Dublin Blues
1995 studio album by Guy Clark
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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] An additional song, "Once More With Caution", was included as a bonus download with the 30th Anniversary version of the album in 2025.[5]
Production
Rodney Crowell cowrote "Stuff That Works".[6] Nanci Griffith and Emmylou Harris contributed harmony vocals.[7]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [8] |
| Calgary Herald | A[7] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  [9] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A−[10] |
| The Indianapolis Star | [11] |
Entertainment Weekly praised the "tongue-and-groove meditations on life and love."[10] 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."[12] 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."[11]
Track listing
- "Dublin Blues" (Guy Clark) – 4:19
- "Black Diamond Strings" (Clark) – 3:49
- "Shut Up and Talk to Me" (Clark, Susanna Clark, Keith Sykes) – 3:30
- "Stuff That Works" (Clark, Rodney Crowell) – 5:04
- "Hank Williams Said It Best" (Clark) – 4:43
- "The Cape" (Clark, Susanna Clark, Jim Janosky) – 3:39
- "Baby Took a Limo to Memphis" (Clark) – 4:08
- "Tryin' to Try" (Clark, Jimmie Fadden) – 3:11
- "Hangin' Your Life on the Wall" (Clark, Verlon Thompson) – 3:30
- "The Randall Knife" (Clark) – 5:31
Personnel
Musicians
- Guy Clark – vocals, guitar
- Sam Bush – mandolin
- Travis Clark – bass
- Donivan Cowart – background vocals
- Rodney Crowell – guitar, background vocals
- Ramblin' Jack Elliott – background vocals
- Nanci Griffith – background vocals
- Emmylou Harris – background vocals
- Jelly Roll Johnson – harmonica
- Kenny Malone – drums, percussion, conga, tambourine, triangle, shaker, bell tree, Irish drum
- Kathy Mattea – background vocals
- Suzi Ragsdale – background vocals
- Darrell Scott – guitar, dobro, mandolin, penny whistle, slide guitar
- Verlon Thompson – guitar, harmonica, background vocals
- Jonathan Yudkin – violin
Production
- Miles Wilkinson – producer, engineer, mixing
- Carlos Grier – mastering
- Denny Purcell – mastering
- Darrell Scott – mixing
- Bill Tyler – art direction, design
- Senor McGuire – photography
Cover versions
- Chris Carrabba covered "The Cape" on his album Covered in the Flood.[13]