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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]

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)

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

• 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 notes

• 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]

References

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