End of the Summer
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| End of the Summer | ||||
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| Released | July 15, 1997 | |||
| Genre | Folk, Pop | |||
| Length | 43:45 | |||
| Label | Razor & Tie | |||
| Producer | Steven Miller | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | File:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star half.svg [1] |
| SoundStage! | File:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg [2] |
End of the Summer is Dar Williams's third album, released on July 15, 1997 by Razor & Tie. The album ends with a cover version of "Better Things," a song originally performed by The Kinks on their 1981 album Give the People What They Want. Joan Baez covered the song "If I Wrote You" on the album Gone from Danger.
Track listing
All songs written by Dar Williams, except where noted.
- "Are You Out There" – 3:04
- "Party Generation" – 5:09
- "If I Wrote You" – 3:52
- "What Do You Hear in These Sounds" – 4:30
- "The End of the Summer" – 4:12
- "Teenagers, Kick Our Butts" – 3:36
- "My Friends" – 4:07
- "Bought and Sold" – 4:35
- "Road Buddy" – 4:20
- "It's a War in There" – 2:55
- "Better Things" (Ray Davies) – 3:25
Personnel
- Dar Williams – Guitar, Vocals
- Larry Campbell – Guitar (Acoustic), Dobro, Guitar, Pedal Steel, Bouzouki
- Bill Dillon – Guitar, Vocals, Guitar (Electric)
- Mark Egan – Bass, Guitar
- Shane Fontayne – Guitar (Electric)
- Erik Friedlander – Cello
- William Galison – Harmonica
- Lincoln Goines – Bass (Acoustic)
- Charlie Giordano – Accordion
- Jeff Golub – Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Slide Guitar
- Steven Miller – Guitar (Acoustic), Producer, Engineer
- Shawn Pelton – Cymbals, Drums (Snare), Hi Hat
- Roger Squitero – Conga, Tambourine
- Carol Steele – Timbales
- Glen Velez – Tambourine, Bodhran, Pandeiro
Backing vocals by Dee Carstensen, Amy Fairchild, Lorraine Ferro, Justina Golden, Lucy Kaplansky, Katryna Nields, Nerissa Nields, Richard Shindell, Kaz Silver, and Joyce Zymeck.
