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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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