The Doctor Came at Dawn

The Doctor Came at Dawn
Studio album by
Smog
ReleasedSeptember 10, 1996
Recorded1996
Genre
Length38:52
LabelDrag City[3]
ProducerBill Callahan
Smog chronology
Kicking a Couple Around
(1996) 		The Doctor Came at Dawn
(1996) 		Red Apple Falls
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Robert Christgau(dud)[6]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[5]
(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide[7]
Sputnikmusic3.5/5[8]

The Doctor Came at Dawn is the fifth album by Bill Callahan (under his "Smog" moniker), released in 1996 on Drag City.[9][10] It was re-released in Europe in 2001 by Domino. Callahan's occasional creative partner, Cynthia Dall, appears on the album.[11]

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