My Better Self is the sixth album by singer/songwriter Dar Williams. It was released on September 13, 2005, by Razor & Tie.
Track listing All songs written by Dar Williams, except where noted. "Teen for God" – 3:28 "I'll Miss You Till I Meet You" – 4:27 "Echoes" (Jules Shear, Rob Hyman, Stewart Lerman) – 3:59 "Blue Light of the Flame" (Williams, Hyman) – 3:05 "Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere" (Neil Young) – 4:28 "Two Sides of the River" – 4:09 "Empire" – 3:47 "Comfortably Numb" (Roger Waters, David Gilmour) – 5:26 "So Close to My Heart" – 3:11 "Beautiful Enemy" – 3:10 "Liar" – 2:58 "You Rise and Meet the Day" – 3:06 "The Hudson" – 4:38
The album was released with different bonus tracks depending on the vendor. Copies bought at Borders bookstores included a live recording of "And a God Descended" and Barnes & Noble customers got a live rendition of "I Saw a Bird Fly Away".
Personnel Dar Williams – guitar, vocals Sammy Merendino – percussion Steuart Smith – organ, acoustic guitar, piano, keyboards, guitar Michael Visceglia – bass, bass pedals Julie Wolf – organ, melodica, vox organ, Fender Rhodes, Mellotron, piano, accordion, glockenspiel, clavinet Neal Evans – organ, bass guitar, piano Alan Evans – drums Eric Krasno – guitar Ben Butler – guitar Ani DiFranco – guitar, vocals Eric Bazilian – vocals Steve Holley – drums, glockenspiel Rob Hyman – organ, Cordovox, piano, Wurlitzer Stewart Lerman – guitar, keyboards, production Patty Larkin – vocals Marshall Crenshaw – guitar, vocals, backing vocals
References
External links
Fan site with clips Download of "Echoes" Listen to My Better Self