Leadbelly - Alabama Bound (1989)

1. Pick A Bale Of Cotton - 3:03
2. Whoa, Back Buck - 3:08
3. Midnight Special - 3:06
4. Alabama Bound - 3:05
5. Good Morning Blues - 2:54
6. The Red Cross Store Blues - 3:08
7. Alberta - 3:12
8. You Can't Lose-A Me Cholly - 3:06
9. Gray Goose - 3:04
10. Stewball - 3:02
11. Can't You Line 'Em - 2:57
12. Rock Island Line - 2:39
13. Easy Rider - 3:12
14. New York City - 3:03
15. Roberta - 3:03
16. I'm On My Last Go-Round - 3:11

Guitar – Leadbelly 
Vocals – Henry Owens (tracks: 1 to 4, 9 to 12),
  Leadbelly, Arlandus Wilson (tracks: 1 to 4 9 to 12),
   William Langford (tracks: 1 to 4, 9 to 12),
    Willie Johnson (tracks: 1 to 4, 9 to 12) 

In its time, this was a fine little collection, containing 16 of the 26 sides that Leadbelly recorded for RCA's Bluebird label during June of 1940, eight of which feature the singer/guitarist working with the gospel group the Golden Gate Quartet. Not all of those link-ups work, as Leadbelly was a pretty substantial performing personality and didn't need the company, and the Golden Gate Quartet members don't always sound comfortable doing a brand of music that is more raw and earthy than the gospel-oriented songs they were accustomed to recording. Overall, however, these commercial recordings were among the best of Leadbelly's career and are worth tracking down. ---Bruce Eder, AllMusic Review

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