{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = I Made a Place | type = studio | artist = Bonnie "Prince" Billy | cover = Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - I Made a Place.jpg | alt = A thick red border around a photo of a butterfly with the album and artist name in black hand-written script | released = {{start date|2019|11|15}} | recorded = | studio = Downtown Recording, Louisville, Kentucky, United States | genre = Indie folk<ref name="pm" /> | length = 43:34 | label = Drag City/Domino | producer = Mark Nevers<ref name="e!" /> | prev_title = Wolf of the Cosmos | prev_year = 2018 | next_title = | next_year = | misc = }} '''''I Made a Place''''' is a 2019 album by Bonnie "Prince" Billy, the stage name of American indie folk musician Will Oldham. It was released to positive critical reception.
==Recording== The songs that make up ''I Made a Place'' were recorded by Oldham with producer Mark Nevers; the duo originally considered making a Ramones cover album but after the death of David Berman, they went back to original songs.<ref name="e!" /> These compositions were recorded with no intention on releasing an album.<ref name="e!" />
==Critical reception== {{Music ratings | ADM = 7.8/10<ref name="adm" /> | MC = 82/100<ref name="mc" /> | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="amg" /> | rev2 = ''American Songwriter'' | rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="as" /> | rev3 = ''Exclaim!'' | rev3score = 8/10<ref name="e!rev" /> | rev4 = ''The Guardian'' | rev4score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="obs" /> | rev5 = ''MusicOMH'' | rev5score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="omh" /> | rev6 = ''NME'' | rev6score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="nme" /> | rev7 = ''Pitchfork'' | rev7score = 7.1/10<ref name="pm" /> }} The editorial staff of AllMusic gave the album 3.5 out of five stars, with reviewer Fred Thomas concluding that it is made up of solid songwriting but stating, "While no less emotionally dense than that or any of Oldham's work, I Made a Place feels less intense, and even fun by comparison".<ref name="amg" /> Kitty Empire of ''The Observer'' gave it four out of five stars, for the moving quality of Oldham's lyrics and in particular his investigation of solitude.<ref name="obs" /> Sal Sodomsky of ''Pitchfork'' awarded the album 7.1 out of 10 for what he wrote was one of Oldham's most "complicated" albums.<ref name="pm" /> ''Stereogum'' named it album of the week, with Tom Breihan calling the songs "security-blanket music, and it's lovely".<ref name="sg" />
===Accolades=== {|class="wikitable sortable" |+Accolades for ''I Made a Place'' |- ! scope="col"|Publication ! scope="col"|Accolade ! scope="col"|Rank |- !scope="row"| ''Slant Magazine''<ref name="slant" /> | Top 25 Albums of 2019 | 25 |- !scope="row"| ''Uncut''<ref name="aoty2019" /> | Top 75 Albums of 2019 | 39 |}
==Track listing== All songs written by Bonnie "Prince" Billy #"New Memory Box" – 3:01 #"Dream Awhile" – 3:31 #"The Devil's Throat" – 3:33 #"Look Backward on Your Future, Look Forward to Your Past" – 3:55 #"I Have Made a Place" – 3:39 #"Squid Eye" – 2:46 #"You Know the One" – 3:37 #"This Is Far from Over" – 2:46 #"Nothing Is Busted" – 4:33 #"Mama Mama" – 2:32 #"The Glow, Pt. 3" – 3:22 #"Thick Air" – 2:41 #"Building a Fire" – 3:38
==Personnel== *Bonnie "Prince" Billy – guitar, vocals *Jacob Duncan – woodwind, keyboards *Chris Greenwell – recording *Mike Hyman – drums *Danny Kiely – bass guitar *Cheyenne Mize – fiddle *Mark Nevers – production *Dan Osborn – layout *Chris Rodahaffer – banjo, pedal steel guitar *Carl Saff – mastering *Nathan Salsburg – guitar *Joan Shelley – vocals
==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+Chart performance for ''I Made a Place'' |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2019) ! scope="col"| Peak position |- {{album chart|Austria|56|artist=Bonnie "Prince" Billy|album=I Have Made a Place|rowheader=true|accessdate=March 18, 2020}} |- {{album chart|Flanders|114|artist=Bonnie "Prince" Billy|album=I Have Made a Place|rowheader=true|accessdate=March 18, 2020}} |- {{album chart|Germany|87|id=395793|artist=Bonnie "Prince" Billy|album=I Have Made a Place|rowheader=true|accessdate=March 18, 2020}} |- {{album chart|Scotland|58|date=20191122|rowheader=true|accessdate=March 18, 2020}} |- {{album chart|Switzerland|93|artist=Bonnie "Prince" Billy|album=I Have Made a Place|rowheader=true|accessdate=March 18, 2020}} |}
==References== <references>
<ref name="adm">{{cite web |url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/10165/Bonnie-Prince-Billy-I-Made-A-Place.aspx |title=AnyDecentMusic? Review |publisher=AnyDecentMusic? |access-date=May 3, 2020 |language=en-US}}</ref> <ref name="amg">{{Cite web |last=Thomas |first=Fred |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=March 17, 2020 |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/i-made-a-place-mw0003318918 |title=''I Made a Place'' – Bonnie 'Prince' Billy |language=en-US}}</ref>
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<ref name="aoty2019">{{cite web |language=en-US |url=https://www.albumoftheyear.org/list/1269-uncuts-75-best-albums-of-2019/ |title=''Uncut''{{'}}s 75{{nbsp}}Best Albums of 2019 |website=Album of the Year |access-date=May 3, 2020}}</ref> <ref name="as">{{cite web |language=en-US |url=https://americansongwriter.com/album-review-i-made-a-place-is-a-definitive-home-run/ |title=Album Review: ''I Made a Place'' Is a Definitive Home Run |work=American Songwriter |last=Rutledge |first=Chris |date=November 13, 2019 |access-date=May 3, 2020}}</ref> <ref name="e!">{{Cite web |language=en-US |work=Exclaim! |date=November 18, 2019 |access-date=March 17, 2020 |last=Khanna |first=Vish |title=Bonnie 'Prince' Billy on Recording Others' Songs, Mourning David Berman and Long-Awaited ''I Made a Place'' |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/bonnie_prince_billy_on_recording_others_songs_mourning_david_berman_and_long-awaited_new_album_i_made_a_place}}</ref> <ref name="e!rev">{{cite web |language=en-US |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/bonnie_prince_billy-i_made_a_place |title=''Exclaim!'' Review |work=Exclaim! |last=Mullin |first=Kyle |date=November 15, 2019 |access-date=May 3, 2020}}</ref> <ref name="mc">{{cite web |language=en-US |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/i-made-a-place/bonnie-prince-billy |title=Metacritic Review |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=May 3, 2020}}</ref> <ref name="nme">{{cite web |language=en-GB |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/bonnie-prince-billy-i-made-a-place-review-2577056|title=''I Made a Place'' Review: The Influential Underground Icon's Comeback Is a Soft, Sumptuous Delight |work=NME |last=Cooper |first=Leonie |date=November 15, 2019 |access-date=May 3, 2020}}</ref> <ref name="obs">{{Cite web |language=en-GB |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/nov/17/bonnie-prince-billy-i-made-a-place-review |last=Empire |first=Kitty |author-link=Kitty Empire |title=Bonnie 'Prince' Billy: ''I Made a Place'' Review – Older, Wiser and Happier |date=November 17, 2019 |access-date=March 17, 2020}}</ref> <ref name="omh">{{cite web |language=en-US |url=https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/bonnie-prince-billy-i-made-a-place |title=MusicOMH Review |website=MusicOMH |last=Newington |first=Mark |date=November 17, 2019 |access-date=May 3, 2020}}</ref> <ref name="pm">{{Cite web |language=en-US |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/bonnie-prince-billy-i-made-a-place/ |last=Sodomsky |first=Sal |website=Pitchfork |date=November 15, 2019 |access-date=March 17, 2020 |title=Bonnie 'Prince' Billy: ''I Made a Place''}}</ref> <ref name="sg">{{Cite web |language=en-US |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2064673/bonnie-prince-billy-i-made-a-place-review/franchises/album-of-the-week/ |website=Stereogum |date=November 12, 2019 |access-date=March 17, 2020 |last=Breihan |first=Tom |title=Album of the Week: Bonnie "Prince" Billy ''I Made a Place''}}</ref> <ref name="slant">{{cite web |language=en-US |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/features/the-25-best-albums-of-2019/ |title=The 25{{nbsp}}Best Albums of 2019 |work=Slant Magazine |date=December 12, 2019 |access-date=May 3, 2020}}</ref>
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==External links== *[https://www.dragcity.com/products/imadeaplace Page from Drag City] *{{Discogs master|1636360}}
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Category:2019 albums Category:Will Oldham albums Category:Drag City (record label) albums Category:Domino Recording Company albums