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“The key to producing a great tribute album lies in assigning the songs to the singers, and the ones here are well-matched. Most of the artists hit the precarious balance between honoring the original work and making it their own. It all sounds as natural as the pickin’ parties at Clark’s house in the 1970s…”
“…this tribute may do a better job of conveying Clark’s power than his own recordings. Not only did co-producers Tamara Saviano and Shawn Camp masterfully match artists to songs, they coaxed forth deliveries that make us understand why these songs still matter.”
“If you’re looking for clunkers, you’ll have to look elsewhere. Every performance on This One’s For Him is a showpiece for both the performers and the song. Although the concept behind this album is that it’s a gift to Guy Clark, the true recipients are his fans, along with anyone else who appreciates American traditional and roots music.”
“The best thing to be said about this tribute album is that it captures the magic of Clark’s music. While one can argue from song to song, who does it better – Clark or the other artist—In the end, it doesn’t matter. Clark’s songs are high quality enough for just about anybody to perform and sound good. There’s not a bad track on this double disc collection.”
“Icons and young guns alike all come together here as equals, each taking a page from the Clark songbook not to try to assert themselves and outdo each other but rather just to honor the handiwork ‘and make old Guy proud of us,’ as Crowell quips before kicking the whole thing off with ‘That Old Time Feeling.’…Of course a case could be made — and every artist on here would probably back it up — that nobody sings Clark songs better than Clark; still, there’s something about hearing a different voice (or voices) on every track here that makes each song stand out in a way they might not on a standard Clark ‘best of’ anthology.”
“Recorded live in studio with a core house band, as a tribute album This One’s For Him rises immediately to that top of that class, and paints a picture of Guy Clark as an American musical hero.”