Any Other Way: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A two-disk, 21-track compilation album of songs recorded by Jackie Shane. The two vinyl records have silver labels and are housed in plain white sleeves with no marks. The album cover features a photograph of Jackie Shane lounging on a plastic slipcovered chaise, holding a cigarette in her proper right hand. She wears a light blue dress with white belt and a "Jackie Shane" poster is visible on the wood paneled wall behind her. To the right is a small nightstand with three drawers and a telephone on top. Album includes a thirty page booklet. Booklet cover has photocollage of Jackie Shane memorabilia, ephemera, and photographs. Bulk of booklet is dedicated to a story titled "Jackie Shane, Any Other Way" by Rob Bowman, which recounts Shane's personal and professional biography. Track list includes "Sticks And Stones", "Any Other Way", "In My Tenement", "Comin' Down", "Money (That's What I Want)", "I've Really Got The Blues", "Send Me Some Lovin", You Are My Sunshine", Stand Up Straight And Tall", Knock On Wood" [live], "Money (That's What I Want)" [live], "Raindrops" [live], "You're The One (That I Need)" [live], "Don't Play That Song (You Lied)" [live], "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag" [live], "Any Other Way" [live], "You Are My Sunshine" [live], "I Don't Want To Cry" [live], "Shotgun" [live], "New Way Of Lovin'", and "Cruel Cruel World".

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1960s; reissued 2017
• Published by: The Numero Group, American, founded 2003
• Recorded by: Jackie Shane, American, 1940 - 2019
• Produced by: John C. Irvine, Canadian
• Produced by: Henry Murray Jr., American, 1923 - 2005
• Produced by: Fred LeBlanc, American
• Produced by: Jackie Shane, American, 1940 - 2019
• Type: record covers
• Type: long-playing records
• Medium: vinyl , cardboard , paper (fiber product)
• Dimensions: Diameter (vinyl discs): 12 in. (30.5 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W x D (cardboard jacket): 12 1/2 × 12 1/2 × 5/16 in. (31.7 × 31.7 × 0.8 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (paper sleeves): 12 1/16 × 12 1/8 in. (30.7 × 30.9 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W x D (booklet): 11 1/2 × 11 9/16 × 3/16 in. (29.2 × 29.4 × 0.5 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Rhythm and blues (Music)
• Topic: Singers (Musicians)
• Topic: Soul (Music)
• Object number: 2019.41.1a-f
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Aaron Bryant
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: © Other Peoples Music Inc Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.