The Beauty of the Rain

The Beauty of the Rain is the fifth studio album by Dar Williams.

Track listing
All songs written by Dar Williams, except where noted.
 * 1) "Mercy of the Fallen" – 4:11
 * 2) "Farewell to the Old Me" – 2:45
 * 3) "I Saw a Bird Fly Away" – 2:51
 * 4) "The Beauty of the Rain" – 3:00
 * 5) "The World's Not Falling Apart" – 4:24
 * 6) "The One Who Knows" – 3:47
 * 7) "Closer to Me" (Williams, Rob Hyman) – 3:42
 * 8) "Fishing in the Morning" – 2:38
 * 9) "Whispering Pines" (Richard Manuel, Robbie Robertson) – 4:00
 * 10) "Your Fire Your Soul" – 3:04
 * 11) "I Have Lost My Dreams" – 3:05

Personnel

 * Dar Williams – guitar, vocals
 * Eric Bazilian – guitar, mandolin
 * Chris Botti – trumpet
 * Cliff Eberhardt – vocals
 * Béla Fleck – banjo
 * Steve Holley – drums
 * Rob Hyman – piano, Hammond organ, production, Wurlitzer, melodica, keyboards, Reed organ
 * Stewart Lerman – bass guitar, guitar, keyboards, engineering, production
 * Michael Kang – violin
 * Alison Krauss – vocals
 * Stefan Lessard – bass guitar
 * David Mansfield – violin
 * John Medeski – piano, clavinet, Hammond organ
 * Sammy Merendino – drums
 * John Popper – harmonica, vocals
 * Steuart Smith – guitar, 12-string guitar, e-bow, piano, Hammond organ, harmonica
 * Paul Sokolow – bass guitar
 * Carol Steele – percussion
 * William Wittman – bass guitar, engineering, mixing