End of the Summer
End of the Summer is Dar Williams's third album, released on July 15, 1997, by Razor & Tie.
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
All songs written by Dar Williams, except where noted.- "Are You Out There" – 3:04
- "Party Generation" – 5:09
- "If I Wrote You" – 3:52
- "What Do You Hear in These Sounds" – 4:30
- "The End of the Summer" – 4:12
- "Teenagers, Kick Our Butts" – 3:36
- "My Friends" – 4:07
- "Bought and Sold" – 4:35
- "Road Buddy" – 4:20
- "It's a War in There" – 2:55
- "Better Things" – 3:25
Personnel
- Dar Williams – Guitar, Vocals
- Larry Campbell – Guitar, Dobro, Guitar, Pedal Steel, Bouzouki
- Bill Dillon – Guitar, Vocals, Guitar
- Mark Egan – Bass, Guitar
- Shane Fontayne – Guitar
- Erik Friedlander – Cello
- William Galison – Harmonica
- Lincoln Goines – Bass
- Charlie Giordano – Accordion
- Jeff Golub – Guitar, Guitar, Slide Guitar
- Steven Miller – Guitar, Producer, Engineer
- Shawn Pelton – Cymbals, Drums, Hi Hat
- Roger Squitero – Conga, Tambourine
- Carol Steele – Timbales
- Glen Velez – Tambourine, Bodhran, Pandeiro
Dee Carstensen,
Amy Fairchild,
Lorraine Ferro,
Justina Golden,
Lucy Kaplansky,
Katryna Nields,
Nerissa Nields,
Richard Shindell,
Kaz Silver, and
Joyce Zymeck.