Old No. 1

Old No. 1
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 1975
StudioRCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee
GenreOutlaw Country, Progressive country
Length36:13
LabelRCA
ProducerNeil Wilburn
Guy Clark chronology
Old No. 1
(1975)
Texas Cookin'
(1976)
Singles from Old No. 1
  1. "Rita Ballou"
    Released: March 1976
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideB+[2]

Old No. 1 is the highly influential 1975 debut album by Texas singer-songwriter Guy Clark.

The cover of the original LP featured a painting by Susanna Clark and liner notes by Jerry Jeff Walker. It was reissued on CD by Sugar Hill. Both Old No. 1 and Texas Cookin' were re-issued on CD on the Camden label in 2001.[3]

  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: C". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 23, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ Allmusic entry for re-issue of Old No. 1 and Texas Cookin'