| Better Days | ||||
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| Released | 1983 | |||
| Recorded | Nashville, TN | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Rodney Crowell | |||
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| Allmusic |   link |
Better Days is the fifth studio album by Texas singer-songwriter Guy Clark, released in 1983.
The LP contains one hit single, "Homegrown Tomatoes," which reached No. 42 on the U.S. Billboard Country chart. [1] The song was covered by John Denver in 1988 on his LP Higher Ground .
All songs written by Guy Clark except as noted.
| Chart (1983) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 48 |
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