Old No. 1

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Old No. 1
Guy Clark-Old No. 1 (album cover).jpg
Studio album by
Guy Clark
ReleasedNovember 1975
Studio RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre Outlaw Country, Progressive country
Length36:13
Label RCA
Producer Neil Wilburn
Guy Clark chronology
Old No. 1
(1975)		 Texas Cookin'
(1976)
Singles from Old No. 1
  1. "Rita Ballou"
    Released: March 1976
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [1]
Christgau's Record Guide B+ [2]

Old No. 1 is the 1975 debut album by the Texan singer-songwriter Guy Clark.

Contents

The cover of the original LP featured a painting by Susanna Clark and liner notes by Jerry Jeff Walker. It was reissued on CD by Sugar Hill. Both Old No. 1 and Texas Cookin' were re-issued on CD on the Camden label in 2001. [3]

Track listing

All songs written by Guy Clark.

Side one

  1. "Rita Ballou" – 2:49
  2. "L.A. Freeway" – 4:43
  3. "She Ain't Goin' Nowhere" – 3:27
  4. "A Nickel for the Fiddler" – 2:45
  5. "That Old Time Feeling" – 4:10

Side two

  1. "Texas – 1947" – 3:10
  2. "Desperados Waiting for a Train" – 4:31
  3. "Like a Coat from the Cold" – 3:18
  4. "Instant Coffee Blues" – 3:15
  5. "Let Him Roll" – 4:05

Personnel

Production notes

Chart positions

YearChartPosition
1975Billboard Country albums41

References

  1. ↑ AllMusic review
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: C". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies . Ticknor & Fields. ISBN   089919026X . Retrieved February 23, 2019– via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ↑ AllMusic entry for re-issue of Old No. 1 and Texas Cookin'
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