- Dark Chords on a Big Guitar
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Dark Chords on a Big Guitar 
Studio album by Joan Baez Released September 23, 2003 Recorded Allaire Studios, Shokan, New York, January - April 2003 Genre Folk Length 44:38 Label Guardian Producer Mark Spector Professional reviews Joan Baez chronology Gone From Danger
(1997)Dark Chords on a Big Guitar
(2003)Bowery Songs
(2005)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.
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" (Welch/Rawlings) – 4:40
- "King's Highway" (Joe Henry) – 3:28
- "Christmas in Washington" (Steve Earle) – 5:13
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
Studio albums Joan Baez (1960) • Joan Baez, Vol. 2 (1961) • Joan Baez/5 (1964) • Farewell, Angelina (1965) • Noël (1966) • Joan (1967) • Baptism: A Journey Through Our Time (1968) • Any Day Now (1968) • David's Album (1969) • I Live One Day at a Time (1970) • Carry It On (1971) • Blessed Are... (1971) • Come from the Shadows (1972) • Where Are You Now, My Son? (1973) • Gracias a la Vida: Joan Baez canta en español (1974) • Diamonds & Rust (1975) • Gulf Winds (1976) • Blowin' Away (1977) • Honest Lullaby (1979) • Recently (1987) • Speaking of Dreams (1989) • Play Me Backwards (1992) • Gone From Danger (1997) • Dark Chords on a Big Guitar (2003) • Day after Tomorrow (2008)Live albums Joan Baez in Concert (1962) • Joan Baez in Concert, Part 2 (1963) • From Every Stage (1976) • Live Europe 83 (1983) • Diamonds & Rust in the Bullring (1988) • Ring Them Bells (1995) • Live at Newport (1996; recorded 1963-65) • Bowery Songs (2005)Compilations Folksingers 'Round Harvard Square (1959) • Portrait of Joan Baez (1967) • The First 10 Years (1970) • The Joan Baez Ballad Book (1972) • Hits: Greatest and Others (1973) • The Contemporary Ballad Book (1974) • The Joan Baez Lovesong Album (1976) • Best of Joan C. Baez (1977) • The Joan Baez Country Music Album (1979) • Joan Baez: Classics (1986) • Rare, Live & Classic (1993) • Best of Joan Baez: The Millennium Collection (2000) • The Complete A&M Recordings (2003)Notable songs "Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You" • "China" • "Day After Tomorrow" • "Diamonds & Rust" • "Farewell, Angelina" • "Forever Young" • "Here's to You" • "Honest Lullaby" • "House of the Rising Sun" • "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" • "Joe Hill" • "Lily of the West" • "Love Is Just a Four-Letter Word" • "Love Song to a Stranger" • "Mary Hamilton" • "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" • "Recently" • "Reunion Hill" • "Rexroth's Daughter" • "Scarlet Tide" • "Silver Dagger" • "Speaking of Dreams" • "Stones in the Road" • "Sweet Sir Galahad" • "There but for Fortune" • "We Shall Overcome" • "What Have They Done to the Rain"Related Categories:- 2003 albums
- Joan Baez albums
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