The Dark (Guy Clark album)
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The Dark is an album by American
singer-songwriter
Guy Clark
, released in 2002.
Clark is the co-writer on all songs except his cover
of the Townes Van Zandt
song "Rex's Blues". The Dark is his first release without a solo composition. It also marks his return to the charts for the first time since Better Days
.
Guests include Tim O'Brien
and Gillian Welch
.
United States
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singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
Guy Clark
Guy Clark
Guy Clark is an American Texas Country artist. In his career, he has released more than twenty albums, primarily on major labels. He has also written singles for other artists, including Ricky Skaggs, Steve Wariner and Rodney Crowell....
, released in 2002.
Clark is the co-writer on all songs except his cover
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
of the Townes Van Zandt
Townes Van Zandt
John Townes Van Zandt , best known as Townes Van Zandt, was an American Texas Country-folk music singer-songwriter, performer, and poet...
song "Rex's Blues". The Dark is his first release without a solo composition. It also marks his return to the charts for the first time since Better Days
Better Days (Guy Clark album)
Better Days is an album by Texas singer-songwriter Guy Clark, released in 1983.-Track listing:All songs written by Guy Clark except as noted.# "Blowin' Like a Bandit" – 2:40# "Better Days" – 3:05# "Homegrown Tomatoes" – 2:59# "Supply & Demand" – 3:16...
.
Guests include Tim O'Brien
Tim O'Brien (musician)
Tim O'Brien is an American country and bluegrass musician. In addition to singing, he plays guitar, fiddle, mandolin, banjo, bouzouki and mandocello...
and Gillian Welch
Gillian Welch
Gillian Welch is an American singer-songwriter. She performs with her musical partner, guitarist David Rawlings. Their sparse and dark musical style, which combines elements of Appalachian music, Bluegrass, and Americana, is described by The New Yorker as "at once innovative and obliquely...
.
Track listing
- "Mud" (Guy Clark, Buddy Mondlock) – 3:44
- "Arizona Star" (Rich Alves, Clark) – 3:24
- "Magnolia Wind" (Shawn Camp, Clark) – 3:49
- "Soldier's Joy, 1864" (Camp, Clark) – 3:38
- "Dancin' Days" (Clark, Steve Nelson) – 3:26
- "Homeless" (Clark, Ray Stephenson) – 4:24
- "Off the Map" (Clark, Nelson) – 3:44
- "Bag of Bones" (Clark, Gary Nicholson) – 3:28
- "She Loves to Ride Horses" (Clark, Keith Sykes) – 3:33
- "Rex's Blues" (Townes Van ZandtTownes Van ZandtJohn Townes Van Zandt , best known as Townes Van Zandt, was an American Texas Country-folk music singer-songwriter, performer, and poet...
) – 3:10 - "Queenie's Song" (Terry Allen, Clark) – 2:38
- "The Dark" (Clark, Mondlock) – 3:49
Personnel
- Guy Clark – vocals, guitar
- Darrell ScottDarrell ScottJames Darrell Scott known as Darrell Scott , the son of musician Wayne Scott with whom he has collaborated, is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He moved as a child to East Gary, Indiana. He was playing professionally by his teens in Southern California, later living in...
– banjo, dobro, guitar, mandolin, accordion, mandocello, bass, harmony vocals, marimbula - Verlon Thompson – guitar, harmonica, mandolin, percussion, djembe, National steel guitar, harmony vocals
- Shawn Camp – fiddle
- Tim O'BrienTim O'Brien (musician)Tim O'Brien is an American country and bluegrass musician. In addition to singing, he plays guitar, fiddle, mandolin, banjo, bouzouki and mandocello...
– fiddle - David RawlingsDavid RawlingsDavid Todd Rawlings is a professional guitarist and singer. He is best known as the longtime musical partner of bluegrass singer-songwriter Gillian Welch.David attended the Berklee College of Music and studied with guitar professor Lauren Passarelli....
– harmony Vocals - Gillian WelchGillian WelchGillian Welch is an American singer-songwriter. She performs with her musical partner, guitarist David Rawlings. Their sparse and dark musical style, which combines elements of Appalachian music, Bluegrass, and Americana, is described by The New Yorker as "at once innovative and obliquely...
– harmony Vocals
Production notes
- Gene Eichelberger – mastering
- Chris Latham – engineer, mixing
- Senor McGuire – photography
- Sue Meyer – design
Chart performance
| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 46 |