The Great Despiser Explained

The Great Despiser
Type:	Album
Artist:	Joe Pug
Cover:	Joe_Pug_Great_Despiser_Album_Cover.png
Released:	2012
Genre:	Folk rock
Label:	Lightning Rod Records
Prev Title:	Live at Lincoln Hall
Prev Year:	2011
Next Title:	Windfall
Next Year:	2015

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Deusner. Stephen. American Songwriter's Top 50 Songs of 2012. American Songwriter. 12 April 2014.