Better Days (Guy Clark album)

Better Days is the fifth studio album by Texas singer-songwriter Guy Clark, released in 1983.

Better Days
Studio album by
Released1983
RecordedNashville, TN
GenreCountry
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerRodney Crowell
Guy Clark chronology
Best of Guy Clark
(1982)
Better Days
(1983)
Guy Clark – Greatest Hits
(1983)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link

The LP contains one hit single, "Homegrown Tomatoes," which reached No. 42 on the U.S. Billboard Country chart.[1] The song was covered by John Denver in 1988 on his LP Higher Ground.

Track listing

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All songs written by Guy Clark except as noted.

  1. "Blowin' Like a Bandit" – 2:40
  2. "Better Days" – 3:05
  3. "Homegrown Tomatoes" – 2:58
  4. "Supply & Demand" – 3:16
  5. "The Randall Knife" – 4:13
  6. "The Carpenter" – 3:08
  7. "Uncertain Texas" (Guy Clark, Rodney Crowell) – 2:29
  8. "No Deal" (Townes Van Zandt) – 3:19
  9. "Tears" – 2:49
  10. "Fool in the Mirror" – 3:35

Personnel

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Production notes

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  • Rodney Crowell – producer
  • Bradley Hartman – engineer
  • Tim Farmer – assistant engineer
  • Glenn Meadows – original mastering
  • Danny Mundhenk – assistant engineer
  • Paul Brookside – liner notes

Chart performance

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Chart (1983) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 48

References

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  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944–2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 213.
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