Black List is an E.P.

Extended play

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 by the American

United States

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 pop-rock musician Alex Chilton

Alex Chilton

William Alexander "Alex" Chilton was an American songwriter, guitarist, singer and producer, best known as the lead singer of the Box Tops and Big Star...

, released in 1989.

The E.P. included three Chilton originals and three cover version

Cover version

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s. These were a cover of Ronny & the Daytonas

Ronny & the Daytonas

Ronny & the Daytonas were an American surf rock group of the early 1960s, whose members included Paul Jensen , Thomas Ramey , Lynn Williams , Lee Kraft and John "Bucky" Wilkin , with contributions from many more such as Larry Butler Ronny Clark and Buzz Cason.-History:The group...

' "Little G.T.O." on which Chilton played all the instruments; a version of "Nice and Easy Does It" as popularized by Frank Sinatra

Frank Sinatra

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, and a song penned by country blues

Country blues

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 musician Furry Lewis

Furry Lewis

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.

Black List was re-released in 2004 on a compilation CD together with Chilton's High Priest album.

Track listing

1. "Little G.T.O." (John Wilkin) - 2:52
2. "Guantanamerika" (Alex Chilton
   Alex Chilton
   William Alexander "Alex" Chilton was an American songwriter, guitarist, singer and producer, best known as the lead singer of the Box Tops and Big Star...
   
   ) - 3:11
3. "Jailbait" (Chilton) - 3:31
4. "Baby Baby Baby" (Chilton) - 4:22
5. "Nice and Easy Does It" (Alan Bergman
   Alan Bergman
   Alan Bergman is an American lyricist and songwriter.-Life & career:Born in Brooklyn, New York, he studied at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and UCLA. His involvement in the entertainment industry began in the early 1950s as a director of children's television shows...
   
   , Marilyn Keith
   Marilyn Bergman
   Marilyn Bergman is a composer, songwriter and author.She was born Marilyn Keith in Brooklyn, New York and studied psychology and English at New York University...
   
   , Lew Spence
   Lew Spence
   Lew Spence was an American songwriter.Spence received little formal musical training, and led a dance band in his hometown as a teenager. He played piano and sang in his twenties, but did not publish any songs until he was almost 30 years old...
   
   ) - 4:36
6. "I Will Turn Your Money Green" (Furry Lewis
   Furry Lewis
   Furry Lewis was an American country blues guitarist and songwriter from Memphis, Tennessee. Lewis was one of the first of the old-time blues musicians of the 1920s to be brought out of retirement, and given a new lease of recording life, by the folk blues revival of the 1960s.-Life and...
   
   , Traditional) - 2:53

Personnel

• Alex Chilton
  Alex Chilton
  William Alexander "Alex" Chilton was an American songwriter, guitarist, singer and producer, best known as the lead singer of the Box Tops and Big Star...
  
   - guitar
  Guitar
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  , vocals
  Singing
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  ; bass guitar
  Bass guitar
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  , drums
  Drum kit
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   on track 1
• Tommy McClure - bass guitar
• Doug Garrison - drums
• Jim Spake - saxophone
  Saxophone
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• George Reineke - backing vocals on track 1

• Recorded at Ardent Studios
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  , Memphis, Tennessee
  Memphis, Tennessee
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