Old No. 1

Old No. 1 is the highly influential 1975 debut album by Texas singer-songwriter Guy Clark.

Old No. 1
Studio album by Guy Clark
Released	1975
Recorded	RCA Studios, Nashville
Genre	Country
Length	36:13
Label	RCA
Producer	Neil Wilburn
Guy Clark chronology
Old No. 1 (1975) Texas Cookin' (1976)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B+[2]

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

All songs written by Guy Clark.

Side one

1. "Rita Ballou" – 2:49
2. "L.A. Freeway" – 4:43
3. "She Ain't Goin' Nowhere" – 3:27
4. "A Nickel for the Fiddler" – 2:45
5. "That Old Time Feeling" – 4:10

Side two

1. "Texas – 1947" – 3:10
2. "Desperados Waiting for a Train" – 4:31
3. "Like a Coat from the Cold" – 3:18
4. "Instant Coffee Blues" – 3:15
5. "Let Him Roll" – 4:05

Personnel

• 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

• 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

Year	Chart	Position
1975	Billboard Country albums	41

References

1. Allmusic review
2. 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.
3. Allmusic entry for re-issue of Old No. 1 and Texas Cookin'

External links

• LP Discography web site.