Good Old Boys (John Hartford album)

Good Old Boys
Studio album by John Hartford
Released	September 14, 1999
Genre	Bluegrass
Length	53:06
Label	Rounder
Producer	Bob Carlin
John Hartford chronology
Retrograss (1999) Good Old Boys (1999) Live from Mountain Stage (2000)

Good Old Boys is an album by American musician John Hartford, released in 1999.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Writing for Allmusic, critic Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr. wrote "Good Old Boys is something of a return to form for John Hartford... [it] doesn't stack up to Hartford's classic '70s albums, but it's a fun album that will please longtime fans."^[1] Kevin Oliver of Country Standard Time wrote "Hartford and his band make these new tunes sound old and lived - in, a comfortable fit for any ears."^[2]

Track listing

All songs written by John Hartford

1. "Good Old Boys" – 6:35
2. "On the Radio" – 5:31
3. "The Cross-Eyed Child" – 10:28
4. "Watching the River Go By" – 5:21
5. "The Waltz of the Mississippi" – 5:23
6. "Mike & John in the Wilderness" – 3:11
7. "Owl Feather" – 3:19
8. "Billy the Kid" – 4:32
9. "Dixie Trucker's Home" – 2:05
10. "The Waltz of the Golden Rule" – 2:57
11. "Keep on Truckin'" – 3:44

Personnel

• John Hartford – banjo, fiddle, vocals, liner notes, photography
• Bob Carlin – banjo
• Mike Compton – mandolin, vocals
• Larry Perkins – banjo
• Mark Schatz – bass
• Chris Sharp – guitar, vocals

Production

• Produced by Bob Carlin
• Wes Lachot – engineer
• David Glasser – mastering
• Tom Piazza – liner notes
• David Lynch – design
• Brandon Kirk - interior photographs

References