''Dublin Blues'' is an album by the American singer-songwriter Guy Clark, released in 1995. Clark promoted the album by touring with son, Travis, as his bass player. It has recently been remastered (2023) and an extra track has been discovered. It will hopefully be released soon.

Production

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cowrote "Stuff That Works". Nanci Griffith and

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contributed harmony vocals.

Critical reception

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'' praised the "tongue-and-groove meditations on life and love." ''

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'' noted that "Clark can take ordinary conversation and turn it into a song—an underrated skill that's not as easy as it appears." '' The Indianapolis Star'' determined that "powerful poetic phrases, impressionable and hummable melodies, stunning storytelling and a living-room intimacy don't even come close to describing this collection."

Track listing

# "Dublin Blues" (Guy Clark) – 4:19 # "Black Diamond Strings" (Clark) – 3:49 # "Shut Up and Talk to Me" (Clark, Susanna Clark, Keith Sykes) – 3:30 # "Stuff That Works" (Clark,

) – 5:04 # "Hank Williams Said It Best" (Clark) – 4:43 # "The Cape" (Clark, Susanna Clark, Jim Janosky) – 3:39 # "Baby Took a Limo to Memphis" (Clark) – 4:08 # "Tryin' to Try" (Clark, Jimmie Fadden) – 3:11 # "Hangin' Your Life on the Wall" (Clark, Verlon Thompson) – 3:30 # "The Randall Knife" (Clark) – 5:31

Personnel

*Guy Clark – vocals, guitar *

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– mandolin *Travis Clark – bass *Donivan Cowart – background vocals *

– guitar, background vocals * Ramblin' Jack Elliott – background vocals * Nanci Griffith – background vocals *

– background vocals *Jelly Roll Johnson – harmonica *

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– drums, percussion, conga, tambourine, triangle, shaker, bell tree, Irish drum * Kathy Mattea – background vocals *

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– background vocals * Darrell Scott – guitar, dobro, mandolin, penny whistle, slide guitar * Verlon Thompson – guitar, harmonica, background vocals *

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– violin

Production notes

*Miles Wilkinson – producer, engineer, mixing *Carlos Grier – mastering *Denny Purcell – mastering *Darrell Scott – mixing *Bill Tyler – art direction, design *Senor McGuire – photography

Cover versions

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covered "The Cape" on his album '' Covered in the Flood''. *

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covered "Dublin Blues" as a single released in 2022.

References

{{Authority control Guy Clark albums 1995 albums Asylum Records albums