Old No. 1 is the 1975 debut album by the Texan 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.[ AllMusic entry for re-issue of Old No. 1 and Texas Cookin']
Track listing All songs written by Guy Clark.
Side one "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 "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 Guy Clark – vocals, guitar Mike Leech – 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 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 YearChartPosition1975Billboard Country albums41
References
External links LP Discography web site