Old Dogs (group)

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Old Dogs
Background information
OriginNashville, Tennessee, U.S.
GenresCountry
Years active1998
LabelsAtlantic Nashville
Past membersBobby Bare
Waylon Jennings
Jerry Reed
Mel Tillis
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Old Dogs was an American country music supergroup composed of singers Waylon Jennings, Mel Tillis, Bobby Bare, and Jerry Reed.[2] Signed in 1998 to Atlantic Records, Old Dogs recorded a self-titled studio album for the label that year. The album's content was written primarily by author, poet, and songwriter Shel Silverstein. 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."[2] 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. "Still Gonna Die" was released as a single from the project.[3] The album was one of the last projects Silverstein completed in his lifetime; he died in May 1999, five months after the album was released.[4]

Old Dogs (1998)[edit]

Old Dogs
Studio album by
Old Dogs
ReleasedDecember 1, 1998
GenreCountry
Length64:41 (dual-disc version)
LabelAtlantic
ProducerBobby Bare, Brien Fisher

Track listing[edit]

All songs written by Shel Silverstein; "She'd Rather Be Homeless", co-written by Anne Dailey.

Disc 1[edit]

  1. "Old Dogs" - 2:21
  2. "Come Back When You're Younger" - 3:35
  3. "I Don't Do It No More" - 3:41
  4. "She'd Rather Be Homeless" - 3:59
  5. "Cut the Mustard" - 3:25
  6. "Young Man's Job" - 3:08
  7. "When I Was" - 2:07
  8. "Couch Potato" - 3:44
  9. "Hard When It Ain't" - 2:41
  10. "Jittabug" - 2:58
  11. "Me and Jimmie Rodgers" - 4:56

Disc 2[edit]

  1. "Elvis Has Left the Building" - 2:55
  2. "Wait Until Tomorrow" - 3:16
  3. "I Never Expected" - 3:23
  4. "Ever Lovin' Machine" - 3:12
  5. "Slap My Face" - 2:30
  6. "Old Man Blues" - 3:45
  7. "Rough on the Livin'" - 2:53
  8. "Alimony" - 3:33
  9. "Still Gonna Die" - 3:45
  10. "Time" - 3:34

Single-disc version[edit]

  1. "Old Dogs"
  2. "I Don't Do It No More"
  3. "She'd Rather Be Homeless"
  4. "Cut the Mustard"
  5. "Young Man's Job"
  6. "Me and Jimmie Rodgers"
  7. "Elvis Has Left the Building"
  8. "Rough on the Livin'"
  9. "Still Gonna Die"
  10. "I Never Expected"
  11. "Time"

Credits[edit]

Chart performance[edit]

Chart (1998) Peak
Position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 61

Singles[edit]

Year Single
1999 "Still Gonna Die"

References[edit]

  1. ^ Old Dogs at AllMusic
  2. ^ a b Ankeny, Jason. "The Old Dogs biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-06-30.
  3. ^ "Singles". Billboard. April 17, 1999. p. 16.
  4. ^ William Holmes Honan (May 11, 1999). "Shel Silverstein, Zany Writer and Cartoonist, Dies at 67". The New York Times. p. B10. Retrieved December 16, 2009. Shel Silverstein, whose goofy, gross and macabre yet always enchanting poetry for children sold more than 14 million books, was found dead yesterday morning at his home in Key West, Florida. He was 68. ...

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