Drunkard's Prayer

Drunkard's Prayer
Studio album by Over the Rhine
Released	March 29, 2005
Recorded	November 2004 at The Grey Ghost, Norwood, Ohio.
Genre	Americana
Length	50:51
Label	Back Porch Records
Producer	Linford Detweiler, Karin Bergquist and Mahan Kalpa.
Over the Rhine chronology
Changes Come (2004) Drunkard's Prayer (2005) Live From Nowhere, Volume 1 (2006)

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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

• Karin Bergquist - vocals, acoustic guitar, piano on "Drunkard's Prayer" and "Firefly"
• Linford Detweiler - piano, acoustic guitar, wurli, bass, percussion, backing vocals on "Bluer"

Additional personnel

• Byron House - upright bass
• Pete Hicks - electric guitar on "Born" and "Firefly"
• David Henry - cello
• Brent Gallaher - saxophone
• Devon Ashley - drums