Dublin Blues
Dublin Blues is an album by the American singer-songwriter Guy Clark, released in 1995. Clark promoted the album by touring with son, Travis, as his bass player. An additional song, "Once More With Caution", was included as a bonus download with the 30th Anniversary version of the album in 2025.
Production
cowrote "Stuff That Works". Nanci Griffith and Emmylou Harris contributed harmony vocals.Critical reception
Entertainment Weekly praised the "tongue-and-groove meditations on life and love." 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." 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."Track listing
- "Dublin Blues" – 4:19
- "Black Diamond Strings" – 3:49
- "Shut Up and Talk to Me" – 3:30
- "Stuff That Works" – 5:04
- "Hank Williams Said It Best" – 4:43
- "The Cape" – 3:39
- "Baby Took a Limo to Memphis" – 4:08
- "Tryin' to Try" – 3:11
- "Hangin' Your Life on the Wall" – 3:30
- "The Randall Knife" – 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.
- Mipso covered "Dublin Blues" as a single released in 2022.