''The Case Files'' is a compilation album by American singer-songwriter

Peter Case Peter Case (born April 5, 1954) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. His career is wide-ranging, from rock n' roll and blues, to folk rock and solo acoustic performance. Biography Early career Case was born in Buffalo, New York a ...

, released in 2011. It consists of unreleased songs, out-takes and demos from Case's solo career.

Critical reception

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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. #"(Give Me) One More Mile" – 3:00 #"Let's Turn This Thing Around" – 3:13 #"Anything (Closing Credits)" – 4:08 #"The End" (Al Escovedo) – 3:16 #"Good Times, Bad Times" (

Mick Jagger Sir Michael Philip Jagger (born 26 July 1943) is an English singer and songwriter who has achieved international fame as the lead vocalist and one of the founder members of the rock band the Rolling Stones. His ongoing songwriting partnershi ...

Keith Richards Keith Richards (born 18 December 1943), often referred to during the 1960s and 1970s as "Keith Richard", is an English musician and songwriter who has achieved international fame as the co-founder, guitarist, secondary vocalist, and co-princi ...

) – 3:17 #" Milkcow Blues" (Traditional) – 4:39 #"Kokomo Prayer Vigil" – 3:13 #"Ballad of the Minimum Wage" – 3:11 #"Steel Strings No. 1" – 3:40 #"Trusted Friend" – 2:57 #"

Black Crow Blues "Black Crow Blues" is a song written by Bob Dylan, released on his 1964 album '' Another Side of Bob Dylan''. Usually considered a minor work in Dylan's oeuvre, "Black Crow Blues" is the first song he released in which he plays the piano. In fact ...

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Bob Dylan Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Often regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture during a career sp ...

) – 3:34 #"Round Trip Stranger Blues" – 4:05

Personnel

*Peter Case – vocals, guitar, banjo, piano, Wurlitzer *Mel Bransfield-Waters – bass *

Stephen Bruton Turner Stephen Bruton (November 7, 1948 – May 9, 2009) was an American actor and musician. Background Born in Wilmington, Delaware, United States, he moved with his family to Texas at the age of two. He fell into the Fort Worth music scene after ...

– slide guitar *

T-Bone Burnett Joseph Henry "T Bone" Burnett III (born January 14, 1948) is an American record producer, guitarist and songwriter. He rose to fame as a guitarist in Bob Dylan's band during the 1970s. He has received multiple Grammy awards for his work in film ...

– 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

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Case Files, The 2011 albums Peter Case albums Alive Naturalsound Records albums