Through the Trees

Through The Trees
Studio album by The Handsome Family
Released	1998
Genre	Alternative country
Length	44:25
Label	Carrot Top, Loose Music
Producer	Dave Trumfio, Brett Sparks
The Handsome Family chronology
Invisible Hands (1997) Through The Trees (1998) Down in the Valley (1999)

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Through the Trees is the third full-length album released by alternative country duo The Handsome Family. It was released 1998 by Carrot Top Records (North America) / Loose Music (Europe).

Through the Trees was nominated by Mojo readers as one of the most important Americana CDs of the 1990s.

Track listing

All music by Brett Sparks; all lyrics by Rennie Sparks, except as noted.

1. "Weightless Again" – 3:40
2. "My Sister's Tiny Hands" – 3:27
3. "Stalled" – 2:28
4. "Where The Birch Trees Lean" – 3:22
5. "Cathedrals" – 3:24
6. "Down In The Ground" – 2:45
7. "The Giant Of Illinois" – 3:05
8. "Down In The Valley Of Hollow Logs" – 3:31
9. "I Fell" – 4:16
10. "The Woman Downstairs" – 4:49
11. "Last Night I Went Out Walking" (lyrics by Brett Sparks) – 4:26
12. "Bury Me Here" – 2:46
13. "My Ghost" (lyrics by Brett & Rennie Sparks) – 2:26

Personnel

• Brett & Rennie Sparks - voice, guitar, banjo, bass, dobro, melodica, autoharp, drum machine, piano, etc. except as follows
• Jeff Tweedy - backing vocals, tracks 3, 4, 5, 7; guitar, end of track 4; rhythm guitar, track 5
• Dave Trumfio - additional percussion; bass on "Stalled"
• Jessica Billey - violin on "Down In The Ground"
• Dave Smith and Dave Winer of The Baltimores - horns on "My Ghost"
• Brad Miller - band photo

External links

• The Handsome Family official website