Drunkard's Prayer

Drunkard's Prayer is the eighth studio album by Over the Rhine, released in 2005. It is a concept album telling the story of band members Linford Detweiler and Karin Bergquist's marriage, near-divorce and reconciliation.

Track listing
All songs written by Karin Bergquist and Linford Detweiler, except My Funny Valentine, written by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart.


 * 1) "I Want You To Be My Love" - 4:09
 * 2) "Born" - 6:13
 * 3) "Drunkard's Prayer" - 4:10
 * 4) "Bluer" - 3:45
 * 5) "Spark" - 4:13
 * 6) "Hush Now (Stella's Tarantella)" - 3:22
 * 7) "Lookin' Forward" - 3:15
 * 8) "Little Did I Know" - 6:55
 * 9) "Who Will Guard The Door" - 5:06
 * 10) "Firefly" - 5:22
 * 11) "My Funny Valentine" - 4:16

Personnel
Over the Rhine
 * Karin Bergquist – vocals, acoustic guitars (1, 5, 7, 9), acoustic piano (3, 10), percussion (10)
 * Linford Detweiler – acoustic piano (1, 2, 6, 8, 11), acoustic guitars (2, 4, 5, 7, 9), backing vocals (4), Wurlitzer organ (5), bass (5, 10), percussion (5, 10)

Additional personnel
 * Pete Hicks – electric guitars (2, 10)
 * Byron House – upright bass (1, 3, 4, 8, 11)
 * Devon Ashley – drums (5, 7, 8)
 * Brent Gallaher – saxophone (3, 8)
 * David Henry – cello (3, 5, 7, 10)

Production

 * Karin Bergquist – producer, additional photography
 * Linford Detweiler – producer, recording
 * Mahan Kalpa – producer, recording, mixing
 * Pete Hicks – recording
 * Roger Seibel – mastering at SAE Mastering (Phoenix, Arizona)
 * Owen Brock – design
 * Michael Wilson – photography
 * Anne Dickens – liner notes