Mortal City

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Mortal City
Studio album by Dar Williams
Released	January 1996
Recorded	Sorcer Sound, New York City; Spa Studios and Live Wire, NYC
Genre	folk-pop
Length	42:16
Label	Razor & Tie
Producer(s)	Steven Miller
Dar Williams chronology
The Honesty Room (1993)	Mortal City (1996)	End of The Summer (1997)

Mortal City is Dar Williams' second album, released in January 1996 by Razor & Tie.

"As Cool as I Am", and "The Christians and the Pagans" from this album, was released as a single in 1996; the former song was also accompanied by a music video.

[edit] Track listing

All songs by Dar Williams except as noted.

1. "As Cool As I Am" – 3:35
2. "February" – 3:51
3. "Iowa (Travelling III)" – 4:46
4. "The Christians and The Pagans" – 3:03
5. "This Was Pompeii" – 3:53
6. "The Ocean" – 5:16
7. "Family" (Pierce Pettis) – 3:22
8. "The Pointless, Yet Poignant, Crisis of a Co-Ed" – 3:12
9. "The Blessings" – 3:50
10. "Southern California Wants To Be Western New York" – 4:08
11. "Mortal City" – 7:15

[edit] Personnel

• Dar Williams - vocals (all tracks), guitar (2-11)
• William Galison - harmonica (1), mandolin (4)
• Larry Campbell - guitar (1,3,10), dobro (3), fiddle (7), mandolin (10)
• Mark Egan - bass (1)
• Art Baron - digeridoo (1)
• Sammy Merendino - rhythm textures (1)
• Roger Squitero - bongos (1)
• Katryna Nields - vocals (1)
• Nerissa Nields - vocals (1)
• Erik Friedlander - cello (2,11)
• Cliff Eberhardt - vocals (3)
• Lucy Kaplansky - vocals (4)
• Zev Katz - bass (4,6,9)
• Billy Ward - snare drum (4), drums (6,9)
• Mark Shulman - electric guitar (5)
• John Prine - vocals (6)
• Jeff Golub - electric guitar (6,9)
• Eileen Ivers - fiddle (6)
• Gideon Freudmann - cello (8)
• Steve Gaboury - piano (11), textures (11)

[edit] External links

• Lyrics and tabs (for all Dar Williams albums)