Guy Clark - The South Coast of Texas

Title: The South Coast of Texas Artist: Guy Clark Release Date: 1981 Re-Released On: 11/7/2006 Label: DBK Works, Warner Bros. Duration: 32:50 Album Type(s): lyrics/libretto UPCs: 646315053326, 081227852160 Genre: Country Styles: Progressive Country, Country-Folk, Outlaw Country, Alt-Country, Alternative/Indie Rock Moods: Bittersweet, Earthy, Melancholy, Reflective, Relaxed, Soothing, Warm, Amiable/Good-Natured, Gentle, Laid-Back/Mellow, Light, Literate, Poignant, Rousing, Sad, Self-Conscious, Sentimental, Sophisticated, Wry, Autumnal, Earnest, Intimate Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 9 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Who Do You Think You Are
2. Crystelle
3. New Cut Road
4. Rita Ballou
5. South Coast of Texas
6. Heartbroke
7. The Partner Nobody Chose
8. She's Crazy for Leavin'
9. Calf-Rope
10. Lone Star Hotel

Year Type Label Catalog # 2006 CD DBK Works 533 2005 CD Warner Bros.

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Guy Clark's Warner Brothers album The South Coast of Texas was issued in 1981. Rodney Crowell, Clark's Houston running partner, produced. It was before Crowell struck pay dirt producing his then wife Rosanne Cash or landing his own platinum records, which made this a big record for both men. Recorded in Los Angeles instead of Nash Vegas, Crowell was trying something that would affect his career in a very positive way when handling the production duties on Rosanne's records. The South Coast of Texas boasted a new slew of studio masters including Emory Gordy, Richard Bennett, Hank DeVito, Glen D. Hardin, the late drummer Larrie Londin, Rosanne Cash, Ricky Skaggs, and Pure Prairie League frontman and guitarist Vince Gill -- completely unknown in Nash Vegas. Moving toward a more basic but electric approach, Crowell and Clark ran through a deck of songs that reflected Clark's attention to minute, even painstaking detail. The pair recut "Rita Ballou" from Clark's first album, making it sizzle and pop with a run of guitars and pedal steel. In addition, Clark's version of his own "Heartbroke" appeared here. While it received airplay, it wasn't until Ricky Skaggs recorded it a year later (he sang backup on the original) that it was a hit, going to the top of the country charts. The Clark/Crowell co-write, "She's Crazy for Leavin'," was among the most commercial songs Clark ever wrote, but it was also one of the most poignant. (Crowell hit pay dirt with it in 1988 on his own record.) "Crystelle" with Rosanne Cash is a stunner with its cascading chorus and haunting refrain, and "New Cut Road" is classic Clark, all masculine and unsentimental yet nonetheless reflecting a kind of folky tenderness that lies at the heart of his best work. South Coast of Texas was a transition album toward the mature Clark style, one that was first to emerge on his next album, Better Days. It's not a landmark in his catalog, but neither is it anything that could remotely be considered a failure. ~ Thom Jurek, All Music Guide

Name Credits Donivan Cowart Audio Engineer, Engineer Emory Gordy Mandolin, Bass, Guitar (Acoustic), Piano Frank Reckard Guitar Glen D. Hardin Keyboards Guy Clark Guitar, Vocals Hank DeVito Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Steel) Larrie Londin Drums, Percussion Paul Brookside Liner Notes Richard Bennett Guitar (Acoustic) Richard Rodney Bennett Guitar (Acoustic), Concertina, Lap Steel Guitar, Triangle, Guitar (Electric) Ricky Skaggs Fiddle, Vocals Rodney Crowell Audio Production, Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals, Producer Rosanne Cash Vocals Vince Gill Vocals