Guy Clark is the third studio album by the Texas singer-songwriter Guy Clark, released in 1978. It was his first on the Warner Bros. label. "Fools for Each Other" reached No. 96 in the Billboard country singles chart.
The song "Fools for Each Other" was covered by Johnny Rodriguez in 1979, reaching no. 14 on the country charts for that year. It was also later included in the albums, The Platinum Collection, The Essential Guy Clark, and Craftsman. Another version was recorded in 1986 as a duet by Lynn Anderson and Ed Bruce, which was included on Bruce's studio album, Night Things, peaking at No. 49 on the country charts as a single.
Critical reception
Record Collector wrote: "More experimental than the straight country of its predecessors, on which cellos and harpsichords dovetailed with more traditional Nashville instrumentation, Clark’s sly wit is in abundance on 'Comfort and Crazy' and 'Shade of All Greens'."
Track listing All songs written by Guy Clark except as noted. "Fool on the Roof" "Fools for Each Other" "Shade of All Greens" "Voilà, An American Dream" (Rodney Crowell) "One Paper Kid" (Walter Cowart) "In the Jailhouse Now" (Jimmie Rodgers) "Comfort and Crazy" "Don't You Take It Too Bad" (Townes Van Zandt) "Houston Kid" "Fool on the Roof Blues"
Personnel Guy Clark – vocals, guitar Bee Spears – bass guitar Mickey Raphael – harmonica Lea Jane Berinati – keyboards, background vocals David Briggs – keyboards, background vocals Buck White – mandolin Don Brooks – harmonica Philip Donnelly – guitar Jack Hicks – banjo Jerry Kroon – drums Albert Lee – guitar John Goldthwaite – guitar Don Everly – background vocals Gordon Payne – background vocals Sharon Hicks – background vocals Rodney Crowell – background vocals Frank Davis – background vocals Cheryl White – background vocals Byron Bach – cello
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