – upright bass
• Davis Hart – vocal engineering
• Mike Jensen – vocal engineering
• Miles Johnson – layout
• Jordan Katz – horn
• Rokia Koné – vocals
• Jacknife Lee – bass guitar, drums, dulcimer, Dulcitone, guitar, kalimba, keyboards, marimba, percussion, piano, pump organ, synthesizer, vocals, programming, engineering, mixing, production
• Joe Minter, Sr. – artwork
• Moor Mother – vocals on "I Am Part of the Wonder"
• Jeff Parker – guitar
• Marlon Patton – drums
• Kelly Pratt – horn
• Davide Rossi – strings
• Michael Stipe – vocals on "Oh Me, Oh My"
• Sharon Van Etten – vocals
• Justin Vernon – guitar, drums, vocals

• List of 2023 albums

• Oh Me Oh My at Discogs (list of releases)
• Oh Me Oh My at MusicBrainz (list of releases)