Tracklist
| A1 | Hold What You've Got |
| A2 | One Monkey Don't Stop No Show |
| A3 | A Woman (Can Change A Man) |
| A4 | I Want To (Do Everything For You) |
| A5 | Don't Make Your Children Pay (For Your Mistakes) |
| A6 | A Sweet Woman Like You |
| A7 | The Love You Save (May Be Your Own) |
| B1 | You Better Believe It, Baby |
| B2 | I'm A Man |
| B3 | I've Got To Do A Little Bit Better |
| B4 | S.Y.S.L.J.F.M (The Letter Song) |
| B5 | I Believe I'm Gonna Make It |
| B6 | A Woman Sees A Hard Time (When Her Man Is Gone) |
| B7 | Watch The One (That Brings The Bad News) |
| C1 | Papa Was, Too (Tramp) |
| C2 | The Truest Woman In The World |
| C3 | Show Me |
| C4 | Woman Like That, Yeah |
| C5 | A Woman's Hands |
| C6 | Skinny Legs And All |
| C7 | Men Are Gettin' Scarce |
| D1 | I'll Never Do You Wrong |
| D2 | Keep The One You've Got |
| D3 | You Need Me Baby |
| D4 | Buying A Book |
| D5 | It Ain't Sanitary |
| D6 | You're Right, Ray Charles |
| D7 | I Gotcha |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Charly Records Ltd.
- Copyright (c) – Charly Records Ltd.
- Licensed From – Tree International
- Pressed By – MPO
Credits
- Compiled By [Reissue Compilation And Co-ordination] – Cliff White
- Design [Design And Artwork] – Rob Burt
- Liner Notes – Barney Hoskyns
- Photography By – Joe Stevens , Muir MacKean
- Producer – Buddy Killen
- Written-By – Joe Tex
Notes
Original Dial recordingsLicensed from Tree International, Nashville, Tennessee.
All recordings as originally released except:
'A Woman Sees A Hard Time (When Her Man Is Gone)' - Same take, but this is the basic recording. The original release had double-tracked vocal with added echo.
'Papa Was, Too' - Same take, but this version includes a piano track that was omitted from the original release.
'I Gotcha' - Same take, but this version has a longer introductory verse and fade-out than the original release.
This compilation ℗ © July 1988 Charly Records Ltd.
Made in the EEC
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 0 82333 08851 1
- Matrix / Runout (Side 1 etched): CDX 29 A1 MPO
- Matrix / Runout (Side 2 etched): CDX 29 B1 MPO
- Matrix / Runout (Side 3 etched): CDX 29 C1 MPO
- Matrix / Runout (Side 4 etched): CDX 29 D1 MPO
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CD CHARLY 133 | Joe Tex | The Very Best Of Joe Tex (CD, Comp) | Charly R&B | CD CHARLY 133 | Europe | 1988 |
| 30512570 | Joe Tex | The Very Best Of Joe Tex (2xLP, Comp) | Charly R&B, Zafiro | 30512570 | Spain | 1990 |
| TC-CDX29 | Joe Tex | The Very Best Of Joe Tex (Cass, Comp) | Charly R&B | TC-CDX29 | UK | 1988 |











