The Platinum Collection (Guy Clark album)

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Guy Clark

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, released in 2008. Although the liner notes state that this album contains all twenty tracks from the 1978 album Guy Clark & the 1981 album The South Coast of Texas

The South Coast of Texas

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there are, in fact, 8 tracks from each album plus four from the 1992 album Boats to Build

Boats to Build

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Track listing

All songs by Guy Clark unless otherwise noted.

"The Houston Kid" – 4:02
"Fool on the Roof" – 4:12
"Fools for Each Other" – 4:17
"Voila, An American Dream" – 3:49
"One Paper Kid" (Walter Cowart) – 3:25
"In the Jailhouse Now" (Jimmie Rodgers
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) – 3:49
"Comfort and Crazy" – 3:09
"Don't You Take It Too Bad" (Townes Van Zandt
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) – 4:04
"Must Be My Baby" – 2:55
"New Cut Road" – 3:46
"Rita Ballou" – 3:14
"Heartbroke" – 3:02
"Who Do You Think You Are" – 3:28
"The South Coast of Texas" – 3:47
"She's Crazy for Leavin'" (Clark, Crowell) – 2:55
"Lone Star Hotel" – 3:26
"Baton Rouge" (Clark, Crowley) – 2:48
"The Partner Nobody Chose" (Clark, Crowley) – 3:11
"Ramblin' Jack and Mahan" (Clark, Leigh) – 3:50
"Too Much" (Clark, Parnell) – 2:56

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