The Great Despiser

The Great Despiser
Studio album by Joe Pug
Released	2012
Genre	Folk rock
Label	Lightning Rod Records
Joe Pug chronology
Live at Lincoln Hall (2011)Live at Lincoln Hall2011 The Great Despiser (2012) Windfall (2015)Windfall2015

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.^[1]

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

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