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Dark Chords on a Big Guitar was a 2003 album by Joan Baez. The sound was more "rockish" than her prior releases, and it was composed of work by mostly Generation X songwriters, including Natalie Merchant, Ryan Adams and Steve Earle. The title was taken from a line in Greg Brown's song "Rexroth's Daughter". Critics and listeners were surprised that Baez's voice had lost little of its original power and beauty, given that she was sixty-two when she made the album.
The album was recorded at Allaire Studios, Shokan, New York, January - April 2003.
Album was produced by Mark Spector. Backing musicians included: George Javori and Duke McVinnie.
Baez dedicated the album to Michael Moore.
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Track listing
- "Sleeper" (Greg Brown) - 4:35
- "In My Time of Need" (Ryan Adams) - 4:33
- "Rosemary Moore" (Caitlin Cary) - 5:15
- "Caleb Meyer" (Gillian Welch, David Rawlings) - 2:31
- "Motherland" (Natalie Merchant) - 4:44
- "Wings" (Josh Ritter) - 4:01
- "Rexroth's Daughter" (Greg Brown) - 5:19
- "Elvis Presley Blues" (Gillian Welch, David Rawlings) - 4:40
- "King's Highway" (Joe Henry) - 3:28
- "Christmas in Washington" (Steve Earle) - 5:13
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Personnel
- Rani Arbo - Background Vocals
- Greg Calbi - Mastering
- Steve Chadie - Assistant Engineer
- Matthew Cullen - Assistant Engineer
- Gail Ann Dorsey - Background Vocals
- James Harley - Assistant Engineer
- Byron Isaacs - Electric & Acoustic Bass
- George Javori - Drums
- Brandon Mason - Engineer, Mixing
- Duke McVinnie - Guitar, Bass
- Norman Moore - Art Direction, Design, Photography
- Doug Pettibone - Acoustic Guitar
- Bo Ramsey - Producer
- Mark Spector - Producer
- Greg Tobler - Assistant Engineer
- Tom Tucker - Engineer
- Dana Tynan - Photography
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References
Source of the article : Wikipedia