Old No. 1 cover

Old No. 1

Guy Clark

Album · 1975 · RCA Victor APL1-1303

Old No. 1 is Guy Clark’s first album, released by RCA Victor (APL1-1303) in November 1975. Neil Wilburn produced it, and it was recorded at RCA’s studios in Nashville. All ten songs are Clark’s: “Rita Ballou,” “L.A. Freeway,” “She Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere,” “A Nickel for the Fiddler,” “That Old Time Feeling,” “Texas – 1947,” “Desperados Waiting for a Train,” “Like a Coat from the Cold,” “Instant Coffee Blues” and “Let Him Roll.”

The Nashville musicians on the album include Johnny Gimble on fiddle, Reggie Young, Chip Young and Dick Feller on guitar, Hal Rugg on dobro and pedal steel, Mike Leech on bass and Mickey Raphael on harmonica. Emmylou Harris, Rodney Crowell, Sammi Smith and Steve Earle are among the harmony singers. Jerry Jeff Walker wrote the liner notes. He had already recorded two of the songs, “L.A. Freeway” and “Desperados Waiting for a Train,” in 1973. The cover is a painting by Susanna Clark. The album reached No. 41 on the Billboard country albums chart.

Tracklist

  1. 1 Rita Ballou 2:51
  2. 2 L.A. Freeway 4:57
  3. 3 She Ain't Going Nowhere 3:27
  4. 4 A Nickle For The Fiddler 2:46
  5. 5 That Old Time Feeling 4:12
  6. 6 Texas 1947 3:10
  7. 7 Desperados Waiting for a Train Source Recording Guy Clark · key D · 69 bpm 4:29
  8. 8 Like A Coat From The Cold 3:17
  9. 9 Instant Coffee Blues 3:15
  10. 10 Let Him Roll 4:03

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