The Best Of Leroy Carr: Whiskey Is My Habit, Good Women Is All I Crave

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1-1	How Long - How Long Blues	3:03
1-2	Prison Bound Blues	3:05
1-3	Straight Alky Blues Pt. 1	3:20
1-4	Straight Alky Blues Pt. 2	3:20
1-5	Gambler's Blues Written-By – Unknown Artist	3:06
1-6	Sloppy Drunk Blues Written-By – Lucille Bogan	2:55
1-7	Papa's On The House Top	2:55
1-8	Midnight Hour Blues	3:04
1-9	Mean Mistreater Mama	2:52
1-10	Hurry Down Sunshine Written By – M. FixWritten-By – W. Shade*	3:32
1-11	Corn Licker Blues	3:39
1-12	Shady Lane Blues	3:34
1-13	Blues Before Sunrise	3:30
1-14	Take A Walk Around The Corner	3:02
1-15	I Ain't Got No Money Now	3:05
1-16	Motherless Child Written-By – Unknown Artist	2:39
1-17	My Woman's Gone Wrong Written-By – C. Williams*, W.R. Calaway	2:28
1-18	Southbound Blues Written-By – C Williams*, W.R. Calaway	2:48
1-19	Barrelhouse Woman Written-By – C. Williams*, W.R. Calaway	2:51
1-20	Muddy Water Written-By – Unknown Artist	2:34
2-1	I Believe I'll Make A Change Written-By – R. Brown*	2:57
2-2	Don't Start No Stuff Written-By – Unknown Artist	2:55
2-3	Bobo Stomp	2:51
2-4	Big Four Blues	3:05
2-5	Hard Hearted Papa	2:58
2-6	You Left Me Crying	2:57
2-7	Evil Hearted Woman	3:01
2-8	Good Woman Blues Written-By – C. Williams*, W.R. Calaway	2:57
2-9	Hustler's Blues Written-By – C. Williams*, W.R. Calaway	2:35
2-10	Eleven Twenty-Nine Blues	2:56
2-11	You Got Me Grieving	2:58
2-12	Bread Baker	3:00
2-13	Tight Times Blues	2:54
2-14	Black Wagon Blues Written-By – Unknown Artist	2:46
2-15	Shinin' Pistol Written-By – C. Williams*, W.R. Calaway	2:55
2-16	It's Too Short Written-By – C. Williams*, W.R. Calaway	2:54
2-17	My Good For Nothin' Gal	2:37
2-18	Suicide Blues	2:58
2-19	Church House Blues	2:52
2-20	Six Cold Feet In The Ground	3:01

Companies, etc.

• Mastered At – Sony Music Studios, New York City

Credits

• A&R – Steve Berkowitz
• Art Direction, Design – David Coleman
• Compilation Producer – Jerry Rappaport
• Coordinator [A&R] – Patti Matheny, Stacey Boyle
• Guitar – Josh White (tracks: 2-4,2-8 to 2-12,2-14 to 2-16), Scrapper Blackwell (tracks: Except 2-20)
• Liner Notes – Tom Piazza
• Mastered By – Joseph M. Palmaccio
• Other [Packaging Manager] – Michael Simpson
• Photography – Frank Driggs Collection
• Product Manager – Lisa Buckler
• Research [Photo] – Clark Duval
• Transferred By – Ken Robertson
• Vocals, Piano – Leroy Carr
• Written-By – Leroy Carr (tracks: Except as noted)

Notes

All tracks in mono.

Track 1-1: mx.IND-623-A; E-7563; Recorded June 19, 1928, Indianapolis, IN. Originally Vocalion 1191.
Track 1-2: mx.C-2694; Recorded December 20, 1928, Chicago, IL. Originally Vocalion 1241.
Track 1-3: mx.C-3144; Recorded March 19, 1929, Chicago, IL. Originally Vocalion 1290.
Track 1-4: mx.C-3145; Recorded March 19, 1929, Chicago, IL. Originally Vocalion 1290.
Track 1-5: mx.C-3147; Recorded March 19, 1929, Chicago, IL. Originally Vocalion 1412.
Track 1-6: mx.C-6086-B; Recorded September 9, 1930, Chicago, IL. Originally Vocalion 1541.
Track 1-7: mx.C-6092; Recorded September 9, 1930, Chicago, IL. Originally Vocalion 1593.
Track 1-8: mx.11499-A; Recorded March 16, 1932, New York, NY. Originally Vocalion 1703.
Track 1-9: mx.SL-1-2; Recorded February 20, 1934, St. Louis, MO. Originally Vocalion 2657.
Track 1-10: mx.SL-4-3; Recorded February 20, 1934, St. Louis, MO. Originally Vocalion 2741.
Track 1-11: mx.SL-5-1; Recorded February 20, 1943, St. Louis, MO. Originally Vocalion 2741.
Track 1-12: mx.SL-7-3; Recorded February 20, 1934, St. Louis, MO. Originally Vocalion 2762.
Track 1-13: mx.SL-12-1; Recorded February 20, 1934, St. Louis, MO. Originally Vocalion 2657.
Track 1-14: mx.15604-2; Recorded August 14, 1934, New York, NY. Originally Vocalion 2986.
Track 1-15: mx.15595-1; Recorded August 13, 1934, New York, NY. Originally Vocalion 2950.
Track 1-16: mc.15596-1; Recorded August 13, 1934, New York, NY. Vocalion; Unissued on 78 rpm.
Track 1-17: mx.15626-1; Recorded August 14, 1934, New York, NY. Originally Vocalion 2950.
Track 1-18: mx.15627-2; Recorded August 14, 1934, New York, NY. Originally Vocalion 3107.
Track 1-19: mx.15628-2; Recorded August 14, 1934, New York, NY. Originally Vocalion 2791.
Track 1-20: mx.15636-1; Recorded August 14, 1934, New York, NY. Originally Vocalion 3107.
Track 2-1: mx.15647-2; Recorded August 16, 1934, New York, NY. Originally Vocalion 2920.
Track 2-2: mx.15647-1; Recorded August 16, 1934, New York, NY. Originally Vocalion 2969.
Track 2-3: mx.15649-1; Recorded August 16, 1934, New York, NY. Originally Vocalion 2969.
Track 2-4: mx.16416-1; Recorded December 14, 1934, New York, NY. Originally Vocalion 3349.
Track 2-5: mx.16417-1; Recorded December 14, 1934, New York, NY. Vocalion; Unissued on 78 rpm.
Track 2-6: mx.16418-1; Recorded December 14, 1934, New York, NY. Vocalion; Unissued on 78 rpm.
Track 2-7: mx.16426-1; Recorded December 14, 1934, New York, NY. Vocalion; Unissued on 78 rpm.
Track 2-8: mx.16427-1; Recorded December 14, 1934, New York, NY. Originally Vocalion 3296.
Track 2-9: mx.16428-1; Recorded December 14, 1934, New York, NY. Originally Vocalion 3034.
Track 2-10: mx.16429-1; Recorded December 14, 1934, New York, NY. Originally Vocalion 3157.
Track 2-11: mx.16430-2; Recorded December 14, 1934, New York, NY. Originally Vocalion 3349.
Track 2-12: mx.16432-1; Recorded December 17, 1934, New York, NY. Originally Vocalion 3296.
Track 2-13: mx.16433-1; Recorded December 17, 1934, New York, NY. Originally Vocalion 3034.
Track 2-14: mx.16437-1; Recorded December 17, 1934, New York, NY. Originally Vocalion 3067.
Track 2-15: mx.16438-1; Recorded December 17, 1934, New York, NY. Originally Vocalion 3067.
Track 2-16: mx.16440-1; Recorded December 17, 1934, New York, NY. Originally Vocalion 2875.
Track 2-17: mx.16441-2; Recorded December 17, 1934, New York, NY. Originally Vocalion 3157.
Track 2-18: mx.16442-1; Recorded December 18, 1934, New York, NY. Vocalion; Unissued on 78 rpm.
Track 2-19: mx.16444-1; Recorded December 18, 1934, New York, NY. Vocalion; Unissued on 78 rpm.
Track 2-20: mx.85516-1; Recorded February 25, 1935, Chicago, IL. Originally Bluebird B5963, Courtesy of The RCA Music Group, a unit of BMG Music.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 696998698925