Negro Sinful songs, a 1939 album by Lead Belly; there were a total of 14 takes, with 10 of them being selected for the album.   

The first song on the album, Frankie and Albert, Lead Belly opens with a two part performance of one of the greatest American folk songs: Frankie and Albert, also known as Frankie and Johnny or simply Frankie, tells the story of a young woman who ended her lover’s life because of his infidelity. Lead Belly’s rendition here is considerably more plaintive than any version you’d hear by Frank Crumit or Jimmie Rodgers. Lead Belly’s full version was more than fifteen minutes long and consequently had to be split into two parts due to the constraints of 78 rpm discs (each side could hold about three minutes of sound).   

Originally, both halves of the song were issued on the first disc of the album, on side A and B. At some point after the first pressing, the second half of the song was moved to side A of the second disc. Looky, Looky, Yonder, Black Betty and Yallow women's door bells were recorded as one continuous take and therefore have the same track number. The same applies to Ain't goin' down to the well no mo and Go down old Hannah.

Negro Sinful Songs - Full album