Somedays the Song Writes You

Somedays the Song Writes You
Studio album by Guy Clark
Released	September 22, 2009 (2009-09-22)
Genre	Country
Length	39:05
Label	Dualtone
Producer	Guy Clark, Chris Latham, Verlon Thompson
Guy Clark chronology
The Platinum Collection (2008) Somedays the Song Writes You (2009) Songs and Stories (2011)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	78/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
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Somedays the Song Writes You is the thirteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Guy Clark. It was released on September 22, 2009, under Dualtone Records, and was nominated for Best Contemporary Folk Album at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards.

Track list

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Somedays You Write the Song"	Guy Clark, Gary Nicholson, Jon Randall	3:39
2.	"The Guitar"	Clark, Verlon Thompson	4:03
3.	"Hemingway's Whiskey"	Clark, Joe Leathers, Ray Stephenson	2:54
4.	"The Coat"	Clark, Jedd Hughes, Ashley Monroe	3:23
5.	"All She Wants Is You"	Clark, Patrick Davis	3:49
6.	"If I Needed You"	Townes Van Zandt	4:45
7.	"Hollywood"	Clark, Hughes	3:19
8.	"Eamon"	Clark, Rodney Crowell	4:20
9.	"Wrong Side of the Tracks"	Clark, Davis	4:09
10.	"One Way Ticket Down"	Clark, Hughes, Monroe	3:11
11.	"Maybe I Can Paint Over That"	Clark, Thompson, Shawn Camp	4:10
Total length:			39:05

Personnel

• Gina R. Binkley – design
• Shawn Camp – acoustic guitar, acoustic slide guitar, fiddle, mandolin, slide guitar, vocal harmony
• Guy Clark – acoustic guitar, producer, vocals
• Bryn Davies – upright bass, cello, vocal harmony
• Chris Latham – engineer, mastering, mixing, producer
• Kenny Malone – drums, percussion, vocals
• Verlon Thompson – acoustic guitar, harmonica, nylon string guitar, producer, vocal harmony

Chart performance

Chart (2009)	Peak position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)	59
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)	13
US Independent Albums (Billboard)	39