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