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The Dark | ||||
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Released | 2002 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Label | Sugar Hill | |||
Producer | Guy Clark, Verlon Thompson, Chris Latham Darrell Scott | |||
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Allmusic | [1] |
The Dark is an album by American singer-songwriter Guy Clark, released in 2002.
Clark is the co-writer on all songs except his cover of the Townes Van Zandt song "Rex's Blues". The Dark is his first release without a solo composition. It also marks his return to the charts for the first time since Better Days .
Guests include Tim O'Brien and Gillian Welch.
Chart (2002) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 46 |
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