The Beauty of the Rain is the fifth studio album by Dar Williams.
Track listing
All songs written by Dar Williams, except where noted.
- "Mercy of the Fallen" â 4:11
- "Farewell to the Old Me" â 2:45
- "I Saw a Bird Fly Away" â 2:51
- "The Beauty of the Rain" â 3:00
- "The World's Not Falling Apart" â 4:24
- "The One Who Knows" â 3:47
- "Closer to Me" (Williams, Rob Hyman) â 3:42
- "Fishing in the Morning" â 2:38
- "Whispering Pines" (Richard Manuel, Robbie Robertson) â 4:00
- "Your Fire Your Soul" â 3:04
- "I Have Lost My Dreams" â 3:05
Personnel
- Dar Williams â guitar, vocals
- Eric Bazilian â guitar, mandolin
- Chris Botti â trumpet
- Cliff Eberhardt â vocals
- Béla Fleck â banjo
- Steve Holley â drums
- Rob Hyman â piano, Hammond organ, production, Wurlitzer, melodica, keyboards, Reed organ
- Stewart Lerman â bass guitar, guitar, keyboards, engineering, production
- Michael Kang â violin
- Alison Krauss â vocals
- Stefan Lessard â bass guitar
- David Mansfield â violin
- John Medeski â piano, clavinet, Hammond organ
- Sammy Merendino â drums
- John Popper â harmonica, vocals
- Steuart Smith â guitar, 12-string guitar, e-bow, piano, Hammond organ, harmonica
- Paul Sokolow â bass guitar
- Carol Steele â percussion
- William Wittman â bass guitar, engineering, mixing