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Better Days (Guy Clark album)

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

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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