Old Dogs was an American
country musicCountry music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains...
supergroupSuperGroup was a 2006 reality show on VH1 that follows five well-known Hard Rock musicians over a 12-day period where they live together in a Las Vegas mansion in order to create, plan and perform a live show together...
composed of singers
Waylon JenningsWaylon Arnold Jennings was an American country music singer and musician. A self-taught guitar player, he rose to prominence as a bass player for Buddy Holly following the break-up of The Crickets. He escaped death in the February 3, 1959 plane crash that took the lives of Buddy Holly, Ritchie...
,
Mel TillisLonnie Melvin "Mel" Tillis is an American country music singer. Although he recorded songs since the late 1950s, his biggest success occurred in the '70s, with a long list of Top 10 hits....
,
Bobby BareBobby Bare is an American country music singer and songwriter. He is the father of Bobby Bare, Jr., also a musician.-Early career:...
, and
Jerry ReedJerry Reed Hubbard , known professionally as Jerry Reed, was an American country music singer, country guitarist, session musician, songwriter, and actor who appeared in over a dozen films. As a singer, he may be best known for " The Line in Gasoline"; "Lord, Mr...
. Signed in 1998 to
Atlantic RecordsAtlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm & blues, rock and roll, and jazz...
, Old Dogs recorded a self-titled studio album for the label that year. The album's content was lagely written by author, poet, and songwriter
Shel SilversteinSheldon Alan "Shel" Silverstein was an American poet, singer-songwriter, musician, composer, cartoonist, screenwriter, and author of children's books...
. Most of the group's songs were based on the realization of aging, after Bare told Silverstein that there were "no good songs about growing old." The album was recorded live in studio, so audience applause can be heard between the tracks.
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Old Dogs was an American
country musicCountry music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains...
supergroupSuperGroup was a 2006 reality show on VH1 that follows five well-known Hard Rock musicians over a 12-day period where they live together in a Las Vegas mansion in order to create, plan and perform a live show together...
composed of singers
Waylon JenningsWaylon Arnold Jennings was an American country music singer and musician. A self-taught guitar player, he rose to prominence as a bass player for Buddy Holly following the break-up of The Crickets. He escaped death in the February 3, 1959 plane crash that took the lives of Buddy Holly, Ritchie...
,
Mel TillisLonnie Melvin "Mel" Tillis is an American country music singer. Although he recorded songs since the late 1950s, his biggest success occurred in the '70s, with a long list of Top 10 hits....
,
Bobby BareBobby Bare is an American country music singer and songwriter. He is the father of Bobby Bare, Jr., also a musician.-Early career:...
, and
Jerry ReedJerry Reed Hubbard , known professionally as Jerry Reed, was an American country music singer, country guitarist, session musician, songwriter, and actor who appeared in over a dozen films. As a singer, he may be best known for " The Line in Gasoline"; "Lord, Mr...
. Signed in 1998 to
Atlantic RecordsAtlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm & blues, rock and roll, and jazz...
, Old Dogs recorded a self-titled studio album for the label that year. The album's content was lagely written by author, poet, and songwriter
Shel SilversteinSheldon Alan "Shel" Silverstein was an American poet, singer-songwriter, musician, composer, cartoonist, screenwriter, and author of children's books...
. Most of the group's songs were based on the realization of aging, after Bare told Silverstein that there were "no good songs about growing old." The album was recorded live in studio, so audience applause can be heard between the tracks. The two discs come in different cases, and has different album art for them. The album was also issued as a single disc.
Track listing
All songs were written by Shel Silverstein, except "She'd Rather Be Homeless", written by Shel Silverstein and Anne Dailey.
(The wife of Pat Dailey, a Silverstein collaborator.)
Disc 1
- "Old Dogs" - 2:21
- "Come Back When You're Younger" - 3:35
- "I Don't Do It No More" - 3:41
- "She'd Rather Be Homeless" - 3:59
- "Cut the Mustard" - 3:25
- "Young Man's Job" - 3:08
- "When I Was" - 2:07
- "Couch Potato" - 3:44
- "Hard When It Ain't" - 2:41
- "Jittabug" - 2:58
- "Me and Jimmie Rodgers" - 4:56
Disc 2
- "Elvis Has Left the Building" - 2:55
- "Wait Until Tomorrow" - 3:16
- "I Never Expected" - 3:23
- "Ever Lovin' Machine" - 3:12
- "Slap My Face" - 2:30
- "Old Man Blues" - 3:45
- "Rough on the Livin'" - 2:53
- "Alimony" - 3:33
- "Still Gonna Die" - 3:45
- "Time" - 3:34
Single-disc version
- "Old Dogs"
- "I Don't Do It No More"
- "She'd Rather Be Homeless"
- "Cut the Mustard"
- "Young Man's Job"
- "Me and Jimmie Rodgers"
- "Elvis Has Left the Building"
- "Rough on the Livin'"
- "Still Gonna Die"
- "I Never Expected"
- "Time"
Credits
- Waylon Jennings
Waylon Arnold Jennings was an American country music singer and musician. A self-taught guitar player, he rose to prominence as a bass player for Buddy Holly following the break-up of The Crickets. He escaped death in the February 3, 1959 plane crash that took the lives of Buddy Holly, Ritchie...
- Vocals
- Mel Tillis
Lonnie Melvin "Mel" Tillis is an American country music singer. Although he recorded songs since the late 1950s, his biggest success occurred in the '70s, with a long list of Top 10 hits....
- Vocals
- Bobby Bare
Bobby Bare is an American country music singer and songwriter. He is the father of Bobby Bare, Jr., also a musician.-Early career:...
- Vocals
- Jerry Reed
Jerry Reed Hubbard , known professionally as Jerry Reed, was an American country music singer, country guitarist, session musician, songwriter, and actor who appeared in over a dozen films. As a singer, he may be best known for " The Line in Gasoline"; "Lord, Mr...
- Vocals
- Pete Wade - Electric guitar
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- Thom Bresh
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- GuitarThe guitar is a musical instrument with ancient roots that adapts readily to a wide variety of musical styles. It typically has six strings, but four-, seven-, eight-, ten-, eleven-, twelve-, thirteen- and eighteen-string guitars also exist. The size and shape of the neck and the base of the guitar...
- Mike Leech - Bass
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- Fred Newell - Guitar, Steel guitar
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- Bobby Emmons - Electronic keyboard
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- Jamey Whiting - Keyboard
- Hargus "Pig" Robbins - Piano
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- Jay Vern - Organ
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- Eddy Anderson - Drums
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- Michael Clarke - Drums
- Jonathan Yudkin - Fiddle
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- Ron De La Vega - Cello
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- David L. Schnaufer - Jew's Harp
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- Gary Kubal - Percussion
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- Robert Lovett - Bass, Dobro
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- Jessi Colter
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- Backing vocals
- Shel Silverstein
Sheldon Alan "Shel" Silverstein was an American poet, singer-songwriter, musician, composer, cartoonist, screenwriter, and author of children's books...
- Backing vocals
- Bobby Bare Jr. - Backing vocals
Chart performance
| Chart (1998) |
Peak
Position |
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums |
61 |
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