The Dark (Guy Clark album)
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| The Dark | ||||
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| Released | 2002 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | Sugar Hill | |||
| Producer | Guy Clark, Verlon Thompson, Chris Latham Darrell Scott | |||
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The Dark is an album by American singer-songwriter Guy Clark, released in 2002.
Clark is the co-writer on all songs except his cover of the Townes Van Zandt song "Rex's Blues". The Dark is his first release without a solo composition. It also marks his return to the charts for the first time since Better Days.
Guests include Tim O'Brien and Gillian Welch.
Track listing[edit]
- "Mud" (Guy Clark, Buddy Mondlock) – 3:44
- "Arizona Star" (Rich Alves, Clark) – 3:24
- "Magnolia Wind" (Shawn Camp, Clark) – 3:49
- "Soldier's Joy, 1864" (Camp, Clark) – 3:38
- "Dancin' Days" (Clark, Steve Nelson) – 3:26
- "Homeless" (Clark, Ray Stephenson) – 4:24
- "Off the Map" (Clark, Nelson) – 3:44
- "Bag of Bones" (Clark, Gary Nicholson) – 3:28
- "She Loves to Ride Horses" (Clark, Keith Sykes) – 3:33
- "Rex's Blues" (Townes Van Zandt) – 3:10
- "Queenie's Song" (Terry Allen, Clark) – 2:38
- "The Dark" (Clark, Mondlock) – 3:49
Personnel[edit]
- Guy Clark – vocals, guitar
- Darrell Scott – banjo, dobro, guitar, mandolin, accordion, mandocello, bass, harmony vocals, marimbula
- Verlon Thompson – guitar, harmonica, mandolin, percussion, djembe, National steel guitar, harmony vocals
- Shawn Camp – fiddle
- Tim O'Brien – fiddle
- David Rawlings – harmony Vocals
- Gillian Welch – harmony Vocals
Production notes[edit]
- Gene Eichelberger – mastering
- Chris Latham – engineer, mixing
- Senor McGuire – photography
- Sue Meyer – design
Chart performance[edit]
| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 46 |
