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The South Coast of Texas Review by Thom Jurek

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.

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Guy Clark – The South Coast Of Texas

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• Record Company – Warner Communications Inc.
• Engineered At – Magnolia Sound Studios
• Mastered At – The Mastering Lab
• Pressed By – Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Los Angeles
• Copyright © – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
• Published By – World Song Publishing Inc.
• Published By – Coolwell Music
• Published By – Granite Music Corp.
• Produced For – Free Flow Productions

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• Acoustic Guitar, Lead Guitar, Electric Guitar, Concertina, Lap Steel Guitar, Triangle – Richard Bennett
• Acoustic Guitar, Steel Guitar, Electric Guitar – Hank DeVito
• Acoustic Guitar, Vocals – Rodney Crowell
• Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin, Piano, Bass [Ernie Ball] – Emory Gordy*
• Drums, Percussion – Larrie Londin
• Engineer – Donivan Cowart
• Fiddle – Ricky Skaggs*
• Guitar, Vocals – Guy Clark
• Keyboards – Glen D. Hardin*
• Lead Guitar – Frank Reckard (tracks: A4)
• Mastered By – Mike Reese
• Photography By – Jim McGuire
• Producer – Rodney Crowell
• Vocals – Ricky Skaggs* (tracks: B1), Rosanne Cash (tracks: A2), Vince Gill
• Written-By – Guy Clark, Rodney Crowell (tracks: B2, B3)

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• Matrix / Runout (Etched, Side A runout): BSK-1-3381-RE2-LW3 TML-X
• Matrix / Runout (Etched, Side B runout): BSK-2-3381-RE2-LW3 TML-M
• Matrix / Runout (Stamped, Side A & B runout): *
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• Rights Society: ASCAP
• Matrix / Runout (Etched, Side A runout (variation)): BSK-1-3381-RE2-LW1 TML-X
• Matrix / Runout (Etched, Side B runout (variation)): BSK-2-3381-RE2-LW5 TML-X