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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Allmusic	[1]
Phantom Tollbooth	[2]

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.^[2]

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

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)

• 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