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Big Shot in the Dark is the fourth album from Timbuk 3, and their debut as a four-piece band. It was the first major release for Trinidad-Tobago native Courtney Audain who played bass and added steel drums to the group's instrumentation, and for drummer/percussionist Wally Ingram who later went on to record and tour with major artists Tracy Chapman, Sheryl Crow, and Bonnie Raitt. Timbuk3's previous three albums were recorded by the husband and wife team of Pat MacDonald and Barbara K. MacDonald alone.

Big Shot in the Dark
Studio album by Timbuk 3
Released	August 27, 1991
Studio	The Doghouse (Austin)
Genre	Alternative rock
Label	I.R.S. Records
Producer	Pat and Barbara K. MacDonald
Timbuk 3 chronology
Edge of Allegiance (1989) Big Shot in the Dark (1991) Espace Ornano (1993)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Kenneth Bays of AllMusic says: "On their fourth album, Timbuk 3 officially became a foursome… there's a newfound sense of instrumental adventurousness all around. ("'49 Plymouth" employs a lute, while an instrumental version of "Sunshine" is played on steel drums)... Big Shot in the Dark has a bluesy, droning quality throughout, a vibe that would be amplified further on Timbuk 3's 1994 EP Looks Like Dark to Me."

Track listing

• All songs written by Pat MacDonald, except where noted.

1. God Made an Angel
2. Sunshine
3. Two Medicines (Barbara K. MacDonald)
4. Border Crossing (Barbara K. MacDonald)
5. Big Shot in the Dark
6. Mudflap Girl
7. Dis•••land (Was Made for You & Me)
8. Wake Up Little Darlin'
9. '49 Plymouth
10. The Little Things
11. Sunshine (Instrumental)

Personnel

Timbuk 3

• Pat MacDonald: Vocals, Electric and Acoustic Guitars, Harmonica, Lute, Sampler
• Barbara K. MacDonald: Vocals, Electric Guitars, Violin, Percussion, Keyboards and Programming
• Courtney Audain: Bass, Keyboards, Steel Drums, Various Other Percussion
• Wally Ingram: Drums, Percussion, Handclaps

Additional Personnel

• Liz Harrah: Organ on track 1
• Evan Johns: Lead and Slide Guitar on track 6
• Gary Moon: Hand claps
• John Treanor: Washboard on tracks 3, 4, and 9

Production

• Arranged and produced by Pat and Barbara K. MacDonald
• Recording by Gary Moon; technical assistance by David Roach
• Mixed by David Tickle (The Bunker, Malibu)
• Mastered by Alan Yoshida at The Mastering Lab

References

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