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Jimmy Carl Black : Can I Borrow a Couple of Bucks Until the End of the Week?
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The third CD of classics and rarities from Frank Zappa's original Mothers Of Invention drummer.
Genre: Rock: Roots Rock
Release Date: 2008
Can I Borrow a Couple of Bucks Until the End of the Week? Record Label: Crossfire Publications
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Preview Song Name Time Format Price Select
High and Mighty 2:08 $0.53
Hamburger Midnight 2:40 $0.53
Willin' 5:23 $0.53
Sick and Tired 4:03 $0.53
Low Ridin' Man 4:26 $0.53
The Eternal Question (Unedited) 3:53 $0.53
'59 Chevy (Original Version) 4:11 $0.53
Love Me Two Times 3:25 $0.53
Love Potion #9 (Single Version) 2:49 $0.53
Albuquerque Bound 3:27 $0.53
Thank You, Mr. Bill 1:52 $0.53
Lady Queen Bee 4:28 $0.53
The (Extended Version) 4:13 $0.53
Hoochie Coochie Man 3:41 $0.53
An American National Anthem (Demo) 6:42 $0.53
The Great White Buffalo (Live) 8:46 $0.53
Trail of Tears (Live) 11:42 $0.53
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Album Notes

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"Can I Borrow A Couple Of Bucks Until The End Of The Week?" is the third CD in Jimmy Carl Black's career-spanning compilation series. The legendary Grandmothers 1970 demo "High And Mighty" and two extremely rare singles from 1979 and 1980 highlight this collection. Here's the track listing information:

1. High And Mighty (2:08)

Recorded 07/04/70 at The Record Plant, L.A.

Personnel: THE GRANDMOTHERS – Ray Collins (vocals); Lowell George (guitars); Roy Estrada (bass); Jimmy Carl Black (drums); Bunk Gardner (saxophone); Don Preston (piano)

Producer: The Grandmothers

Writer: Raymond Eugene Collins

Publisher: Ray Collins Music


2. Hamburger Midnight (2:40)

Recorded 08/02 – 10/02 at TonArtCreation, Memmingen, Germany

Personnel: B.E.P. – Jimmy Carl Black (lead vocal, drums); Roy Estrada (bass, background vocals); Mick Pini (slide and lead guitars, harp, background vocals); Peter Bruder (rhythm guitar), Gregor Wittner (keyboards)

Producer: Jimmy Carl Black and Mick Pini

Writer: Lowell Thomas George – Roy Ralph Estrada

Publisher: Abraham Music


3. Willin’ (5:22)

Recorded: 04/01 at The Rockhouse Recording Room, Salzburg, Austria

Personnel: JIMMY CARL BLACK WITH THE X-TRA COMBO – Jimmy Carl Black (lead vocal); Stefan Schubert (guitar); Peter Angerer (drums); Herb Burger (woodwinds); Horst Hofer (trumpet); Sabina Hank (keyboards); Dietmar Kastowsky (bass)

Producer: Stefan Schubert

Writer: Lowell Thomas George

Publisher: Abraham Music/ Naked Snake Music


4. Sick And Tired (4:03)

Recorded: 02/06 in Ulm, Germany

Personnel: THE JIMMY CARL BLACK BAND – Jimmy Carl Black (drums, lead vocal); Mick Pini (guitars, tambourine), Roddie Gilliard (bass), Gregor Wittner (keyboards)

Producer: The Jimmy Carl Black Band

Writer: Dave Bartholomew – Christopher Kenner

Publisher: EMI Unart Catalog Inc.


5. Low Ridin’ Man (demo) (4:26)

Recorded: 07/71 at Devonshire Studios, North Hollywood, CA

Personnel: GERONIMO BLACK – Jimmy Carl Black (drums, lead vocal); Denny Walley (guitar, background vocals), Andy “Panda” Cahan (piano, organ, background vocals), Tom Leavey (bass, background vocals), Bunk Gardner (saxophone), Tjay Contrelli (saxophone, background vocals), Joe Lala (congas)

Producer: Geronimo Black

Writer: Jimmy Carl Black

Publisher: Inkanish Music


6. The Eternal Question (unedited) (3:53)

Recorded: 11/81 at Kludgit Sound, Cerrillos, NM

Personnel: THE GRANDMOTHERS – Don Preston (lead vocal, keyboards); Jimmy Carl Black (lead vocal); Tom Fowler (bass); Walt Fowler (trumpet); Mike Miller (guitar); Tony Morales (drums)

Producer: Walt Fowler

Writer: Donald Ward Preston

Publisher: Vile Foamy Music


7. '59 Chevy (original version) (4:11)

Recorded: 01/72 at Sound City Studios, Van Ness, CA

Personnel: GERONIMO BLACK – Jimmy Carl Black (lead vocal); Bunk Gardner (saxophone); Denny Walley (guitars, background vocals); Tom Leavey (bass, background vocals); Andy “Panda” Cahan (keyboards, drums, background vocals); Tjay Contrelli (saxophone, background vocals), Buzz Gardner (trumpet)

Producer: Keith Olsen and Geronimo Black

Writer: Jimmy Carl Black – Bunk Gardner

Publisher: Inkanish Music


8. Love Me Two Times (3:25)

Recorded: 1979 at El Adobe Recording Studios, El Paso, TX

Personnel: BIG SONNY AND THE LO BOYS – Jimmy Carl Black (drums); Byron “Big Sonny” Farlow (lead vocal, lead guitar, rhythm guitar); Richard J. Farlow (bass); “Chava” Salvador Davila Villegas (congas); William Randolph Russ III (lead guitar, rhythm guitar)

Producer: The Lo Boys

Writer: John Paul Densmore – Robert A. Krieger – Raymond D. Manzarek – James Morrison

Publisher: Doors Music Company c/o Ruminating Music


9. Love Potion #9 (single version) (2:49)

Recorded: 1979 at El Adobe Recording Studios, El Paso, TX

Personnel: BIG SONNY AND THE LO BOYS – Jimmy Carl Black (drums, background vocals); Byron “Big Sonny” Farlow (lead vocal, lead guitar, rhythm guitar); Richard J. Farlow (bass, background vocals); “Chava” Salvador Davila Villegas (congas); William Randolph Russ III (lead guitar, rhythm guitar, background vocals)

Producer: The Lo Boys

Writer: Jerry Leiber – Mike Stoller

Publisher: Sony ATV Tunes LLC


10. Albuquerque Bound (3:27)

Recorded: summer 1980 at Sound Warehouse, Albuquerque, NM

Personnel: JIMMY CARL BLACK – Jimmy Carl Black (lead vocal); Dave Tomar (lead guitar, slide guitar); David Shields (rhythm guitar); Bob Reedy (rhythm guitar); Gary Patton (bass, background vocals); Dave McKee (drums); Jimmy Blair (background vocals)

Producer: Jimmy Carl Black

Writer: Dawayne Max Bailey

Publisher: Dawayne Bailey Music


11. Thank You, Mr. Bill (1:52)

Recorded: summer 1980 at Sound Warehouse, Albuquerque, NM

Personnel: JIMMY CARL BLACK – Jimmy Carl Black (lead vocal); Dave Tomar (lead guitar, slide guitar); David Shields (rhythm guitar); Bob Reedy (rhythm guitar); Gary Patton (bass, background vocals); Dave McKee (drums); Jimmy Blair (background vocals); Husta Landers (background vocals); Jack Knight (background vocals); Jamie (background vocals)

Producer: Jimmy Carl Black

Writer: Jimmy Carl Black

Publisher: Inkanish Music


12. Lady Queen Bee (4:28)

Recorded: 1988 in El Paso, TX

Personnel: THE GRANDMOTHERS – Jimmy Carl Black (lead vocal); Gerald “Eli” Smith (woodwinds, background vocals); Mike Harris (guitar, background vocals); Ener Bladezipper (bass); Jeff Hogan (drums, percussion)

Producer: The Grandmothers

Writer: Jimmy Carl Black – Dawayne Max Bailey

Publisher: Inkanish Music – Dawayne Bailey Music


13. The (extended version) (4:13)

Recorded: 08/05/92 – 03/09/93 at Twisted Studio, Austin, TX

Personnel: THE GRANDMOTHERS – Jimmy Carl Black (lead vocal, drums); Linda Valdmets (violin, percussion, background vocals); Gerald “Eli” Smith (woodwinds; background vocals); Ener Bladezipper (bass, background vocals); Roland St. Germain (guitar, keyboards, background vocals)

Producer: Roland St. Germain

Writer: Ernest Noyes Brookings – Roland St. Germain

Publisher: Modern Variety Music


14. Hoochie Coochie Man (3:41)

Recorded: 02/97 at Apple Studios, Salzburg, Austria

Personnel: JIMMY CARL BLACK WITH THE X-TRA COMBO – Jimmy Carl Black (lead vocal); Stefan Schubert (guitar); Peter Angerer (drums); Herb Burger (woodwinds); Horst Hofer (trumpet); Sabina Hank (keyboards); Dietmar Kastowsky (bass)

Producer: Stefan Schubert

Writer: Willie Dixon

Publisher: Hoochie Coochie Music


15. An American National Anthem (demo) (6:42)

Recorded: 07/71 at Devonshire Studios, North Hollywood, CA

Personnel: GERONIMO BLACK – Jimmy Carl Black (drums, lead vocal); Denny Walley (guitar, background vocals), Andy “Panda” Cahan (piano, organ, background vocals), Tom Leavey (bass, background vocals), Bunk Gardner (saxophone), Tjay Contrelli (saxophone, background vocals)

Producer: Geronimo Black

Writer: Jimmy Carl Black

Publisher: Inkanish Music


16. The Great White Buffalo (live) (8:46)

Recorded: 03/13/98 at The Astoria, London, England with additional studio overdubs

Personnel: THE GRANDMOTHERS – Jimmy Carl Black (lead vocal); Bunk Gardner (saxophone, flute); Sandro Oliva (guitar, background vocals); Ener Bladezipper (bass, background vocals); Maurio Andreoni (keyboards); Steve B. Roney (drums, background vocals)

Producer: Sandro Oliva

Writer: Jimmy Carl Black – Dawayne Max Bailey

Publisher: Inkanish Music – Dawayne Bailey Music


17. Trail Of Tears (live) (11:42)

Recorded: 03/13/98 at The Astoria, London, England with additional studio overdubs

Personnel: THE GRANDMOTHERS – Jimmy Carl Black (lead vocal); Bunk Gardner (saxophone, flute); Sandro Oliva (guitar, background vocals); Ener Bladezipper (bass, background vocals); Maurio Andreoni (keyboards); Steve B. Roney (drums, background vocals)

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