Best of the M.C. Records Years 1999–2005

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Best of the M.C. Records Years 1999–2005 is a compilation album by American folk singer Odetta, released in 2006. It contains songs she recorded on the M.C. Records label.

Track listing

All songs Traditional unless otherwise noted.

1. "Blues Everywhere I Go" (Scott Shirley) – 4:53
2. "Goodnight, Irene" (Lead Belly, Alan Lomax) – 4:58
3. "Please Send Me Someone to Love" (Percy Mayfield) – 2:34
4. "This Little Light of Mine" (Harry Loes) – 4:43
5. "Bourgeois Blues" (Huddie Ledbetter) – 4:33
6. "Trouble in Mind" (Big Bill Broonzy) – 4:27
7. "New Orleans" (Broonzy) – 4:43
8. "Freedom Trilogy: Oh Freedom/Come & Go with Me/I'm on My Way" – 6:34
9. "Two Little Fishes and Five Loaves of Bread" (Haneghen) – 3:24
10. "Roberta" (Ledbetter, Lomax) – 5:36
11. "Can't Afford to Lose My Man" (Ernest Lawlars) – 2:56
12. "Midnight Special" (Ledbetter) – 4:54
13. "Poor Little Jesus" – 2:17
14. "Alabama Bound/Boll Weevil" (Leadbelly, Traditional) – 7:20
15. "What Month Was Jesus Born In?" – 1:48
16. "Oh, Papa" (Davide Elman) – 3:01
17. "You Gotta Know How" (Sippie Wallace) – 3:38

Personnel

• Odetta – vocals
• Henry Butler – piano
• Mark Carpentieri – drums
• Richard Crooks – drums
• Popsy Dixon – drums
• Dr. John – piano, vocals
• Seth Farber – piano, organ
• Sherman Holmes – bass
• Wendell Holmes – guitar, piano
• Freddy Koella – violin
• Michael Merritt – bass
• Shawn Pelton – drums
• Pinetop Perkins – piano
• Jim Saporito – percussion
• Brad Vickers – bass
• Jimmy Vivino – guitar (electric, acoustic, and 12-string), banjo
• Kim Wilson – harmonica

Production notes

• Liner Notes by Alan Robinson