Dublin Blues

Dublin Blues
Studio album by
Guy Clark
ReleasedApril 4, 1995
GenreCountry
Length41:25
LabelAsylum
ProducerMiles Wilkinson
Guy Clark chronology
Boats to Build
(1992)		 Dublin Blues
(1995)		 Craftsman
(1995)

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

Rodney Crowell cowrote "Stuff That Works". Nanci Griffith and Emmylou Harris contributed harmony vocals.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStarHalf star
Calgary HeraldA
The Encyclopedia of Popular MusicStarStarStar
Entertainment WeeklyA−
The Indianapolis StarStarStarStarStar

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

  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

Musicians

Production

Cover versions

References

  1. ↑ Hurst, Jack (January 5, 1995). "Texas-rooted singer-songwriter Guy Clark...". Chicago Tribune. p. 9C.
  2. ↑ "Guy Clark Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  3. ↑ Marsh, Dave (August 1995). "Folk — Dublin Blues by Guy Clark". Playboy. 42 (8): 18.
  4. ↑ Christiano, Nick (May 5, 1995). "GUY CLARK". FEATURES WEEKEND. The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 18.
  5. ↑ "Dublin Blues - Vinyl". Guy Clark. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
  6. ↑ Powell, Austin; Freeman, Doug; Johnston, Daniel (February 1, 2011). "The Austin Chronicle Music Anthology". University of Texas Press – via Google Books.
  7. 1 2 Muretich, James (May 10, 1995). "Clark's lyrics haunt, hurt, help". Calgary Herald. p. E2.
  8. ↑ Jurek, Thom. Dublin Blues at AllMusic
  9. ↑ Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). "The Encyclopedia of Popular Music". Omnibus Press – via Google Books.
  10. 1 2 "Dublin Blues". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  11. 1 2 Hawn, John (April 21, 1995). "Guy Clark 'Dublin Blues'". The Indianapolis Star. p. D4.
  12. ↑ Renzhofer, Martin (March 24, 1995). "GUY CLARK, 'Dublin Blues'". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. D1.
  13. ↑ "Chris Carrabba: Covered in the Flood, PopMatters". January 17, 2012.
  14. ↑ "Dublin Blues". January 11, 2022.