Old No. 1
| Old No. 1 | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | November 1975 | |||
| Studio | RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee | |||
| Genre | Outlaw Country, Progressive country | |||
| Length | 36:13 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Producer | Neil Wilburn | |||
| Guy Clark chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Old No. 1 | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B+[2] |
Old No. 1 is the highly influential 1975 debut album by Texas singer-songwriter Guy Clark.
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[edit]
All songs written by Guy Clark.
Side one[edit]
- "Rita Ballou" – 2:49
- "L.A. Freeway" – 4:43
- "She Ain't Goin' Nowhere" – 3:27
- "A Nickel for the Fiddler" – 2:45
- "That Old Time Feeling" – 4:10
Side two[edit]
- "Texas – 1947" – 3:10
- "Desperados Waiting for a Train" – 4:31
- "Like a Coat from the Cold" – 3:18
- "Instant Coffee Blues" – 3:15
- "Let Him Roll" – 4:05
Personnel[edit]
- Guy Clark – vocals, guitar
- Mike Leach – bass
- Jerry Kroon – drums
- Larrie Londin – drums
- Chip Young – guitar
- Pat Carter – guitar, background vocals
- Steve Gibson – guitar
- Jerry Carrigan – drums
- Dick Feller – guitar
- Jim Colvard – guitar
- Reggie Young – guitar
- Hal Rugg – dobro, pedal steel
- Jack Hicks – dobro
- David Briggs – piano, background vocals
- Chuck Cochran – piano
- Shane Keister – piano
- Johnny Gimble – fiddle
- Mickey Raphael – harmonica
- Lea Jane Berinati – background vocals, piano
- Rodney Crowell – background vocals
- Emmylou Harris – background vocals
- Gary B. White – background vocals
- Florence Warner – background vocals
- Steve Earle – background vocals
- Sammi Smith – background vocals
Production notes[edit]
- Neil Wilburn – producer, remixing
- Paul Brookside – liner notes
- Ray Butts – engineer
- Pat Carter – associate producer
- Susanna Clark – paintings
- Gary Hobish – reissue mastering
- Nathaniel Russell – reissue art director and design
- Filippo Salvadori – reissue producer
Chart positions[edit]
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Billboard Country albums | 41 |
References[edit]
- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ 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.
- ^ Allmusic entry for re-issue of Old No. 1 and Texas Cookin'
