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- Date Released: February 18, 2003
- Genre: Country/Folk
- Style: Singer-Songwriter, Folk Singer-Songwriter
- Label: Razor & Tie
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They Say...
Where Mortal City was a consciously reformatted Honesty Room, End of the Summer was an over-the-top break away from Mortal City, and The Green World was an admission that End of the Summer was a forced endeavor, The Beauty of the Rain is Dar Williams' first recording that truly expands upon the sound of the album before it. For the first time in her career, Williams no longer pushed too hard to readjust her sound, but instead embraced and built upon it. The result is her most comfortable and confident recording to date and the first time Williams did not appear to be ashamed of her previous work. Complete with a heavy roster including John Medeski, Alison Krauss, Béla Fleck, and John Popper, The Beauty of the Rain is a polished and spacious-sounding recording where virtually every track is an easy parade through flourishing arrangements and accessibility. The only song to stand out as a bit off the mark is the initially stunning "Whispering Pines," which shifts from a lovely, lush backing vocal and keyboard opening to a new age-tinted piano ballad, but when the third verse sets in, guest Cliff Eberhardt's soulless and strained singing turns it into a poor Disney-style "end-of-picture" duet and the whole song crashes down in a train wreck of poor judgment. Album-opener and extraordinary single "Mercy of the Fallen," the staccato intricacies of "Closer to Me," and the understated title track more than make up for this blunder and will certainly please passionate fans as well as increase Dar Williams' fan base considerably.
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| 01. |  |
Mercy Of The Fallen |
4:11 |
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| 02. | |
Farewell To The Old Me Feat. Stefan Lessard and John Medeski |
2:45 |
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| 03. | |
I Saw A Bird Fly Away Feat. John Popper and John Medeski |
2:51 |
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| 04. | |
The Beauty Of The Rain Feat. Chris Botti |
3:00 |
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| 05. | |
The World's Not Falling Apart Feat. Stefan Lessard and Michael Kang |
4:24 |
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| 06. | |
The One Who Knows Feat. Alison Krauss |
3:47 |
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| 07. | |
Closer To Me Feat. Bela Fleck |
3:42 |
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| 08. | |
Fishing In The Morning Feat. Bela Fleck and Michael Kang |
2:38 |
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| 09. | |
Whispering Pines Feat. Steffan Lessard, Chris Botti, Cliff Eberh |
4:00 |
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| 10. | |
Your Fire Your Soul Feat. John Medeski |
3:04 |
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| 11. | |
I Have Lost My Dreams |
3:05 |
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11 Total Tracks, 37:27 Total Length
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Credits
- Alison Krauss - Vocals // Cliff Eberhardt - Vocals // Dar Williams - Guitar // Dar Williams - Vocals // Steve Addabbo - Engineer // Steve Addabbo - Mixing // Eric Bazilian - Guitar // Eric Bazilian - Mandolin // Chris Botti - Trumpet // Ronald K. Fierstein - Executive Producer // Ronald K. Fierstein - Photography // Béla Fleck - Banjo // Béla Fleck - Banjo // Béla Fleck - Banjo // Steve Holley - Drums // Rob Hyman - Piano // Rob Hyman - Keyboards // Rob Hyman - Organ (Hammond) // Rob Hyman - Melodica // Rob Hyman - Producer // Rob Hyman - Wurlitzer // Rob Hyman - Reed Organ // Stewart Lerman - Bass // Stewart Lerman - Guitar // Stewart Lerman - Keyboards // Stewart Lerman - Producer // Stewart Lerman - Engineer // David Mansfield - Violin // George Marino - Mastering // John Medeski - Piano // John Medeski - Organ (Hammond) // John Medeski - Clavinet // Sammy Merendino - Drums // John Popper - Harmonica // John Popper - Vocals // Will Schillinger - Engineer // Steuart Smith - Guitar // Steuart Smith - Harmonica // Steuart Smith - Piano // Steuart Smith - Organ (Hammond) // Steuart Smith - Guitar (12 String) // Steuart Smith - E-Bow // William Wittman - Bass // William Wittman - Engineer // William Wittman - Mixing // Carol Steele - Percussion // Stefan Lessard - Bass // Ken Schles - Photography // Chris Kress - Engineer // David Richman - Design // Richard Battaglia - Engineer // Paul Sokolow - Bass // Michael Kang - Violin // George Fullan - Assistant // Ed Hurtado - Assistant // Robert Battaglia - Engineer
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