The Beauty of the Rain
# The Beauty of the Rain

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The Beauty of the Rain is the fifth studio album by Dar Williams.

## Track listing

All songs written by Dar Williams, except where noted.

* "Mercy of the Fallen" – 4:11
* "Farewell to the Old Me" – 2:45
* "I Saw a Bird Fly Away" – 2:51
* "The Beauty of the Rain" – 3:00
* "The World's Not Falling Apart" – 4:24
* "The One Who Knows" – 3:47
* "Closer to Me" (Williams, Rob Hyman) – 3:42
* "Fishing in the Morning" – 2:38
* "Whispering Pines" (Richard Manuel, Robbie Robertson) – 4:00
* "Your Fire Your Soul" – 3:04
* "I Have Lost My Dreams" – 3:05

## Personnel

* Dar Williams – guitar, vocals
* Eric Bazilian – guitar, mandolin
* Chris Botti – trumpet
* Cliff Eberhardt – vocals
* Béla Fleck – banjo
* Steve Holley – drums
* Rob Hyman – piano, Hammond organ, production, Wurlitzer, melodica, keyboards, Reed organ
* Stewart Lerman – bass guitar, guitar, keyboards, engineering, production
* Michael Kang – violin
* Alison Krauss – vocals
* Stefan Lessard – bass guitar
* David Mansfield – violin
* John Medeski – piano, clavinet, Hammond organ
* Sammy Merendino – drums
* John Popper – harmonica, vocals
* Steuart Smith – guitar, 12-string guitar, e-bow, piano, Hammond organ, harmonica
* Paul Sokolow – bass guitar
* Carol Steele – percussion
* William Wittman – bass guitar, engineering, mixing
