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1 Texas, 1947 Clark 3:10
2 Desperadoes Waiting for a Train Clark 4:31
3 Like a Coat from the Cold Clark 3:20
4 Instant Coffee Blues Clark 3:17
5 Let Him Roll Clark 4:05
6 Rita Ballou Clark 2:49
7 L.A. Freeway Clark 4:57
8 She Ain't Goin' Nowhere Clark 3:28
9 A Nickel for the Fiddler Clark 2:48
10 That Old Time Feeling Clark 4:14
11 Texas Cookin' Clark 3:48
12 Anyhow, I Love You Clark 3:54
13 Virginia's Real Clark 2:59
14 Broken Hearted People Clark 4:43
15 Black Haired Boy Clark/Clark 3:09
16 Me I'm Feeling the Same Clark 3:32
17 The Ballad of Laverne and Captain Flint Clark 3:51
18 Don't Let the Sunshine Fool You Clark 2:54
19 The Last Gunfighter Ballad Clark 2:50
20 Fools for Each Other Clark 4:13
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The Essential Guy Clark

Audio Compact Disc

Label: Sony BMG

Category: Pop/Rock

The Essential Guy Clark

UPC: 886974882923

Release Date: 08/04/2009

Original Release Date: 08/04/2009

Tracks: [Texas, 1947, Desperadoes Waiting for a Train, Like a Coat from the Cold, Instant Coffee Blues, Let Him Roll, Rita Ballou, L.A. Freeway, She Ain't Goin' Nowhere, A Nickel for the Fiddler, That Old Time Feeling, Texas Cookin', Anyhow, I Love You, Virginia's Real, Broken Hearted People, Black Haired Boy, Me I'm Feeling the Same, The Ballad of Laverne and Captain Flint, Don't Let the Sunshine Fool You, The Last Gunfighter Ballad, Fools for Each Other]
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Thom Jurek

It took until 1997 for RCA to get it together and replace their Best of Guy Clark with this package, The Essential Guy Clark. The major differences: almost all of the 20 tracks here were cut by Guy Clark on two separate RCA albums -- Old No. 1 and Texas Cookin' -- although "It's About That Time," and "Good to Love You Lady" have been cut from the latter album. RCA's Best of Guy Clark contained only 16 tracks. In their place is a true Guy Clark rarity: a cover of Townes Van Zandt's "Don't Let the Sunshine Fool You." Secondly, this collection is represented by an adequate set of liner notes that give all the credits and production information. Lastly, with recordings this important, they are given first-rate sound treatment. All of the cuts on this set have been remastered in 20-bit sound from the original source tapes. Therefore, the original versions of tracks like "Rita Ballou," "The Last Gunfighter Ballad," "Desperadoes Waiting for a Train," and "That Old Time Feelin'" along with as many others, sound better here than they do on any import recordings that are known of. The only complaint concerning this LP is using the term "essential" in the title instead of just using straight reissues of the albums as two-fers with their given titles (The Essential Guy Clark is part of a series RCA had going), which makes it confusing for both the fan and the casual listener. Given this, neither of these records are actually out of print, except individually under their own names, which is ridiculous. ~ Thom Jurek, Rovi