''Young Criminals' Starvation League'' is the first studio album by American singer-songwriter Bobby Bare Jr. The album was released in July 2002 and has been described as "melancholy, decidedly disheveled, and rootsy". It has elements of

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and

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, along with "a fascination with early- 1970s classic country".

Track listing

All writing by Bobby Bare Jr. except where noted.

Personnel

* Bobby Bare Jr. – guitar, harmonica, vocals * Kevin Teel – guitar, bass,

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* Paul Burch – drums * Lloyd Barry, George Chambers, Waldo Weathers –

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* Tony Crow – keyboard * Carey Kotsionis – background vocals * Paul Niehaus – steel guitar * Matt Swanson – bass * Artwork by Thomas Petillo and Markus Greiner

References

External links

Young Criminals' Starvation League at Bloodshot Records
{{Authority control 2002 albums Bobby Bare Jr. albums