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, released in 1977. The album drew a mostly negative review from David Cleary of

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, who awarded the album 2.5 stars. He called it "bland" and the lyrics "noncommittal", and compared it to

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. He said that "Yaicha" was "easily the album's best song," and "a brief and lovely singer-songwriter number with an attractive melody and intriguing chord changes." The song "Fall on Me" was featured in the 11th episode of the second season of ''Lost''.

Track listing

All songs composed by Jon Pousette-Dart except where noted. #"County Line" (John Curtis, Jon Pousette-Dart) – 3:28 #"Fall on Me" – 2:25 #"Amnesia" – 3:11 #"I Think I Know" – 3:11 #"May You Dance" – 3:20 #"I Don't Know Why" – 3:06 #"Winterness" – 3:03 #"Who's That Knocking" (John Curtis) – 2:54 #"Listen to the Spirit" – 3:30 #"Yaicha" – 2:00

Personnel

*Jon Pousette-Dart - vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, slide guitar *John Curtis - electric and acoustic guitar, mandolin, banjo, vocals *John Folsom Troy - bass guitar, vocals *

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- synthesizer, Fender Rhodes *

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- keyboards *

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, Jeff Teague, Allison Cook - drums, percussion *Farrell Morris - percussion *Harvey Thompson - tenor saxophone *Billy Puett - flute *Ginger Holladay, Janie Fricke, Lea Jane Berinati - backing vocals

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References

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