''I'll Tell You What Man...'' is the 1988 debut

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. The album was the band's first release, created while the musicians were still in college at

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. The fast-paced song "Help Me Out" gained some airplay on Western Pennsylvania college radio stations, but at this point, the Clarks had yet to achieve success.

Track listing

#"Hesitating" #"Perfection Not Required" #"In the End" #"Let Me Die" #"Pretty as You Please" #"Help Me Out" #"On My Way Back Home" #"I'm the Only" #"All That Much" #"Hear It from You" #"Today"

Personnel

* Scott Blasey - lead vocals, acoustic & electric guitars * Rob James - electric guitar, vocals * Greg Joseph - bass guitar, vocals * Dave Minarik - drums, vocals

References

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