The Great Despiser

The Great Despiser is Joe Pug's second studio album. The album's opening track, "Hymn #76," was selected by American Songwriter magazine as one of the Top 50 Songs of 2012.

Track listing

 * 1) "Hymn #76" – 3:37
 * 2) "Those Thankless Years" – 3:05
 * 3) "The Great Despiser" – 4:05
 * 4) "A Gentle Few" – 3:53
 * 5) "Ours" – 4:03
 * 6) "Silver Harps and Violins" – 4:13
 * 7) "Stronger Than The World" – 3:16
 * 8) "One of Many" – 3:09
 * 9) "Neither Do I Need A Witness" – 3:26
 * 10) "The Servant's Ace" – 3:11
 * 11) "Deep Dark Wells" – 2:51

Credits

 * Joe Pug - Composer, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Tenor), Harmonica, Primary Artist, Vocals
 * Don Bartlett - Management
 * Jim Becker - Banjo, Fiddle, Mandolin, Slide Guitar
 * Josh Brinkman - Booking
 * Brian Deck - Drums, Mixing, Producer
 * Craig Finn - Vocals
 * Dorian Gehring - Assistant
 * Sam Kassirer - Marimba, Organ, Piano
 * Mike Novak - Assistant
 * Gordon Patriarca - Bass
 * Neil Strauch - Engineer
 * Shawn Stucky - Artwork, Design
 * Greg Tuohey - Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric)
 * Harvey Thomas Young - Composer