Elsie (album)

Elsie is the debut studio album by The Horrible Crowes, a Gaslight Anthem side-project made up of Ian Perkins and Gaslight Anthem founder Brian Fallon.[1] It was released on September 6, 2011, through SideOneDummy Records.[2]

Elsie
Studio album by The Horrible Crowes
Released	September 6, 2011
Recorded	2011
Genre	Blues, soul, rock
Length	45:49
Label	SideOneDummy
Producer	Ted Hutt
Singles from Elsie
"Behold the Hurricane" Released: July 19, 2011

Singles

Elsie's lead single, "Behold the Hurricane", was released July 19, 2011.[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	76/100[4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AbsolutePunk	9.9/10[5]
AllMusic	[6]
Alternative Press	[7]
MOJO	[8]
Rolling Stone	[9]
Spin	6/10[10]

Elsie received mostly positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 76 out of 100, which indicates "generally favorable reviews" based on 15 reviews.[4]

Andrew Leahey of AllMusic rated the album four out of five stars and states: "Elsie functions best as a display of Fallon’s underused bottom register and acoustic songwriting skills, proving that slowing things down once in a while can still be a punk rock move."[6] Writing for Alternative Press, Scott Heisel writes Elsie is "better than just about everything the Gaslight Anthem have done to date. Perfect for night drives on long, winding roads."[7]

Track listing

Adapted from AllMusic[6]

All tracks are written by Brian Fallon.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Last Rites"	1:27
2.	"Sugar"	4:53
3.	"Behold the Hurricane"	4:03
4.	"I Witnessed a Crime"	3:05
5.	"Go Tell Everybody"	4:17
6.	"Cherry Blossoms"	4:07
7.	"Ladykiller"	4:24
8.	"Crush"	3:19
9.	"Mary Ann"	3:35
10.	"Black Betty and the Moon"	3:00
11.	"Blood Loss"	4:03
12.	"I Believe Jesus Brought Us Together"	5:36
Total length:		45:49

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic[11]

Musicians Brian Fallon – guitar, Hammond B3, percussion, piano, vocals Ian Perkins – bass, guitar, slide guitar Hollie Fallon – Hammond B3 Ben Horowitz – timpani Ted Hutt – guitar Adele Jensen – trumpet The Parkington Sisters – accordion, strings, vocals Alex Rosamilia – guitar Steve Sidelnyk – drums, percussion

Technical Tom Baker – mastering Danny Clinch – photography Joseph DeMaio – assistant engineer Ted Hutt – mixing, production Ryan Mall – engineer, mixing Steve Sidelnyk – programming

Chart performance

Chart (2011)	Peak position
	German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12]	63
	Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[13]	35
	US Billboard 200[14]	48
	US Independent Albums (Billboard)[15]	6
	US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[16]	7
	US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[17]	4

Release history

Source: Amazon.com[2]

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label
Worldwide	September 6, 2011	CD digital download vinyl	SideOneDummy

References

1. "Official site". The Horrible Crowes. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
2. "The Horrible Crowes: Elsie: Music". Amazon.com. ASIN B005BO2LKC. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
3. "iTunes – Music – Behold the Hurricane – Single by The Horrible Crowes". iTunes. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
4. "Reviews for Elsie by The Horrible Crowes". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
5. Nassiff, Thomas (August 24, 2011). "The Horrible Crowes – Elsie". AbsolutePunk. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
6. Leahey, Andrew. "Elsie – The Horrible Crowes — Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
7. "The Horrible Crowes – Elsie". Alternative Press: 107. October 2011.
8. "The Horrible Crowes – Elsie". MOJO. London: 97. October 2011.
9. Keyes, J. Edward (September 6, 2011). "The Horrible Crowes – Elsie". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media LLC. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
10. Walters, Barry (September 15, 2011). "The Horrible Crowes, 'Elsie' (Side One Dummy)". Spin. Buzzmedia. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
11. "Elsie – The Horrible Crowes – Credits – AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
12. "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH.
13. "Norwegiancharts.com – The Horrible Crowes – Elsie". Hung Medien.
14. "The Horrible Crowes Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
15. "The Horrible Crowes Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
16. "The Horrible Crowes Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard.
17. "The Horrible Crowes Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard.