Songs in the Dark (album)

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Songs in the Dark
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Studio album by
The Wainwright Sisters
ReleasedNovember 13, 2015 (2015-11-13)
Genre
Length49:13
Label PIAS
Martha Wainwright chronology
Come Home to Mama
(2012)		Songs in the Dark
(2015)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Prairie Lullaby"
3:27
2."Hobo's Lullaby" Goebel Reeves 2:51
3."El Condor Pasa"
3:52
4."Lullaby" Loudon Wainwright III 2:25
5."Lullaby for a Doll" Kate McGarrigle 4:04
6."Runs in the Family" Terre Roche 3:04
7."Baby Rocking Medley" Rosalie Sorrels 4:03
8."Screaming Issue"
  • Loudon Wainwright III [19]
  • Terre Roche [9]
4:43
9."Long Lankin"Traditional3:09
10."Our Mother the Mountain" Townes Van Zandt [19] 3:25
11."End of the Rainbow" Richard Thompson 3:38
12."Dusty Skies" Cindy Walker 2:48
13."All the Pretty Horses"Traditional1:55
14."Russian Lullaby" Irving Berlin 1:34
15."Do You Love an Apple"
2:18
16."Go Tell Aunt Rhody"Traditional1:57
Total length:49:13

Track listing adapted from AllMusic, [2] iTunes and MapleMusic Recordings. [1] [20]

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic. [5]

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