Dublin Blues

Dublin Blues
Studio album by Guy Clark
Released	April 4, 1995
Genre	Country
Length	41:25
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.

Production

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

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[7]
Calgary Herald	A[6]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[8]
Entertainment Weekly	A−[9]
The Indianapolis Star	[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

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.[12]

• Mipso covered "Dublin Blues" as a single released in 2022.[13]

References

1. Hurst, Jack (January 5, 1995). "Texas-rooted singer-songwriter Guy Clark...". Chicago Tribune. p. 9C.
2. "Guy Clark Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
3. Marsh, Dave (August 1995). "Folk — Dublin Blues by Guy Clark". Playboy. 42 (8): 18.
4. Christiano, Nick (May 5, 1995). "GUY CLARK". FEATURES WEEKEND. The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 18.
5. Powell, Austin; Freeman, Doug; Johnston, Daniel (February 1, 2011). "The Austin Chronicle Music Anthology". University of Texas Press – via Google Books.
6. Muretich, James (May 10, 1995). "Clark's lyrics haunt, hurt, help". Calgary Herald. p. E2.
7. Jurek, Thom. Dublin Blues at AllMusic
8. Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). "The Encyclopedia of Popular Music". Omnibus Press – via Google Books.
9. "Dublin Blues". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
10. Hawn, John (April 21, 1995). "Guy Clark 'Dublin Blues'". The Indianapolis Star. p. D4.
11. Renzhofer, Martin (March 24, 1995). "GUY CLARK, 'Dublin Blues'". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. D1.
12. "Chris Carrabba: Covered in the Flood, PopMatters". January 17, 2012.
13. "Dublin Blues". January 11, 2022.