''Guy Clark'' is the third studio album by the Texas singer-songwriter

Guy Clark Guy Charles Clark (November 6, 1941 – May 17, 2016) was an American folk and country singer-songwriter and luthier. He released more than 20 albums, and his songs have been recorded by other artists, including Jerry Jeff Walker, Jimmy Buffet ...

, released in 1978. It was his first on the

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label.

Critical reception

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'' 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.'" The song, "Fools for Each Other" was covered by

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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

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, which was included on Bruce's studio album, '' Night Things'', peaking at No. 49 on the country charts as a single.

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" (

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) # "One Paper Kid" (Walter Cowart) # "

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) # "Comfort and Crazy" # "Don't You Take It Too Bad" (

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) # "Houston Kid" # "Fool on the Roof Blues"

Personnel

*Guy Clark – vocals, guitar *Bee Spears – bass guitar *

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– harmonica *Lea Jane Berinati – keyboards, background vocals * David Briggs – keyboards, background vocals *Buck White – mandolin *

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– harmonica * Philip Donnelly – guitar *Jack Hicks – banjo *Jerry Kroon – drums *

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– guitar *John Goldthwaite – guitar *

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– background vocals *Gordon Payne – background vocals *Sharon Hicks – background vocals *

– background vocals *Frank Davis – background vocals *Cheryl White – background vocals *Byron Bach – cello

Singles

"Fools for Each Other" reached No. 96 in the ''Billboard'' country singles chart.

References

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