The Dark

by Guy Clark

The Dark cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 17 September 2002
  • Label: Sugar Hill
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 42:52
  • Community rating: 3.93/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Stripped down to its most resonant, acoustic essentials, 'The Dark' underscores Guy Clark's reputation as a master craftsman of American roots music. The veteran songwriter delivers a highly melodic, often darkly reflective collection of finely detailed country-folk narratives.

Genres

Descriptors: Folk, acoustic, melodic, folk, storytelling, confessional, narrative

Tracklist

  1. Mud (3:44)
  2. Arizona Star (3:24)
  3. Magnolia Wind (3:49)
  4. Soldier's Joy, 1864 (3:38)
  5. Dancin' Days (3:26)
  6. Homeless (4:24)
  7. Off The Map (3:44)
  8. Bag Of Bones (3:28)
  9. She Loves To Ride Horses (3:33)
  10. Rex's Blues (3:10)
  11. Queenie's Song (2:38)
  12. The Dark (3:49)

Credits

  • Shawn Camp - fiddle, written-by
  • Tim O'Brien - fiddle
  • David Rawlings - harmony vocals
  • Gillian Welch - harmony vocals
  • Buddy Mondlock - written-by
  • Rich Alves - written-by
  • Steve Nelson - written-by
  • Ray Stephenson - written-by

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