"Homegrown Tomatoes" | ||||
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Single by Guy Clark | ||||
from the album Better Days | ||||
B-side | "Fold in a Mirror" | |||
Released | August 1981 [1] | |||
Recorded | Folk, World, & Country | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 2:55 | |||
Label | Warner | |||
Songwriter(s) | Guy Clark | |||
Producer(s) | Rodney Crowell | |||
Guy Clark singles chronology | ||||
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"Homegrown Tomatoes" is a 1981 song by Guy Clark, later included on his 1983 Better Days album. [2] It is one of his best-known compositions. [3]
The song reached #42 on the US Billboard Country chart during the late summer of 1981. [4]
The song was covered by John Denver in 1988 on his LP Higher Ground . [5] It was also later included on Clark's 1995 compilation albums, Craftsman [6] and his 2007 Anthology LP. [7]
Chart (1981) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot Country Singles [8] | 42 |
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