Old No. 1 (1975)

About this title: Though Guy Clark recorded only two albums for RCA, the label was fortunate to have him at all at the beginning of his career. If only every country songwriter could release a debut album as auspicious and fine as this one. Houston's Guy Clark, well known to the outlaw movement for his poetic, stripped-to-the-truth songs about ramblers, history, the aged and infirm, the drunken, the lost, and the simple dignity of working people who confront the darkness and joy of life quietly, issued Old #1 when his compadres had already been making waves with his songs. Jerry Jeff Walker had already cut "L ... read more

Tracks:

1. Rita Ballou [Clark]
2. L.A. Freeway [Clark]
3. She Ain't Goin' Nowhere [Clark]
4. A Nickel for the Fiddler [Clark]
5. That Old Time Feeling [Clark]
6. Texas, 1947 [Clark]
7. Desperados Waiting for a Train [Clark]
8. Like a Coat from the Cold [Clark]
9. Instant Coffee Blues [Clark]
10. Let Him Roll [Clark]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.