My Dear Old Southern Home
# My Dear Old Southern Home

My Dear Old Southern Home is the title of a recording by American folk music artist Doc Watson, released in 1991.

## Reception

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |

Writing for Allmusic, music critic Thom Owens wrote of the album "For some fans, My Dear Old Southern Home will seem like it lacks Watson's signature guitar work, but it's a wonderful, warm listen"

## Track listing

* "My Dear Old Southern Home" (Ellsworth Cozzens, Jimmie Rodgers) – 2:22
* "The Ship That Never Returned" (Henry Clay Work) – 3:15
* "Your Long Journey" (Watson, Watson) – 2:45
* "My Friend Jim" (Traditional) – 3:29
* "No Telephone in Heaven" (A. P. Carter) – 4:33
* "Dream of the Miner's Child" (Andrew Jenkins) – 2:51
* "Wreck of the Old Number Nine" (Carson Robison) – 2:51
* "Grandfather's Clock" (Henry Clay Work) – 3:50
* "Don't Say Goodbye If You Love Me" (Jimmie Davis, Bonnie Dodd) – 3:44
* "Sleep, Baby, Sleep" (Jimmie Rodgers) – 2:53
* "Signal Light" (Davis, Neal, Watson) – 2:48
* "That Silver Haired Daddy of Mine" (Gene Autry, Jimmie Long) – 4:20
* "Life Is Like a River" (Watson) – 2:46

## Personnel

* Doc Watson – guitar, autoharp, harmonica, vocals
* Jack Lawrence – guitar
* Sam Bush – mandolin
* T. Michael Coleman – bass
* Stuart Duncan – fiddle, mandolin
* Roy M. "Junior" Huskey – bass
* Alan O'Bryant – harmony vocals
* Mark Schatz – bass
* Jerry Douglas - dobro

Production notes

* Produced by T. Michael Coleman
* Engineered by Bil VornDick
