Old Friends (Guy Clark album)

Old Friends
Studio album by Guy Clark
Released	1988
Recorded	Nashville, TN
Genre	Country
Length	28:12
Label	Sugar Hill
Producer	Miles Wilkinson
Guy Clark chronology
Guy Clark – Greatest Hits (1983) Old Friends (1988) Boats to Build (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 seven 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

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[6]

The Sun-Sentinel wrote that "Clark's half-sung/half-spoken delivery, gentle finger-picking and the songs that are the stars."[7] The Washington Post noted that "when he stops being portentous and settles for warm, Clark's still a fine songcrafter."[8]

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

References

1. Hurst, Jack (December 1, 1988). "On the Record". Chicago Tribune. p. 17E.
2. Duffy, Thom (January 29, 1989). "Music". Calendar. Orlando Sentinel. p. 7.
3. Rea, Steven (August 26, 1989). "Covered with Success". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. C1.
4. Beyer, Susan (April 28, 1989). "Laid-back Clark has a winner". Ottawa Citizen. p. D6.
5. Hoekstra, Dave. "Guy Clark returns to Texas in songs". Show. Chicago Sun-Times. p. 1.
6. Jurek, Thom. Old Friends at AllMusic. Retrieved February 10, 2012.
7. "County Homey Feeling of Guy Clark". Sun-Sentinel. January 8, 1989. p. 3F.
8. Zibart, Eve (January 13, 1989). "Texas Troubadors Still Hookin' 'Em". The Washington Post. p. N21.