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Released
  
May 10, 2011

The Case Files (2011)
  
HWY 62 (2015)

Release date
  
10 May 2011

Length
  
42:13

Artist
  
Peter Case

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Label
  
Alive Naturalsound Records

Genres
  
Folk rock, Alternative country

Similar
  
Beeline, Six‑Pack of Love, Thank You St Jude, Let Us Now Praise Sleepy Jo, Flying Saucer Blues

Peter case the case files


The Case Files is a compilation album by American singer-songwriter Peter Case, released in 2011. It consists of unreleased songs, out-takes and demos from Case's solo career.

Contents

Critical reception

Allmusic critic Mark Deming wrote "Considering the odds-and-ends nature of this album, it's a pleasant surprise that The Case Files is so consistently strong ... The Case Files proves this man's cast-offs make for a better album than most acts' level-best efforts".

Track listing

All songs written by Peter Case unless otherwise noted.

  1. "(Give Me) One More Mile" – 3:00
  2. "Let's Turn This Thing Around" – 3:13
  3. "Anything (Closing Credits)" – 4:08
  4. "The End" (Al Escovedo) – 3:16
  5. "Good Times, Bad Times" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 3:17
  6. "Milkcow Blues" (Traditional) – 4:39
  7. "Kokomo Prayer Vigil" – 3:13
  8. "Ballad of the Minimum Wage" – 3:11
  9. "Steel Strings No. 1" – 3:40
  10. "Trusted Friend" – 2:57
  11. "Black Crow Blues" (Bob Dylan) – 3:34
  12. "Round Trip Stranger Blues" – 4:05

Personnel

  • Peter Case – vocals, guitar, banjo, piano, Wurlitzer
  • Mel Bransfield-Waters – bass
  • Stephen Bruton – slide guitar
  • T-Bone Burnett – guitar, percussion
  • David Jackson – bass
  • Duke McVinnie – bass
  • Dave Meshell – bass
  • Duane Jarvis – guitar
  • Andrew Bush – drums
  • Sandy Chila – drums
  • David Ensminger – drums
  • Mr. Bannister – drums
  • Bryan Head – drums
  • Ron Franklin – harp
  • Stan Ridgway – keyboards

    • Production notes

  • Doug Olson – engineer, mixing
  • Stan Ridgway – engineer
  • Joshua Case – engineer
  • Pete Lyman – mastering
  • Geoff Crowe – layout
  • Anthony Artiagan – cover photo

    • Songs

    1(Give Me) One More Mile3:00
    2Let's Turn This Thing Around3:14
    3Anything (Closing Credits)4:09

    References

    The Case Files Wikipedia
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