Good Old Boys (John Hartford album) explained

Good Old Boys
Type:	Album
Artist:	John Hartford
Cover:	Goodoldboysjohnhartford.jpg
Released:	September 14, 1999
Genre:	Bluegrass
Length:	53:06
Label:	Rounder
Producer:	Bob Carlin
Prev Title:	Retrograss
Prev Year:	1999
Next Title:	Live from Mountain Stage
Next Year:	2000

Good Old Boys is an album by American musician John Hartford, released in 1999.

Reception

Writing for AllMusic, critic Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr. wrote that "Good Old Boys" is "something of a return to form for John Hartford... [it] doesn't stack up to Hartford's classic '70s albums, but it's a fun album that will please longtime fans." Kevin Oliver of Country Standard Time wrote "Hartford and his band make these new tunes sound old and lived – in, a comfortable fit for any ears."^[1]

Track listing

All songs written by John Hartford.

1. "Good Old Boys" – 6:35
2. "On the Radio" – 5:31
3. "The Cross-Eyed Child" – 10:28
4. "Watching the River Go By" – 5:21
5. "The Waltz of the Mississippi" – 5:23
6. "Mike & John in the Wilderness" – 3:11
7. "Owl Feather" – 3:19
8. "Billy the Kid" – 4:32
9. "Dixie Trucker's Home" – 2:05
10. "The Waltz of the Golden Rule" – 2:57
11. "Keep on Truckin'" – 3:44

Personnel

• John Hartford – banjo, fiddle, vocals, liner notes, photography
• Bob Carlin – banjo
• Mike Compton – mandolin, vocals
• Larry Perkins – banjo
• Mark Schatz – bass
• Chris Sharp – guitar, vocals

Production

• Produced by Bob Carlin
• Wes Lachot – engineer
• David Glasser – mastering
• Tom Piazza – liner notes
• David Lynch – design
• Brandon Kirk – interior photographs

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kevin . Oliver . Good Old Boys > Review . Country Standard Time . July 11, 2011.