End of the Summer

End of the Summer is Dar Williams's third album, released on July 15, 1997 by Razor & Tie.

The album ends with a cover version of "Better Things," a song originally performed by The Kinks on their 1981 album Give the People What They Want.

Joan Baez covered the song "If I Wrote You" on the album Gone from Danger.

Track listing
All songs written by Dar Williams, except where noted.
 * 1) "Are You Out There" – 3:04
 * 2) "Party Generation" – 5:09
 * 3) "If I Wrote You" – 3:52
 * 4) "What Do You Hear in These Sounds" – 4:30
 * 5) "The End of the Summer" – 4:12
 * 6) "Teenagers, Kick Our Butts" – 3:36
 * 7) "My Friends" – 4:07
 * 8) "Bought and Sold" – 4:35
 * 9) "Road Buddy" – 4:20
 * 10) "It's a War in There" – 2:55
 * 11) "Better Things" (Ray Davies) – 3:25

Personnel

 * Dar Williams – Guitar, Vocals
 * Larry Campbell – Guitar (Acoustic), Dobro, Guitar, Pedal Steel, Bouzouki
 * Bill Dillon – Guitar, Vocals, Guitar (Electric)
 * Mark Egan – Bass, Guitar
 * Shane Fontayne – Guitar (Electric)
 * Erik Friedlander – Cello
 * William Galison – Harmonica
 * Lincoln Goines – Bass (Acoustic)
 * Charlie Giordano – Accordion
 * Jeff Golub – Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Slide Guitar
 * Steven Miller – Guitar (Acoustic), Producer, Engineer
 * Shawn Pelton – Cymbals, Drums (Snare), Hi Hat
 * Roger Squitero – Conga, Tambourine
 * Carol Steele – Timbales
 * Glen Velez – Tambourine, Bodhran, Pandeiro

Backing vocals by Dee Carstensen, Amy Fairchild, Lorraine Ferro, Justina Golden, Lucy Kaplansky, Katryna Nields, Nerissa Nields, Richard Shindell, Kaz Silver, and Joyce Zymeck.