Keepers is a live album by American

United States

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 singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriter

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 Guy Clark

Guy Clark

Guy Clark is an American Texas Country artist. In his career, he has released more than twenty albums, primarily on major labels. He has also written singles for other artists, including Ricky Skaggs, Steve Wariner and Rodney Crowell....

, released in 1997.

Clark's first live album, Allmusic stated in its review "...it's a better greatest-hits record than any available, since all the songs come from one source, and it's a fine example of how live records should be made."

Track listing

All songs by Guy Clark unless otherwise noted.

1. "L.A. Freeway" – 5:54
2. "Texas, 1947" – 3:33
3. "Like a Coat from the Cold" – 3:17
4. "Heartbroke" – 3:45
5. "The Last Gunfighter Ballad" – 3:07
6. "Better Days" – 3:03
7. "Homegrown Tomatoes" – 4:35
8. "She Ain't Goin' Nowhere" – 3:38
9. "South Coast of Texas" – 4:20
10. "That Old Time Feeling" – 4:17
11. "A Little of Both" (Clark, Verlon Thompson) – 4:31
12. "Out in the Parking Lot" (Clark, Darrell Scott) – 4:35
13. "Let Him Roll" – 4:51
14. "Texas Cookin'" – 6:00
15. "Desperados Waiting for a Train" – 5:19

Personnel

• Guy Clark – vocals, guitar
• Travis Clark – bass, background vocals
• Kenny Malone – drums, percussion
• Suzy Ragsdale – accordion, background vocals
• Darrell Scott – guitar, dobro, mandolin, dulcimer, slide guitar
• Verlon Thompson – guitar, background vocals

Production notes

• Miles Wilkinson – producer, engineer, mixing
• Johnny Rosen – assistant engineer
• Carlos Grier – digital editing
• Denny Purcell – mastering
• Michael McCall – liner notes
• Senor McGuire – photography
• Lynne Cook – photography
• Sue Meyer – design