Big Time (Angel Olsen album) - Composition

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Big Time is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Angel Olsen, and her first original release since All Mirrors (2019). The album was released on June 3, 2022 by Jagjaguwar.[1] Produced by Olsen and Jonathan Wilson, the album was preceded by the singles "All the Good Times", "Big Time" and "Through the Fires".[2][3] The record was accompanied by a 28-minute visual counterpart, directed by Kimberly Stuckwisch.[4]

Big Time

Studio album by

Angel Olsen

Released

June 3, 2022

Studio

Fivestarstudios (Los Angeles, California)

Length

46:38

Label

Jagjaguwar

Producer

Jonathan Wilson
Angel Olsen

Angel Olsen chronology

Whole New Mess
(2020)

Big Time
(2022)

Singles from Big Time

"All the Good Times"
Released: March 29, 2022
"Big Time"
Released: April 27, 2022
"Through the Fires"
Released: May 19, 2022

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	88/100[5]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[6]
The A.V. Club	A–[7]
Clash	8/10[8]
The Independent	[9]
musicOMH	[10]
NME	[11]
Pitchfork	8.1/10[12]
PopMatters	8/10[13]
Rolling Stone	[14]
The Skinny	[15]

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 88 based on 22 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[5] John Amen of PopMatters praised the album, writing, "With Big Time, Olsen draws inspiration from some of popular music’s most perennial templates, revamping them and, once again, reinventing herself."[16]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Angel Olsen; all music is composed by Olsen, except where noted.

Side A
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"All the Good Times"		4:31
2.	"Big Time"	Beau Thibodeaux Olsen	4:07

Side B
No.	Title	Length
3.	"Dream Thing"	3:53
4.	"Ghost On"	4:20
5.	"All the Flowers"	3:37

Side C
No.	Title	Length
6.	"Right Now"	5:07
7.	"This Is How It Works"	6:24

Side D
No.	Title	Length
8.	"Go Home"	5:25
9.	"Through the Fires"	4:31
10.	"Chasing the Sun"	4:43
Total length:		46:38

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the Big Time liner notes.[17]

Musicians

Angel Olsen – vocals (all tracks), guitar (1–8)
Dan Higgins – horn arrangement (1), flute, saxophone (1, 6, 8)
Emily Elhaj – bass (1–4, 6–9), guitar (1)
Jake Blanton – guitar (1–4, 6, 9), bells (1), sitar (4)
Jonathan Wilson – drums (1–4, 6–9), guitar (1, 2, 4, 6–8), Mellotron (1, 6), percussion (1–4, 6–10), zither (3); bass, double bass (5); mandolin (6), harmonium (8)
Drew Erickson – string & horn arrangements, conductor,piano (all tracks), organ (1–4, 6, 7, 9), Wurlitzer (3), harpsichord (4, 5, 7, 8), bass (6), clavichord (7), synthesizer
Steve Holtman – trombone (1, 6, 8)
Wayne Bergeron – trumpet (1, 6, 8)
Gus Seyffert – guitar (2)
Spencer Cullum – guitar (2, 3, 7)
Grant Milliken – vibraphone (4, 7, 9)
Jacob Braun – cello (5, 6, 8, 10)
Zach Dellinger – viola (5, 6, 8–10)
Andrew Bullbrook – violin (5, 6, 8–10)
Wynton Grant – violin (5, 6, 8–10)

Technical

Angel Olsen – production
Jonathan Wilson – production, mixing
Adam Ayan – mastering
Grant Milliken – studio personnel
Mirza Sherrif – studio personnel

Charts

Chart performance for *Big Time*
Chart (2022)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[18]	40
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[19]	26
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[20]	162
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[21]	46
Irish Albums (IRMA)[22]	69
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[23]	25
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[24]	27
Scottish Albums (OCC)[25]	5
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[26]	92
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[27]	39
UK Albums (OCC)[28]	24
UK Americana Albums (OCC)[29]	1
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[30]	2
US Billboard 200[31]	121
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[32]	4
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[33]	14
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[34]	8
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[35]	17

References

Minsker, Evan (March 29, 2022). "Angel Olsen Announces New Album Big Time, Shares Video for New Song: Watch". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
Rude, Mey (May 20, 2022). "Angel Olsen Makes a Big Statement With 'Big Time' Music Video". Out. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
Moore, Sam (May 19, 2022). "Listen to Angel Olsen's resilient new single 'Through The Fires'". NME. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
Hussey, Allison (May 9, 2022). "Angel Olsen Announces Big Time Film, Shares Trailer: Watch". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
"Big Time by Angel Olsen Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
Donelson, Marcy. "Big Time – Angel Olsen". AllMusic. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
Sanchez, Gabrielle (June 3, 2022). "Review: Angel Olsen's Big Time". The A.V. Club. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
Rigotti, Alex (June 3, 2022). "Angel Olsen - Big Time". Clash. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
Brown, Helen (June 2, 2022). "Angel Olsen review, Big Time: The golden contentment you hear was hard won". The Independent. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
Murphy, John (May 30, 2022). "Angel Olsen – Big Time | Album Reviews". musicOMH. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
Trendell, Andrew (June 1, 2022). "Angel Olsen – 'Big Time' review: a vast emotional sweep that recalls the greats". NME. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
Pelly, Jenn (June 3, 2022). "Angel Olsen: Big Time Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
Amen, John (June 1, 2022). "Angel Olsen: Big Time (Album Review)". PopMatters. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
Vozick-Levinson, Simon (May 30, 2022). "Angel Olsen's 'Big Time'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
Goggins, Joe (May 30, 2022). "Angel Olsen album review: Big Time". The Skinny. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
"Angel Olsen: Big Time (Album Review)". PopMatters. 2022-06-01. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
Big Time (CD booklet). Angel Olsen. Jagjaguwar. 2022.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
"Australiancharts.com – Angel Olsen – Big Time". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
"Ultratop.be – Angel Olsen – Big Time" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
"Ultratop.be – Angel Olsen – Big Time" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
"Offiziellecharts.de – Angel Olsen – Big Time" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
"Irish-charts.com – Discography Angel Olsen". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
"Charts.nz – Angel Olsen – Big Time". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
"Portuguesecharts.com – Angel Olsen – Big Time". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
"Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
"Spanishcharts.com – {{{artist}}} – Big Time". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
"Swisscharts.com – Angel Olsen – Big Time". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
"Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
"Official Americana Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
"Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
"Angel Olsen Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
"Angel Olsen Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
"Angel Olsen Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
"Angel Olsen Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
"Angel Olsen Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 14, 2022.

External links

Big Time at Discogs (list of releases)

v t e Angel Olsen
Studio albums	Burn Your Fire for No Witness (2014) My Woman (2016) All Mirrors (2019) Whole New Mess (2020) Big Time (2022)
EPs	Strange Cacti (2010)
Compilation albums	Phases (2017)
Related articles	Discography

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