Promised Land (Dar Williams album)

Promised Land is the seventh album by Dar Williams, released on September 9, 2008, on Razor & Tie. It was her first studio album in three years.

Reception

Slant Magazine called Promised Land "perhaps her strongest start-to-finish album since 1996's Mortal City. A review from The Washington Post said the album "lacks any musical growth" though a "newcomer to her music might appreciate the tunes."

The album entered the Billboard 200 album chart at No. 95, making it the highest-charting album of her career.

Track listing

All songs are written by Dar Williams if not noted otherwise.

1. "It's Alright" Ã¢Â€Â“ 3:27
2. "Book of Love" (Dar Williams, Lara Meyerratken) Ã¢Â€Â“ 3:34
3. "The Easy Way" Ã¢Â€Â“ 3:31
4. "The Tide Falls Away" (Dar Williams, Gary Louris) Ã¢Â€Â“ 2:46
5. "Buzzer" Ã¢Â€Â“ 2:57
6. "The Business of Things" Ã¢Â€Â“ 2:31
7. "You Are Everyone" Ã¢Â€Â“ 4:30
8. "Go to the Woods" Ã¢Â€Â“ 2:54
9. "Holly Tree" Ã¢Â€Â“ 4:13
10. "Troubled Times" (Adam Schlesinger, Chris Collingwood) Ã¢Â€Â“ 3:34
11. "Midnight Radio" (Stephen Trask) Ã¢Â€Â“ 4:27
12. "Summerday" (Dar Williams, Rob Hyman) Ã¢Â€Â“ 3:22

The song "Buzzer" was inspired by the Milgram experiment; "Midnight Radio" is a cover of a song from Hedwig and the Angry Inch, written by a friend of hers from college. "Troubled Times" is a cover of a Fountains of Wayne song from that band's 1999 album Utopia Parkway.

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