Deeper Waters

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Deeper Waters
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Studio album by
ReleasedFeb 24, 2004
Genre Americana, folk, country
Length46:02
Label Red House
Producer Kevin McNoldy
Robin and Linda Williams chronology
Visions of Love
(2002)
Deeper Waters
(2004)
The First Christmas Gift
(2005)
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Deeper Waters is the first album of duo Robin and Linda Williams on the Red House Records label, released in 2004.

Contents

Deeper Waters marks the 30th anniversary as a recording and touring unit for Robin and Linda Williams. They wrote or co-wrote all but one track. Guest vocalists include Iris DeMent, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Schuyler Fisk, and actress Sissy Spacek.

Allmusic states "The Williams have issued what amounts to nothing short of a masterpiece and perhaps their most inspired recorded moment. Deeper Waters is a testament to the stories that are seldom told yet lived in every community, era, and household. This is the place where love, grief, loss, endings, and beginnings are given utterance: to whisper, weep, laugh, and reflect as they move through lives both ghostly and grand."

Track listing

All tracks are written by Robin Williams and Linda Williams, unless otherwise noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Harmony vocalsLength
1."Whippoorwill"Robin Williams; Linda Williams; "Dakota" Dave Hull  3:08
2."October Light"  3:30
3."Clarkfield"Robin Williams; Linda Williams; Jerome Clark 3:55
4."Leaving This Land"Robin Williams; Linda Williams; Jerome Clark Iris DeMent 3:40
5."Home, No. 235"  Mary Chapin Carpenter 3:48
6."Old Plank Road" Mary Chapin Carpenter, Sissy Spacek & Schuyler Fisk 3:36
7."Used to Be"Robin Williams; Linda Williams; Jerome Clark 3:56
8."I'm Just Glad You're Gone"Robin Williams; Linda Williams; Jimmy Fortune  3:22
9."Annie"Robin Williams; Linda Williams; Jerome Clark 2:55
10."I'll Remember You Love in My Prayers/Liza Jane/The Old Stillhouse"Traditional 6:44
11."Saving Me a Place"  3:29
12."Lost Little Children"Robin Williams; Linda Williams; Tim O'Brien  3:59
Total length:46:02

Personnel

Production notes

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References

  1. Jurek, Thom. Deeper Waters at AllMusic