End of the Summer is Dar Williams's third album, released on July 15, 1997, by Razor & Tie.
The album ends with a cover version of "Better Things," a song originally performed by The Kinks on their 1981 album Give the People What They Want.
Joan Baez covered the song "If I Wrote You" on the album Gone from Danger.
Track listing
All songs written by Dar Williams, except where noted.
- "Are You Out There" â 3:04
- "Party Generation" â 5:09
- "If I Wrote You" â 3:52
- "What Do You Hear in These Sounds" â 4:30
- "The End of the Summer" â 4:12
- "Teenagers, Kick Our Butts" â 3:36
- "My Friends" â 4:07
- "Bought and Sold" â 4:35
- "Road Buddy" â 4:20
- "It's a War in There" â 2:55
- "Better Things" (Ray Davies) â 3:25
Personnel
- Dar Williams â Guitar, Vocals
- Larry Campbell â Guitar (Acoustic), Dobro, Guitar, Pedal Steel, Bouzouki
- Bill Dillon â Guitar, Vocals, Guitar (Electric)
- Mark Egan â Bass, Guitar
- Shane Fontayne â Guitar (Electric)
- Erik Friedlander â Cello
- William Galison â Harmonica
- Lincoln Goines â Bass (Acoustic)
- Charlie Giordano â Accordion
- Jeff Golub â Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Slide Guitar
- Steven Miller â Guitar (Acoustic), Producer, Engineer
- Shawn Pelton â Cymbals, Drums (Snare), Hi Hat
- Roger Squitero â Conga, Tambourine
- Carol Steele â Timbales
- Glen Velez â Tambourine, Bodhran, Pandeiro
Backing vocals by Dee Carstensen, Amy Fairchild, Lorraine Ferro, Justina Golden, Lucy Kaplansky, Katryna Nields, Nerissa Nields, Richard Shindell, Kaz Silver, and Joyce Zymeck.
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