Early Tracks (EP)

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Early Tracks
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Released2000
RecordedAttica Studio in Chicago, IL
Genre Country rock, alternative country
Length25:10
Label Bloodshot Records
Producer Old 97's and Chuck Uchida
Old 97's chronology
Fight Songs
(1999)
Early Tracks
(2000)
Satellite Rides
(2001)

Early Tracks is an EP collection of unreleased early recordings by American country/rock band Old 97's. The EP contains four songs from two early singles as well as four more from the Wreck Your Life recording sessions.

Track listing

All tracks by Old 97's

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

Personnel

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