End of the Summer, Dar Williams, Music CD

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End of the Summer


1	Are You out There 3:04
2	Party Generation 5:10
3	If I Wrote You 3:49
4	What Do You Hear in These Sounds 4:28
5	The End of the Summer 4:12
6	Teenagers, Kick Our Butts 3:35
7	My Friends 4:07
8	Bought and Sold 4:32
9	Road Buddy 4:20
10	It's a War in There 2:56
11	Better Things 3:25

Editorial Reviews

This could be Dar Williams' best effort yet. Her friends and fans from back in the day might well disagree, since it's also her slickest and most rocking, and old fans tend to get all disgusted when songwriters stop sounding as raw as they did before they learned how to make records. But just listen; where she was clearly working hard to achieve hooks on The Honesty Room, they flow effortlessly here. The eerie radio ode "Are You Out There," a slightly defensive paean to therapy called "What Do You Hear in These Sounds," the gentle and moving "My Friends" -- all of them stick in the mind for days and reveal more with each listen. Yes, it's slick; there are drum loops and timbales and lots of electric guitars, and a huge cast of guest musicians. But slick is only bad when it means soulless, and her soul is in fine shape. Rick Anderson, All Music Guide

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End of the Summer


1	Are You out There 3:04
2	Party Generation 5:10
3	If I Wrote You 3:49
4	What Do You Hear in These Sounds 4:28
5	The End of the Summer 4:12
6	Teenagers, Kick Our Butts 3:35
7	My Friends 4:07
8	Bought and Sold 4:32
9	Road Buddy 4:20
10	It's a War in There 2:56
11	Better Things 3:25

All Music Guide

This could be Dar Williams' best effort yet. Her friends and fans from back in the day might well disagree, since it's also her slickest and most rocking, and old fans tend to get all disgusted when songwriters stop sounding as raw as they did before they learned how to make records. But just listen; where she was clearly working hard to achieve hooks on The Honesty Room, they flow effortlessly here. The eerie radio ode "Are You Out There," a slightly defensive paean to therapy called "What Do You Hear in These Sounds," the gentle and moving "My Friends" -- all of them stick in the mind for days and reveal more with each listen. Yes, it's slick; there are drum loops and timbales and lots of electric guitars, and a huge cast of guest musicians. But slick is only bad when it means soulless, and her soul is in fine shape. Rick Anderson

Product Details

Format: CD
Release Date: 07/15/1997
Label: RAZOR & TIE
Catalog No.: 82830
UPC: 793018283021
Sales Rank: 12,348

Album Credits
Performance Credits
Dar Williams		Primary Artist, Primary Artist, Guitar, Vocals
Richard Shindell		Vocals
Mark Egan		Bass, Guitar
William Galison		Harmonica
Jeff Golub		Guitar, Electric Guitar, Slide Guitar
Glen Velez		Tambourine, Pandeiro, Bodhran
Lucy Kaplansky		Bass
Larry Campbell		Acoustic Guitar, Bouzouki, Dobro, Guitar, Pedal Steel Guitar
Bill Dillon		Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals
Shane Fontayne		Electric Guitar
Erik Friedlander		Cello
Lincoln Goines		Acoustic Bass
Charlie Giordano		Accordion
Shawn Pelton		Cymbals, Snare Drums, Hi Hat
Kaz Silver		Background Vocals
Roger Squitero		Conga, Tambourine
Steven Miller		Acoustic Guitar
Carol Steele		Timbales
Dee Carstensen		Background Vocals
Amy Fairchild		Background Vocals
Justina Golden		Background Vocals
Katryna Nields		Background Vocals
Lorraine Ferro		Background Vocals
Nerissa Nields		Background Vocals

Technical Credits
Steve Gaboury		Contributor
Ted Jensen		Mastering
Steven Miller		Producer, Engineer