''Early Tracks'' is an EP collection of unreleased early recordings by

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. The EP contains four songs from two early singles as well as four more from the ''

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'' recording sessions.

Track listing

All tracks by

#"Ray Charles" – 3:15 #"Crying Drunk" – 3:14 (from "Crying Drunk" single) #"Harold's Super Service" – 2:25 #"W-I-F-E" (Pedal Steel Version) – 3:47 (from "Eyes For You" single) #"Por Favor" – 3:36 #"Sound of Running" – 3:03 #"Eyes For You" – 2:56 (from "Eyes For You" single) #"Let the Train Blow the Whistle" – 2:54 (from "Crying Drunk" single)

Personnel

*Ken Bethea – electric guitar *Murry Hammond – bass, vocals *Rhett Miller – acoustic guitar, vocals *Old 97's – producer *Philip Peeples – drums *Chuck Uchida – producer, engineer {{Authority control Old 97's albums 2000 EPs Bloodshot Records albums