End of the Summer

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End of the Summer is Dar Williams's third album, released on July 15, 1997 by Razor & Tie.

End of the Summer
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 15, 1997 (1997-07-15)
GenreFolk, Pop
Length43:45
LabelRazor & Tie
ProducerSteven Miller
Dar Williams chronology
Mortal City
(1996)
End of the Summer
(1997)
Cry Cry Cry
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
SoundStage! [2]

The album ends with a cover version of "Better Things," a song originally performed by The Kinks on their 1981 album Give the People What They Want.

Joan Baez covered the song "If I Wrote You" on the album Gone from Danger.

Track listing

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All songs written by Dar Williams, except where noted.

  1. "Are You Out There" – 3:04
  2. "Party Generation" – 5:09
  3. "If I Wrote You" – 3:52
  4. "What Do You Hear in These Sounds" – 4:30
  5. "The End of the Summer" – 4:12
  6. "Teenagers, Kick Our Butts" – 3:36
  7. "My Friends" – 4:07
  8. "Bought and Sold" – 4:35
  9. "Road Buddy" – 4:20
  10. "It's a War in There" – 2:55
  11. "Better Things" (Ray Davies) – 3:25

Personnel

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Backing vocals by Dee Carstensen, Amy Fairchild, Lorraine Ferro, Justina Golden, Lucy Kaplansky, Katryna Nields, Nerissa Nields, Richard Shindell, Kaz Silver, and Joyce Zymeck.

References

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