Dublin Blues

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Dublin Blues
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 4, 1995
Genre Country
Length41:25
Label Asylum [1]
Producer Miles Wilkinson
Guy Clark chronology
Boats to Build
(1992)
Dublin Blues
(1995)
Craftsman
(1995)

Dublin Blues is an album by the American singer-songwriter Guy Clark, released in 1995. [2] [3] Clark promoted the album by touring with son, Travis, as his bass player. [4] It has recently been remastered (2023) and an extra track has been discovered. It will hopefully be released soon.

Contents

Production

Rodney Crowell cowrote "Stuff That Works". [5] Nanci Griffith and Emmylou Harris contributed harmony vocals. [6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [7]
Calgary Herald A [6]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Entertainment Weekly A− [9]
The Indianapolis Star Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [10]

Entertainment Weekly praised the "tongue-and-groove meditations on life and love." [9] The Salt Lake Tribune noted that "Clark can take ordinary conversation and turn it into a song—an underrated skill that's not as easy as it appears." [11] 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." [10]

Track listing

  1. "Dublin Blues" (Guy Clark) – 4:19
  2. "Black Diamond Strings" (Clark) – 3:49
  3. "Shut Up and Talk to Me" (Clark, Susanna Clark, Keith Sykes) – 3:30
  4. "Stuff That Works" (Clark, Rodney Crowell) – 5:04
  5. "Hank Williams Said It Best" (Clark) – 4:43
  6. "The Cape" (Clark, Susanna Clark, Jim Janosky) – 3:39
  7. "Baby Took a Limo to Memphis" (Clark) – 4:08
  8. "Tryin' to Try" (Clark, Jimmie Fadden) – 3:11
  9. "Hangin' Your Life on the Wall" (Clark, Verlon Thompson) – 3:30
  10. "The Randall Knife" (Clark) – 5:31

Personnel

Production notes

Cover versions

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