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{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = Hold Time
| name = Hold Time
| Type = studio
| type = studio
| Artist = [[M. Ward]]
| artist = [[M. Ward]]
| Cover = MWHoldTime.jpg
| cover = MWHoldTime.jpg
| Released = February 17, 2009
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2009|2|17}}
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| Recorded =
| recorded =
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| Genre = [[Alternative rock|Alternative]], [[Folk music|Folk]]
| Length = 42:40
| venue =
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| studio =
| Label = [[Merge Records]], [[4AD]]
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| genre = [[Alternative rock|Alternative]], [[Folk music|folk]]
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| Producer = [[M. Ward]]
| length = {{Duration|m=42|s=40}}

| Last album = ''[[To Go Home]]'' EP<br />(2007)
| label = [[Merge Records|Merge]], [[4AD]]
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| producer = [[M. Ward]]
| This album = '''''Hold Time'''''<br />(2009)
| Next album = ''[[A Wasteland Companion]]''<br /> (2012)
| prev_title = [[To Go Home]] EP
| prev_year = 2007
| next_title = [[A Wasteland Companion]]
| next_year = 2012
}}
}}

{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
| MC = 79/100<ref>http://www.metacritic.com/music/hold-time/m-ward</ref>
| MC = 79/100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/hold-time/m-ward|title=Hold Time by M. Ward|website=[[Metacritic]]|publisher=|accessdate=3 October 2016}}</ref>
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}} [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r1471646|pure_url=yes}} link]
| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1471646}}</ref>
|rev2=[[Robert Christgau]] |rev2Score={{Rating-Christgau|hm3}}<ref name="Christgau">{{cite web |last=Christgau |first=Robert |url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_album.php?id=14484 |title=Hold Time |publisher=[[Robert Christgau]] |date= |accessdate= }}</ref>
| rev2 = [[Robert Christgau]]
| rev2Score = {{Rating-Christgau|hm3}}<ref name="Christgau">{{cite web |last=Christgau |first=Robert |url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_album.php?id=14484 |title=Hold Time |publisher=[[Robert Christgau]] |date= |accessdate= }}</ref>
|rev3=[[Consequence of Sound]]|rev3Score= {{Rating|4|5}} [http://consequenceofsound.net/2009/02/05/album-review-m-ward-hold-time/ link]
| rev3 = ''[[Consequence of Sound]]''
| rev3Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://consequence.net/2009/02/05/album-review-m-ward-hold-time/ |title=Album Review: M. Ward - Hold Time |access-date=2010-06-30 |archive-date=2009-06-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090604112608/https://consequence.net/2009/02/05/album-review-m-ward-hold-time/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|rev4=''[[Drowned in Sound]]''|rev4Score= {{Rating|4.5|5}} [http://drownedinsound.com/releases/13940/reviews/4136089 link]
| rev4 = ''[[Drowned in Sound]]''
|rev5=[[Pitchfork Media]]|rev5Score= (6.8/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/149029-m-ward-hold-time link]
| rev4Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/13940/reviews/4136089 |title=Album Review: M. Ward - Hold Time / Releases / Releases // Drowned in Sound |access-date=2009-02-03 |archive-date=2019-10-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191024025608/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/13940/reviews/4136089 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|rev6=[[PopMatters]]|rev6Score= {{rating|8|10}} [http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/69795-m-ward-hold-time link]
| rev5 = KPSU
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|rev7=''[[Rolling Stone]]''|rev7Score= {{rating|3.5|5}} [http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/25823371/review/25895694/hold_time link]
| rev5Score = {{rating|8|10}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://kpsu.org/node/29578 |title=Hold Time- M. Ward &#124; KPSU |access-date=2009-05-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090528204316/http://kpsu.org/node/29578 |archive-date=2009-05-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|rev8=[[Slant Magazine]]|rev8Score= {{Rating|4|5}} [http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/m-ward-hold-time/1650 link]
| rev6 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
|rev9=''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' |rev9Score={{rating|3.5|5}} [http://www.spin.com/reviews/m-ward-hold-time-merge link]
| rev6Score = 6.8/10<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/149029-m-ward-hold-time |title=Hold Time &#124; Pitchfork |access-date=2009-02-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090219160054/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/149029-m-ward-hold-time |archive-date=2009-02-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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|rev10=[[Tiny Mix Tapes]] |rev10Score={{Rating|3.5|5}} [http://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/m-ward-hold-time link]
| rev7 = ''[[PopMatters]]''
|rev11=[[KPSU (Portland)|KPSU]]|rev11Score= {{rating|8|10}} [http://kpsu.org/node/29578 link]}}
| rev7Score = {{rating|8|10}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/69795-m-ward-hold-time |title=M. Ward: Hold Time < Music &#124; PopMatters |access-date=2009-02-17 |archive-date=2009-02-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090219184939/http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/69795-m-ward-hold-time/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| rev8 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
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| rev8Score = {{rating|3.5|5}}<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090210071842/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/25823371/review/25895694/hold_time Rollingstone]</ref>
| rev9 = ''[[Slant Magazine]]''
| rev9Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/m-ward-hold-time/1650|title=Review: M. Ward, Hold Time|website=[[Slant Magazine]]|date=March 2009}}</ref>
| rev10 = ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''
| rev10Score = {{rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/reviews/m-ward-hold-time-merge|title = M. Ward, 'Hold Time' (Merge)|date = 4 February 2009}}</ref>
| rev11 = [[Tiny Mix Tapes]]
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| rev11Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/m-ward-hold-time|title=Music Review: M. Ward - Hold Time}}</ref>
| noprose = yes
}}

'''''Hold Time''''' is the sixth proper studio album from [[M. Ward]], released on February 17, 2009. ''Hold Time'' is the follow-up to his 2006 album ''[[Post-War]]'' and its companion EP ''[[To Go Home]]'' in 2007.
'''''Hold Time''''' is the sixth proper studio album from [[M. Ward]], released on February 17, 2009. ''Hold Time'' is the follow-up to his 2006 album ''[[Post-War]]'' and its companion EP ''[[To Go Home]]'' in 2007.


''Hold Time'' includes guest performances by [[Jason Lytle]] of the band [[Grandaddy]], [[Lucinda Williams]], [[Tom Hagerman]] of [[DeVotchKa]], and [[She & Him]] co-contributor [[Zooey Deschanel]]. The album includes a cover of the [[Buddy Holly]] song "[[Rave On!]]" A streaming preview was made available through [[NPR]] prior to the album's release.<ref>[http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99084694 Exclusive first listen to M. Ward's "Hold Time"]</ref> M. Ward also made an appearance on the ''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]'' on February 17, 2009.
''Hold Time'' includes guest performances by [[Jason Lytle]] of the band [[Grandaddy]], [[Lucinda Williams]], [[Tom Hagerman]] of [[DeVotchKa]], and [[She & Him]] co-contributor [[Zooey Deschanel]]. The album includes a cover of the [[Buddy Holly]] song "[[Rave On (Buddy Holly song)|Rave On]]". A streaming preview was made available through [[NPR]] before the album's release.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99084694|title=Exclusive First Listen: M. Ward's 'Hold Time'|newspaper=NPR|date=12 January 2009|publisher=|accessdate=3 October 2016}}</ref> M. Ward also made an appearance on the ''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]'' on February 17, 2009.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
# "For Beginners" – 2:47
# "For Beginners" – 2:47
# "Never Had Nobody Like You"(Featuring [[Zooey Deschanel]]) – 2:26
# "Never Had Nobody Like You" (Featuring [[Zooey Deschanel]]) – 2:26
# "Jailbird" – 2:31
# "Jailbird" – 2:31
# "Hold Time" – 3:05
# "Hold Time" – 3:05
# "[[Rave On]]"(Featuring Zooey Deschanel) ([[Norman Petty]]/Bill Tilghman/[[Sonny West]]) – 3:35
# "[[Rave On (Buddy Holly song)|Rave On]]" (Featuring Zooey Deschanel) ([[Norman Petty]], Bill Tilghman, [[Sonny West (musician)|Sonny West]]) – 3:35
# "To Save Me" (Featuring [[Jason Lytle]])– 3:01
# "To Save Me" (Featuring [[Jason Lytle]])– 3:01
# "One Hundred Million Years" – 2:11
# "One Hundred Million Years" – 2:11
# "Stars of Leo" – 3:18
# "Stars of Leo" – 3:18
# "Fisher of Men" – 3:12
# "Fisher of Men" – 3:12
# "[[Oh Lonesome Me]]" (Featuring Lucinda Williams)([[Don Gibson]]) – 6:05
# "[[Oh Lonesome Me]]" (Featuring Lucinda Williams) ([[Don Gibson]]) – 6:05
# "Epistemology" – 3:49
# "Epistemology" – 3:49
# "Blake's View" – 2:29
# "Blake's View" – 2:29
# "Shangri-La" – 2:20
# "Shangri-La" – 2:20
# "Outro (AKA: I'm a Fool to Want You)" (Joel Herron/[[Frank Sinatra]]/Jack Wolf) – 3:47
# "Outro (AKA: I'm a Fool to Want You)" (Joel Herron, [[Frank Sinatra]], Jack Wolf) – 3:47


==Credits==
==Personnel==
* [[M. Ward]] - voice, guitar, keyboards, bass, string arrangements
* [[M. Ward]] – voice, guitar, keyboards, bass, string arrangements
* [[Mike Coykendall]] - bass, percussion
* [[Mike Coykendall]] – bass, percussion
* [[Adam Selzer]], [[Jordan Hudson]], Rachel Blumberg, Than Luu - percussion
* [[Adam Selzer]], Jordan Hudson, [[Rachel Blumberg]], Than Luu – percussion
* [[Peter Broderick]], [[Tom Hagerman]] - strings, violins
* [[Peter Broderick]], [[Tom Hagerman]] – strings, violins
* [[Bill Ritchie]] - upright bass
* Bill Ritchie – upright bass
* [[Mike Mogis]] - percussion, bells, mandolin, keyboards
* [[Mike Mogis]] – percussion, bells, mandolin, keyboards
* [[Dave Campbell (musician)|Dave Campbell]] - cello
* Dave Campbell – cello
* [[Allison Stewart]] - viola
* Allison Stewart – viola
* Elin Palmer - violin
* Elin Palmer – violin
* [[Zooey Deschanel]] – vocals on "Never Had Nobody Like You" and "Rave On"
* [[Zooey Deschanel]] – vocals on "Never Had Nobody Like You" and "Rave On"
* [[Jason Lytle]] – vocals, keyboards & guitar on "To Save Me"
* [[Jason Lytle]] – vocals, keyboards, and guitar on "To Save Me"
* [[Lucinda Williams]] – vocals on "Oh Lonesome Me"
* [[Lucinda Williams]] – vocals on "Oh Lonesome Me"

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!scope="col"| Chart (2009)
!scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
{{album chart|Flanders|33|artist=M. Ward|album=Hold Time}}
|-
{{album chart|Sweden|31|artist=M. Ward|album=Hold Time}}
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|31|artist=M. Ward}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardAlternative|7|artist=M. Ward}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardDigital|6|artist=M. Ward}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardIndependent|1|artist=M. Ward}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardRock|10|artist=M. Ward}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardTastemaker|2|artist=M. Ward}}
|-
|}


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 17:09, 17 January 2023

Hold Time
Studio album by
M. Ward
ReleasedFebruary 17, 2009 (2009-02-17)
GenreAlternative, folk
Length42:40
LabelMerge, 4AD
ProducerM. Ward
M. Ward chronology
To Go Home EP
(2007) 		Hold Time
(2009) 		A Wasteland Companion
(2012)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic79/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Robert Christgau(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)[3]
Consequence of Sound[4]
Drowned in Sound[5]
KPSU[6]
Pitchfork6.8/10[7]
PopMatters[8]
Rolling Stone[9]
Slant Magazine[10]
Spin[11]
Tiny Mix Tapes[12]

Hold Time is the sixth proper studio album from M. Ward, released on February 17, 2009. Hold Time is the follow-up to his 2006 album Post-War and its companion EP To Go Home in 2007.

Hold Time includes guest performances by Jason Lytle of the band Grandaddy, Lucinda Williams, Tom Hagerman of DeVotchKa, and She & Him co-contributor Zooey Deschanel. The album includes a cover of the Buddy Holly song "Rave On". A streaming preview was made available through NPR before the album's release.[13] M. Ward also made an appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman on February 17, 2009.

Track listing

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  1. "For Beginners" – 2:47
  2. "Never Had Nobody Like You" (Featuring Zooey Deschanel) – 2:26
  3. "Jailbird" – 2:31
  4. "Hold Time" – 3:05
  5. "Rave On" (Featuring Zooey Deschanel) (Norman Petty, Bill Tilghman, Sonny West) – 3:35
  6. "To Save Me" (Featuring Jason Lytle)– 3:01
  7. "One Hundred Million Years" – 2:11
  8. "Stars of Leo" – 3:18
  9. "Fisher of Men" – 3:12
  10. "Oh Lonesome Me" (Featuring Lucinda Williams) (Don Gibson) – 6:05
  11. "Epistemology" – 3:49
  12. "Blake's View" – 2:29
  13. "Shangri-La" – 2:20
  14. "Outro (AKA: I'm a Fool to Want You)" (Joel Herron, Frank Sinatra, Jack Wolf) – 3:47

Personnel

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Charts

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Chart (2009) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[14] 33
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[15] 31
US Billboard 200[16] 31
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[17] 7
US Digital Albums (Billboard)[18] 6
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[19] 1
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[20] 10
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[21] 2

References

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  1. ^ "Hold Time by M. Ward". Metacritic. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  2. ^ Hold Time at AllMusic
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Hold Time". Robert Christgau.
  4. ^ "Album Review: M. Ward - Hold Time". Archived from the original on 2009-06-04. Retrieved 2010-06-30.
  5. ^ "Album Review: M. Ward - Hold Time / Releases / Releases // Drowned in Sound". Archived from the original on 2019-10-24. Retrieved 2009-02-03.
  6. ^ "Hold Time- M. Ward | KPSU". Archived from the original on 2009-05-28. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
  7. ^ "Hold Time | Pitchfork". Archived from the original on 2009-02-19. Retrieved 2009-02-17.
  8. ^ "M. Ward: Hold Time < Music | PopMatters". Archived from the original on 2009-02-19. Retrieved 2009-02-17.
  9. ^ Rollingstone
  10. ^ "Review: M. Ward, Hold Time". Slant Magazine. March 2009.
  11. ^ "M. Ward, 'Hold Time' (Merge)". 4 February 2009.
  12. ^ "Music Review: M. Ward - Hold Time".
  13. ^ "Exclusive First Listen: M. Ward's 'Hold Time'". NPR. 12 January 2009. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  14. ^ "Ultratop.be – M. Ward – Hold Time" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  15. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – M. Ward – Hold Time". Hung Medien.
  16. ^ "M. Ward Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  17. ^ "M. Ward Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard.
  18. ^ "M. Ward Chart History (Digital Albums)".[dead link‍] Billboard.
  19. ^ "M. Ward Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
  20. ^ "M. Ward Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard.
  21. ^ "M. Ward Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard.


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