Joya is the fifth album by Will Oldham

Will Oldham

Will Oldham , better known by the stage name Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, is an American singer-songwriter and actor. From 1993 to 1997, he performed and recorded under variations of the Palace name, including the Palace Brothers, Palace Songs, and Palace Music...

, but the first (and only to date) album billed to his name, rather than the Palace or Bonnie 'Prince' Billy monikers. It was released in 1997 on Drag City

Drag City (record label)

Drag City is a Chicago-based independent record label. It was established with a Royal Trux release in 1990 in Chicago, Illinois by Dan Koretzky and Dan Osborn.Drag City specializes in experimental indie rock acts...

. It also features Bob Arellano, Colin Gagon, and David Pajo.

Some copies of the album included a bonus disc entitled Little Joya

Little Joya

Little Joya is the name of a Will Oldham CD single released in 1997 on Drag City Records. The single originally came as a bonus disc with some copies of Oldham's Joya album , but was reissued separately in 1998....

(Drag City littleDC107), which was later reissued as a separate single in 1998 (Drag City DC107X).

In 2007, when the album became available for download through iTunes

ITunes

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, the artist credit was changed to Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, with altered artwork reflecting the change.

Track listing

All tracks written by Will Oldham.

1. "O Let It Be"
2. "Antagonism"
3. "New Gypsy"
4. "Under What Was Oppression"
5. "The Gator"
6. "Open Your Heart"
7. "Rider"
8. "Be Still and Know God (Don't Be Shy)"
9. "Apocolypse, No!"
10. "I Am Still What I Meant to Be"
11. "Bolden Boke Boy"
12. "Idea and Deed"