Tracklist Hide Credits
| A1 | –Sam Chatman* | I Have To Paint My FaceWritten-By, Vocals, Guitar – Sam Chatman* |
2:45 |
| A2 | –K.C. Douglas | Big Road BluesWritten-By, Vocals, Guitar – K.C. Douglas |
2:25 |
| A3 | –Sam Chatman* | I Stand And WonderWritten-By, Vocals, Guitar – Sam Chatman* |
3:50 |
| A4 | –Big Joe Williams | Texas BluesWritten-By, Vocals, Guitar – Big Joe Williams |
3:40 |
| A5 | –Bukka White | Drifting BluesWritten-By, Vocals, Guitar – Bukka White |
7:15 |
| A6 | –Jasper Love & Columbus Jones | The Slop | 3:15 |
| B1 | –Wade Walton & R.C. Smith* | Barbershop RhythmGuitar, Voice [Talking] – R.C. Smith*Voice [Talking], Percussion [Slapping Straight Razor] – Wade Walton |
2:22 |
| B2 | –R.C. Smith* | Going Back To TexasWritten-By, Vocals, Guitar – R.C. Smith* |
2:40 |
| B3 | –K.C. Douglas & Sidney Maiden | Blues And TroublePiano, Harmonica – Sidney MaidenWritten-By, Vocals, Guitar – K.C. Douglas |
3:20 |
| B4 | –R.C. Smith* | Lonely WidowWritten-By, Vocals, Guitar – R.C. Smith* |
2:50 |
| B5 | –Wade Walton | Rooster BluesGuitar – Wade WaltonOther [Rooster Crowing] – Unknown Artist |
1:20 |
| B6 | –Butch Cage & Willie Thomas* | Butch's BluesWritten-By, Vocals, Fiddle – Butch CageWritten-By, Vocals, Guitar – Willie Thomas* |
5:30 |
| B7 | –Butch Cage & Willie Thomas* | Forty Four BluesWritten-By, Vocals, Fiddle – Butch CageWritten-By, Vocals, Guitar – Willie Thomas* |
4:45 |
Companies, etc.
- Copyright (c) – Tradition Music Co.
Credits
- Liner Notes, Photography By – Chris Strachwitz
- Producer, Recorded By – Chris Strachwitz
Notes
1980 reissue with different cover and tracklist from the original version Various - I Have To Paint My FaceA6 and B7 not listed on back cover.
Recorded at the private houses of the artists in 1960, except B3 recorded in 1963.
Ⓒ by Tradition Music Co. (BMI)
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etched): ARHOOLIE 1005A
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etched): ARHOOLIE 1005B
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F 1005 | Various | I Have To Paint My Face (LP, Comp, Mono) | Arhoolie Records | F 1005 | US | 1960 |
| F 1005 | Various | I Have To Paint My Face - A Random Collection Of Mississippi Delta Blues (LP, Comp, Mono) | Arhoolie Records | F 1005 | US | 1960 |
| F 1005 | Various | I Have To Paint My Face - A Random Collection Of Mississippi Delta Blues (LP, RM) | Arhoolie Records | F 1005 | US | 1969 |
| CD 432, CD-432, 432 | Various | I Have To Paint My Face: Mississippi Blues – 1960 (CD, Comp, RE) | Arhoolie Records, Arhoolie Records, Arhoolie Records | CD 432, CD-432, 432 | US | 1995 |
