Old Dogs

For other uses, see Old Dogs (disambiguation).

Old Dogs
Origin	USA
Genres	Country
Years active	1998
Labels	Atlantic
Associated acts	Shel Silverstein
Past members
Bobby Bare Waylon Jennings Jerry Reed Mel Tillis

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
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.

Old Dogs (1998)

Old Dogs
Cover for Disc 1 and for single-disc version
Studio album by Old Dogs
Released	December 1, 1998
Genre	Country
Length	64:41 (dual-disc version)
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Bobby Bare, Brien Fisher
Disc 2
Disc 2

Track listing

All songs were written by Shel Silverstein, except "She'd Rather Be Homeless", written by Shel Silverstein and Anne Dailey, who is the wife of Pat Dailey.

Disc 1

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

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

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

• Waylon Jennings - Vocals
• Mel Tillis - Vocals
• Bobby Bare - Vocals
• Jerry Reed - Vocals
• Pete Wade - Electric guitar
• Thom Bresh - Guitar
• Mike Leech - Bass
• Fred Newell - Guitar, Steel guitar
• Bobby Emmons - Electronic keyboard
• Jamey Whiting - Keyboard
• Hargus "Pig" Robbins - Piano
• Jay Vern - Organ
• Eddy Anderson - Drums
• Michael Clarke - Drums
• Jonathan Yudkin - Fiddle
• Ron De La Vega - Cello
• David L. Schnaufer - Jew's Harp
• Gary Kubal - Percussion
• Robert Lovett - Bass, Dobro
• Jessi Colter - Backing vocals
• Shel Silverstein - Backing vocals
• Bobby Bare Jr. - Backing vocals

Chart performance

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

Singles

Year	Single
1999	"Still Gonna Die"

References

1. ^ Old Dogs at Allmusic
2. ^ ^{a b} Ankeny, Jason. "The Old Dogs biography". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p352588. Retrieved 2008-06-30. 

External links

• Waylon Jennings' Official Website
• Mel Tillis' Official Website
• Bobby Bare's Official Website