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Written by Guy Clark, also Desperados Waiting for a Train (The Highwaymen), Don’t Let the Sunshine Fool Ya’ (Townes Van Zandt) and Old Friends (Steve Earle & the Dukes)
Released on RCA Nashville, also Barefoot Blue Jean Night (Jake Owen), One Thing Right (Marshmello) and Miles on It (Marshmello)
Part of License to Chill, also Trip Around the Sun, Conky Tonkin’ and Piece of Work
Written by Verlon Thompson, also You Say You Will (Trisha Yearwood), Gone but Not Forgotten (The Del McCoury Band) and Maybe I Can Paint Over That (Guy Clark)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Guy Clark wrote 69 songs on fono
Guy Clark’s most frequent co-writer is Vince Gill (4 songs together)
Verlon Thompson’s most frequent co-writer is Guy Clark (4 songs together)
Guy Clark first appears on fono in 1972, 32 years before this song
Credits
All 6 credits
- Written by
- Guy Clark and Verlon Thompson
- Performed by
- Alan Jackson
- Part of
- License to Chill
- Released on
- Mailboat Records and RCA Nashville
- Written by
- Guy Clark and Verlon Thompson
- Performed by
- Alan Jackson
- Part of
- License to Chill
- Released on
- Mailboat Records and RCA Nashville
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Guy Clark
Same writer: Verlon Thompson
Same label: RCA Nashville
Same release: License to Chill
Same label: Mailboat Records
Same writer: Guy Clark
Same writer: Verlon Thompson
Same label: RCA Nashville
Elsewhere
Sources (7)
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1MusicBrainz Boats to Build was performed by Alan Jackson
Boats to Build was performed by Alan Jackson
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Boats to Build was written by Guy Clark
3MusicBrainz Boats to Build was written by Verlon Thompson
Boats to Build was written by Verlon Thompson
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Boats to Build is part of the release License to Chill
Boats to Build is part of the release License to Chill
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Mailboat Records is the label of the song Boats to Build
Mailboat Records is the label of the song Boats to Build
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz RCA Nashville is the label of the song Boats to Build
RCA Nashville is the label of the song Boats to Build
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz Boats to Build was released on 2004-07-13
Boats to Build was released on 2004-07-13
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026