The Scene of the Crime

The Scene of the Crime is a studio album by American singer-songwriter Bettye LaVette, released in the United States on September 25, 2007 on the label ANTI-. It is a collaboration with Drive-By Truckers as backing band, Spooner Oldham on piano, and other studio musicians. The album debuted at number one on Billboard's Top Blues Albums chart and was nominated for Best Contemporary Blues Album at the 2008 Grammy Awards.

Track listing

 * 1) "I Still Want to Be Your Baby (Take Me Like I Am)" (Eddie Hinton) – 3:45
 * 2) * Originally recorded by Eddie Hinton
 * 3) "Choices" (Billy Yates, Mike Curtis) – 3:04
 * 4) * Originally recorded by George Jones
 * 5) "Jealousy" (Frankie Miller) – 5:36
 * 6) * Originally recorded by Frankie Miller
 * 7) "You Don't Know Me at All" (Don Henley, John Corey, Stan Lynch) – 3:58
 * 8) * Originally recorded by Don Henley
 * 9) "Somebody Pick Up My Pieces" (Willie Nelson) – 5:22
 * 10) * Originally recorded by Willie Nelson
 * 11) "They Call It Love" (W. T. Davidson) – 3:57
 * 12) * Originally recorded by Ray Charles
 * 13) "The Last Time" (John Hiatt) – 2:58
 * 14) * Originally recorded by John Hiatt
 * 15) "Talking Old Soldiers" (Elton John, Bernie Taupin) – 4:26
 * 16) * Originally recorded by Elton John
 * 17) "Before the Money Came (The Battle of Bettye LaVette)" (Bettye LaVette, Patterson Hood) – 4:30
 * 18) "I Guess We Shouldn't Talk About That Now" (Ed Pettersen, Kim McLean) – 3:46

Musicians

 * Bettye LaVette – vocals
 * Mike Cooley – guitar
 * Sum Haque – piano
 * Kelvin Holly – guitar
 * David Hood – bass guitar
 * Patterson Hood – guitar
 * Brad Morgan – drums
 * John Neff – guitar, pedal steel guitar
 * Spooner Oldham – piano, Wurlitzer electric piano
 * Shonna Tucker – bass

Production

 * Bettye LaVette – producer
 * John Agnello – additional engineer
 * David Barbe – producer, engineer, mixing, additional engineer
 * Elizabeth Fladung – portrait photography
 * Gene Grimaldi – mastering
 * Patterson Hood – producer, liner notes
 * Andy Kaulkin – executive producer
 * Kevin Kiley – photography
 * Bryan Sheffield – photography, cover photo
 * Benjamin Tanner – engineer