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

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Label:	Columbia – C2K 86989, Legacy – C2K 86989
Series:	Roots N' Blues
Format:	2 x CD, Compilation, Mono
Country:	US
Released:	2004
Genre:	Blues
Style:	Piano Blues

Tracklist

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 – Writer Unknown*	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. Fix, 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 – Writer Unknown*	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 – Writer Unknown*	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 – Writer Unknown*	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 – Writer Unknown*	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
Glass Mastered At – DADC – CTDP-112998
Glass Mastered At – DADC – CTDP-112999

Credits

A&R – Steve Berkowitz
Art Direction, Design – David Coleman (5)
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: 1-1 to 2-19)
Liner Notes – Tom Piazza (2)
Mastered By – Joseph M. Palmaccio
Other [Packaging Manager] – Michael Simpson (8)
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: 1-1 to 1-4, 1-7 to 1-9, 1-11 to 1-15, 2-3 to 2-7, 2-10 to 2-13, 2-17 to 2-20)

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
Barcode (Text): 6 9699-86989-2 5
Other (Disc 1 catalogue number): CK 92431
Other (Disc 2 catalogue number): CK 92432
Matrix / Runout (Disc 1): CTDP-112998 2 IFPI L328 10A
Mastering SID Code (Disc 1): IFPI L328
Mould SID Code (Disc 1): IFPI 5002
Matrix / Runout (Disc 2): CTDP-112999 2 IFPI L327 10A
Mastering SID Code (Disc 2): IFPI L327
Mould SID Code (Disc 2): IFPI 5002

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
New Submission	The Best Of Leroy Carr Vol.1 - Whiskey Is My Habit (CD, Compilation, Remastered, Mono, Digipack)	Blue Label (3)	SPV 92932 CD	Germany	2008