This could be Dar Williams' best effort yet. Her friends and fans from back in the day might well disagree, since it's also her slickest and most rocking, and old fans tend to get all disgusted when songwriters stop sounding as raw as they did before they learned how to make records. But just listen; where she was clearly working hard to achieve hooks on The Honesty Room, they flow effortlessly here. The eerie radio ode "Are You Out There," a slightly defensive paean to therapy called "What Do You Hear in These Sounds," the gentle and moving "My Friends" -- all of them stick in the mind for days and reveal more with each listen. Yes, it's slick; there are drum loops and timbales and lots of electric guitars, and a huge cast of guest musicians. But slick is only bad when it means soulless, and her soul is in fine shape. ~ Rick Anderson, All Music Guide
End of the Summer
07/15/1997 | Razor & Tie
All Music Guide Review
End of the Summer Track Listing
Credits of End of the Summer
- Shawn Pelton
- Cymbals, Drums (Snare), Hi Hat
- Kaz Silver
- Vocals (Background)
- Roger Squitero
- Conga, Tambourine
- Mark Miller
- Assistant Engineer
- Steven Miller
- Guitar (Acoustic), Engineer, Producer
- Carol Steele
- Timbales
- Dee Carstensen
- Vocals (Background)
- Amy Fairchild
- Vocals (Background)
- Mike Ragogna
- Production Coordination
- Justina Golden
- Vocals (Background)
- David Richman
- Production Coordination
- Katryna Nields
- Vocals (Background)
- B.K. Rabinowitz
- Assistant Engineer
- Erika Larsen
- Assistant Engineer
- Lorraine Ferro
- Vocals (Background)
- Nerissa Nields
- Vocals (Background)
- Jeff Golub
- Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Slide Guitar
- Glen Velez
- Tambourine, Pandeiro, Bodhran
- Dar Williams
- Guitar, Main Performer, Vocals
- Lucy Kaplansky
- Bass
- Larry Campbell
- Guitar (Acoustic), Dobro, Bouzouki, Guitar, Pedal Steel
- Bill Dillon
- Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Vocals
- Shane Fontayne
- Guitar (Electric)
- Erik Friedlander
- Cello
- Lincoln Goines
- Bass (Acoustic)
- Charlie Giordano
- Accordion
- Ted Jensen
- Mastering
- Richard Shindell
- Vocals
- Mark Egan
- Bass, Guitar
- William Galison
- Harmonica

















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