Dublin Blues
His 1995 Asylum record, with a long list of friends singing behind him and the title song at the front.
Guy Clark, 1995
- Released
- April 4, 1995
- Label
- Asylum
- Producer
- Miles Wilkinson
- Length
- 41:25
Dublin Blues was released on April 4, 1995 by Asylum and produced by Miles Wilkinson, who also engineered and mixed. Sam Bush played mandolin, Darrell Scott played guitar, dobro, mandolin, penny whistle and slide guitar, and also mixed, Kenny Malone played drums, Jonathan Yudkin played violin and Jelly Roll Johnson played harmonica. Travis Clark, his son, played bass. The background singers were Rodney Crowell, Emmylou Harris, Nanci Griffith, Kathy Mattea, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Verlon Thompson and others.
AllMusic gave it 4.5 stars, Entertainment Weekly an A-, praising its tongue-and-groove meditations on life and love, and the Indianapolis Star four stars for stunning storytelling. Four of the ten songs are co-writes, including "Stuff That Works" with Crowell and "The Randall Knife" closes the record at 5:31. A thirtieth-anniversary edition in 2025 added a download bonus track, "Once More With Caution".
Track listing
- Dublin Blues4:19
- Black Diamond Strings3:49
- Shut Up and Talk to Me3:30
- Stuff That Works5:04
- Hank Williams Said It Best4:43
- The Cape3:39
- Baby Took a Limo to Memphis4:08
- Tryin' to Try3:11
- Hangin' Your Life on the Wall3:30
- The Randall Knife5:31
Personnel
- Guy Clark vocals, guitar
- Sam Bush mandolin
- Darrell Scott guitar, dobro, mandolin, penny whistle, slide guitar, mixing
- Kenny Malone drums, percussion
- Travis Clark bass
More from Guy Clark
Old No. 1 (1975)
Where to go next
Reference
- Dublin Blues on Wikipedia Tracklist, personnel and reviews.
Sources
- Dublin Blues, Wikipedia