Old Friends (Guy Clark album) explained

Old Friends
Type:	studio album
Artist:	Guy Clark
Cover:	Oldfriendsguyclark.jpg
Released:	1988
Recorded:	Nashville, TN
Genre:	Country
Length:	28:12
Label:	Sugar Hill
Producer:	Miles Wilkinson
Prev Title:	Guy Clark – Greatest Hits
Prev Year:	1983
Next Title:	Boats to Build
Next Year:	1992

Old Friends is an album by the American musician Guy Clark, released in 1988 on Sugar Hill Records.^{[1] [2]} Clark wrote or cowrote eight of the album's ten songs.^[3] Rosanne Cash and Emmylou Harris were among the backing vocalists.^[4] The album was recorded in Nashville, using an 8-track.^[5]

Critical reception

The Sun-Sentinel wrote that "Clark's half-sung/half-spoken delivery, gentle finger-picking and the songs that are the stars."^[6] The Washington Post noted that "when he stops being portentous and settles for warm, Clark's still a fine songcrafter."^[7]

Track listing

1. "Old Friends" (Guy Clark, Susanna Clark, Richard Dobson) – 3:12
2. "Hands" (Clark, Joe Henry, Verlon Thompson) – 2:22
3. "All Through Throwin' Good Love After Bad" (Clark, Richard Leigh) – 2:46
4. "Immigrant Eyes" (Clark, Jim Murragh) – 3:37
5. "Heavy Metal" (Clark, Jim McBride) – 3:02
6. "Come From the Heart" (Susanna Clark, Richard Leigh) – 3:18
7. "The Indian Cowboy" (Joe Ely) – 2:21
8. "To Live Is to Fly" (Townes Van Zandt) – 3:15
9. "Watermelon Dream" (Clark) – 3:23
10. "Doctor Good Doctor" (Clark) – 2:33

Personnel

• Guy Clark – vocals, guitar
• Sam Bush – fiddle, mandolin, mandola
• Rosanne Cash – background vocals
• Rodney Crowell – background vocals
• Vince Gill – guitar
• Verlon Thompson – guitar, percussion, background vocals
• Emmylou Harris – background vocals
• Mike Henderson – guitar
• Dave Pomeroy – bass

Production notes

• Miles Wilkinson – producer, engineer
• Dan Purcell – mastering

Notes and References

1. News: Hurst . Jack . On the Record . Chicago Tribune . 1 Dec 1988 . 17E.
2. News: Duffy . Thom . Music . Orlando Sentinel . 29 Jan 1989 . Calendar . 7.
3. News: Rea . Steven . Covered with Success . The Philadelphia Inquirer . 26 Aug 1989 . C1.
4. News: Beyer . Susan . Laid-back Clark has a winner . Ottawa Citizen . 28 Apr 1989 . D6.
5. News: Hoekstra . Dave . Guy Clark returns to Texas in songs . Chicago Sun-Times . Show . 1.
6. News: County Homey Feeling of Guy Clark . Sun-Sentinel . 8 Jan 1989 . 3F.
7. News: Zibart . Eve . Texas Troubadors Still Hookin' 'Em . The Washington Post . 13 Jan 1989 . N21.