{{other uses|Case file (disambiguation)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2020}} {{Infobox album | name = The Case Files | type = compilation | artist = Peter Case | cover = The Case Files.jpg | alt = | released = May 10, 2011 | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = Alternative rock, alternative country, folk rock | length = 42:13 | label = Alive | producer = | prev_title = Wig! | prev_year = 2010 | next_title = HWY 62 | next_year = 2015 }}
'''''The Case Files''''' is a compilation album by American singer-songwriter Peter Case, released in 2011. It consists of unreleased songs, out-takes and demos from Case's solo career.
==Critical reception== {{Album ratings | rev1 =Allmusic | rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="AM">{{cite web |first=Mark |last=Deming |title= ''The Case Files'' Review |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id= r2162362 |pure_url=yes}} |publisher=Allmusic |accessdate=December 28, 2011}}</ref> }} Allmusic critic Mark Deming wrote "Considering the odds-and-ends nature of this album, it's a pleasant surprise that The Case Files is so consistently strong ... The Case Files proves this man's cast-offs make for a better album than most acts' level-best efforts".<ref name="AM" />
==Track listing== All songs written by Peter Case unless otherwise noted. #"(Give Me) One More Mile" – 3:00 #"Let's Turn This Thing Around" – 3:13 #"Anything (Closing Credits)" – 4:08 #"The End" (Al Escovedo) – 3:16 #"Good Times, Bad Times" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 3:17 #"Milkcow Blues" (Traditional) – 4:39 #"Kokomo Prayer Vigil" – 3:13 #"Ballad of the Minimum Wage" – 3:11 #"Steel Strings No. 1" – 3:40 #"Trusted Friend" – 2:57 #"Black Crow Blues" (Bob Dylan) – 3:34 #"Round Trip Stranger Blues" – 4:05
==Personnel== *Peter Case – vocals, guitar, banjo, piano, Wurlitzer *Mel Bransfield-Waters – bass *Stephen Bruton – slide guitar *T-Bone Burnett – guitar, percussion *David Jackson – bass *Duke McVinnie – bass *Dave Meshell – bass *Duane Jarvis – guitar *Andrew Bush – drums *Sandy Chila – drums *David Ensminger – drums *Mr. Bannister – drums *Bryan Head – drums *Ron Franklin – harp *Stan Ridgway – keyboards '''Production notes''' *Doug Olson – engineer, mixing *Stan Ridgway – engineer *Joshua Case – engineer *Pete Lyman – mastering *Geoff Crowe – layout *Anthony Artiagan – cover photo
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