Old Friends is an album by the American musician Guy Clark, released in 1988 on Sugar Hill Records. Clark wrote or cowrote seven of the album's ten songs. Rosanne Cash and Emmylou Harris were among the backing vocalists. The album was recorded in Nashville, using an 8-track.
Critical reception
The Sun-Sentinel wrote that "Clark's half-sung/half-spoken delivery, gentle finger-picking and the songs that are the stars." The Washington Post noted that "when he stops being portentous and settles for warm, Clark's still a fine songcrafter."
Track listing "Old Friends" (Guy Clark, Susanna Clark, Richard Dobson) – 3:12 "Hands" (Clark, Joe Henry, Verlon Thompson) – 2:22 "All Through Throwin' Good Love After Bad" (Clark, Richard Leigh) – 2:46 "Immigrant Eyes" (Clark, Jim Murragh) – 3:37 "Heavy Metal" (Clark, Jim McBride) – 3:02 "Come from the Heart" (Susanna Clark, Richard Leigh) – 3:18 "The Indian Cowboy" (Joe Ely) – 2:21 "To Live Is to Fly" (Townes Van Zandt) – 3:15 "Watermelon Dream" (Clark) – 3:23 "Doctor Good Doctor" (Clark) – 2:33
Personnel Guy Clark – vocals, guitar Sam Bush – fiddle, mandolin, mandola Rosanne Cash – background vocals Rodney Crowell – background vocals Vince Gill – guitar Verlon Thompson – guitar, percussion, background vocals Emmylou Harris – background vocals Mike Henderson – guitar Dave Pomeroy – bass
Production Miles Wilkinson – producer, engineer Dan Purcell – mastering
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