Somedays the Song Writes You is the thirteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Guy Clark. It was released on September 22, 2009, under Dualtone Records, and was nominated for Best Contemporary Folk Album at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards.
| Somedays the Song Writes You | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 22, 2009 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 39:05 | |||
| Label | Dualtone | |||
| Producer | Guy Clark, Chris Latham, Verlon Thompson | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 78/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Austin Chronicle | [3] |
| PopMatters |   [4] |
Track list
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Somedays You Write the Song" | Guy Clark, Gary Nicholson, Jon Randall | 3:39 |
| 2. | "The Guitar" | Clark, Verlon Thompson | 4:03 |
| 3. | "Hemingway's Whiskey" | Clark, Joe Leathers, Ray Stephenson | 2:54 |
| 4. | "The Coat" | Clark, Jedd Hughes, Ashley Monroe | 3:23 |
| 5. | "All She Wants Is You" | Clark, Patrick Davis | 3:49 |
| 6. | "If I Needed You" | Townes Van Zandt | 4:45 |
| 7. | "Hollywood" | Clark, Hughes | 3:19 |
| 8. | "Eamon" | Clark, Rodney Crowell | 4:20 |
| 9. | "Wrong Side of the Tracks" | Clark, Davis | 4:09 |
| 10. | "One Way Ticket Down" | Clark, Hughes, Monroe | 3:11 |
| 11. | "Maybe I Can Paint Over That" | Clark, Thompson, Shawn Camp | 4:10 |
| Total length: | 39:05 | ||
Personnel
edit- Gina R. Binkley – design
- Shawn Camp – acoustic guitar, acoustic slide guitar, fiddle, mandolin, slide guitar, vocal harmony
- Guy Clark – acoustic guitar, producer, vocals
- Bryn Davies – upright bass, cello, vocal harmony
- Chris Latham – engineer, mastering, mixing, producer
- Kenny Malone – drums, percussion, vocals
- Verlon Thompson – acoustic guitar, harmonica, nylon string guitar, producer, vocal harmony
Chart performance
edit| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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| US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[5] | 59 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[6] | 13 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[7] | 39 |
References
edit- ^ "Reviews for Somedays The Song Writes You". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2016-05-28.
- ^ Sterling, Todd. "Somedays the Song Writes You - Guy Clark". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2016-05-28.
- ^ Caligiuri, Jim (2009-10-16). "Guy Clark: Somedays the Song Writes You (Dualtone)". AustinChronicle.com. Retrieved 2016-05-28.
- ^ Henderson, Stuart (2009-09-22). "Guy Clark: Somedays the Song Writes You". PopMatters.com. Retrieved 2016-05-28.
- ^ "Guy Clark Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
- ^ "Guy Clark Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard.
- ^ "Guy Clark Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.