''Time (The Revelator)'' is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter

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. All songs were written by Welch together with

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and were recorded at

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,Production notes within the booklet accompanying the album. with the exception of "I Want to Sing That Rock and Roll", which was recorded live at the

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as part of the sessions for the

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Recording

Welch said of recording "Revelator," "It was a mic test – the version on the record. Dave just said, 'play 'Revelator' and it was okay, let's try it and we used the mic test." Rawlings added, "We played it once and it was great because we hadn't played it in months. We got that first take feeling." According to Rawlings, "I Dream a Highway" had never been played before it was recorded. "So, we played it twice and I edited both versions together. But, I wanted that because I knew it was a minor song that had ... There was a lot that could happen with the harmonies and the guitar playing than if we'd done it a lot of times, so we could just travel through a lot more of it than if we knew where we were supposed to start and where we were supposed to end."

Critical reception

Welch and Rawlings received a great deal of recognition for their work on ''Time''. The album received many award nominations and was included on many "best album of the year" lists by critics. It has since been included on a number of "best of all time" lists. In 2009, the album was ranked number 7 on ''

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''s "The 50 Best Albums of the Decade" list. It was also included in the book ''

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'' magazine's list of the 100 greatest albums of the decade, and in 2020 the album was ranked number 348 in their updated list of

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Awards

Although Welch and Rawlings did not win in any category, the duo received four nominations at the first annual awards for the

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in 2002.Andrew Dansby
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and the Clinch Mountain Boys). Welch and Rawlings together were nominated for Artist of the Year while Rawlings was nominated for Instrumentalist of the Year (awarded to Jim Lauderdale and

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respectively). The album was also nominated for Best Contemporary Folk Album at the

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, but lost out to

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's '' Love and Theft''."2002 Grammy Awards"

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Best album of the year lists

Track listing

All songs written by Gillian Welch and David Rawlings. # "Revelator" – 6:22 # "My First Lover" – 3:47 # "Dear Someone" – 3:14 # "Red Clay Halo" – 3:14 # "April the 14th Part 1" – 5:10 # "I Want to Sing That Rock and Roll" – 2:51 # "Elvis Presley Blues" – 4:53 # "Ruination Day Part 2" – 2:36 # "Everything Is Free" – 4:48 # "I Dream a Highway" – 14:39

Credits

Musicians

– banjo, guitar, vocals *

– guitar, vocals

Production

*Recorded at

* Produced by David Rawlings * Engineered by Matt Andrews * except "I Want to Sing That Rock and Roll": **Recorded live at the

, Nashville, Tennessee **Produced by

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**Engineered by Mike Piersante and Matt Andrews **Also available on ''

'' (2001, Lost Highway) *

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Artwork

*Design by Frank Olinsky *Photography by

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Charts

References

External links

* Melissa Block
"Gillian Welch and David Rawlings" (live in-studio interview)
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, August 10, 2001 * Nick spitzer, "Words and Music", ''

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'', PRI, January 9, 2002
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