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Cold Dog Soup

Guy Clark · 1999

40 min · 12 tracks · Americana

A warm tapestry of storytelling woven through acoustic melodies and rich, reflective lyrics.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • steady storytelling with acoustic warmth
  • reflective moments for quiet contemplation
  • mid-tempo flow for relaxed listening
  • narrative threads woven throughout tracks

Maybe skip if you want

  • seekers of high-energy excitement
  • prefer standalone hits over cohesion

Where this album fits

Career context
By the time 'Cold Dog Soup' was released in 1999, Guy Clark was already a respected figure in Americana music, having established his reputation with albums like 'Old No. 1' in 1975. This album came after a period of relative silence and marked a return to recording after several years focused on songwriting and collaboration with other artists.
Stylistic neighbors
Townes Van Zandt· Steve Earle· John Prine

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 Cold Dog Soup 3:35
  • 2 Fort Worth Blues 4:32
  • 3 Sis Draper 3:44
  • 4 Ain't No Trouble to Me 3:01
  • 5 Water Under the Bridge 3:13
  • 6 Forever, for Always, for Certain 3:17
  • 7 Men Will Be Boys 3:31
  • 8 Indian Head Penny 3:32
  • 9 Bunkhouse Blues 3:08
  • 10 Red River 3:05
  • 11 Die Tryin' 2:50
  • 12 Be Gone Forever 3:10

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