Hell Among the Yearlings

Hell Among the Yearlings is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Gillian Welch, released on July 28, 1998.

Hell Among the Yearlings
Studio album by Gillian Welch
Released	July 28, 1998
Genre	Country music Bluegrass music
Length	38:58
Label	Acony
Producer	T Bone Burnett
Gillian Welch chronology
Revival (1996) Hell Among the Yearlings (1998) Time (The Revelator) (2001)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	A−[2]
Houston Chronicle	[3]
Los Angeles Times	[4]
Pitchfork	8.7/10[5]
Q	[6]
Rolling Stone	[7]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[8]
Uncut	[9]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Gillian Welch and David Rawlings[1].

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Caleb Meyer"	3:05
2.	"Good Til Now"	3:56
3.	"The Devil Had a Hold of Me"	4:30
4.	"My Morphine"	5:53
5.	"One Morning"	2:41
6.	"Miner's Refrain"	3:57
7.	"Honey Now"	1:52
8.	"I'm Not Afraid to Die"	3:27
9.	"Rock of Ages"	3:08
10.	"Whiskey Girl"	4:15
11.	"Winter's Come and Gone"	2:14
Total length:		38:58

Musicians

Tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 11

• Gillian Welch: Acoustic guitar, vocal
• David Rawlings: Acoustic guitar, vocal

Tracks 3, 5, 9

• Gillian Welch: Banjo, vocal
• David Rawlings: Acoustic guitar, vocal

Track 7

• Gillian Welch: Acoustic guitar, bass, kick drum, vocal
• David Rawlings: Electric guitar, snare drum, vocal

Track 10

• Gillian Welch: Acoustic guitar, vocal
• David Rawlings: Electric guitar
• T Bone Burnett: Piano, Hammond B3

Production

• Assistant Engineers: Nick Raskulinecz, Matt Andrews, John Skinner, Robi Banerji, King Williams
• Mastered by Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab, Hollywood CA
• Creative Direction: Tony Maxwell

All musician and production credits were taken from the CD liner notes.[10]

Charts

Chart (1998)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[11]	181
US Billboard Heatseekers[11]	9

References

1. Owens, Thom. "Hell Among the Yearlings – Gillian Welch". AllMusic. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
2. Willman, Chris (July 24, 1998). "Where Your Road Leads / Hell Among the Yearlings". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
3. Sullivan, James (July 26, 1998). "Welch Stakes Out Her Territory". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
4. Hochman, Steve (July 26, 1998). "Mesmerizing Mimicry of Rural Tunes". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
5. Schreiber, Ryan. "Gillian Welch: Hell Among the Yearlings". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on November 26, 2001. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
6. "Gillian Welch: Hell Among the Yearlings". Q (186): 123. January 2002.
7. Santelli, Robert (September 3, 1998). "Gillian Welch: Hell Among the Yearlings". Rolling Stone (794). Archived from the original on January 8, 2002. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
8. Berger, Arion; Caramanica, Jon (2004). "Gillian Welch". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 866–67. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
9. "Gillian Welch: Hell Among the Yearlings". Uncut (54): 124. November 2001.
10. Welch, Gillian. Hell Among the Yearlings. Acony Records. 1998.
11. Gillian Welch entry at Allmusic