The Beauty of the Rain is the fifth studio album by Dar Williams.
All songs written by Dar Williams, except where noted.
- "Mercy of the Fallen" – 4:11
- "Farewell to the Old Me" – 2:45
- "I Saw a Bird Fly Away" – 2:51
- "The Beauty of the Rain" – 3:00
- "The World's Not Falling Apart" – 4:24
- "The One Who Knows" – 3:47
- "Closer to Me" (Williams, Rob Hyman) – 3:42
- "Fishing in the Morning" – 2:38
- "Whispering Pines" (Richard Manuel, Robbie Robertson) – 4:00
- "Your Fire Your Soul" – 3:04
- "I Have Lost My Dreams" – 3:05
- Dar Williams – guitar, vocals
- Eric Bazilian – guitar, mandolin
- Chris Botti – trumpet
- Cliff Eberhardt – vocals
- Béla Fleck – banjo
- Steve Holley – drums
- Rob Hyman – piano, Hammond organ, production, Wurlitzer, melodica, keyboards, Reed organ
- Stewart Lerman – bass guitar, guitar, keyboards, engineering, production
- Michael Kang – violin
- Alison Krauss – vocals
- Stefan Lessard – bass guitar
- David Mansfield – violin
- John Medeski – piano, clavinet, Hammond organ
- Sammy Merendino – drums
- John Popper – harmonica, vocals
- Steuart Smith – guitar, 12-string guitar, e-bow, piano, Hammond organ, harmonica
- Paul Sokolow – bass guitar
- Carol Steele – percussion
- William Wittman – bass guitar, engineering, mixing
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