Album · Gillian Welch
Revival by Gillian Welch
Revival is an album by Gillian Welch, released in 1996. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 3 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Orphan Girl”, on 2 lists with a best position of #469.
Revival, Gillian Welch's debut, came out on Almo Sounds on April 9, 1996, and it sounds like something dug out of an Appalachian holler rather than cut at Sunset Sound with T Bone Burnett producing. Welch and her guitar partner David Rawlings keep things spare and shadowy, voices and acoustic strings bending old bluegrass and country forms into songs that feel brand new and ancient at the same time.
"Orphan Girl" is the heartbreaker, and "Acony Bell" describes a plant that appears to be Shortia galacifolia, better known as Oconee bells; Welch later started her own record label under the name Acony. The album earned a Grammy nomination for Best Contemporary Folk Album, and for its 20th anniversary she reissued it as Boots No 1: The Official Revival Bootleg, stuffed with demos, outtakes, alternate takes and eight new songs.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Revival on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orphan Girl | 2 | #469 | – | 2001–2004 | |
| 2 | Acony Bell | 1 | #862 | – | 2023 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.