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. It was recorded in Nashville over a two-year period while the three original members of the band (Ben Morton, Neil Mason, and Ben Brown) were finishing high school. One song from the album, "Too Much Too Soon," (which features

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Track listing

#"Back Where We Began" (Ben Morton, Kenny Greenberg, Matt Rollings) – 3:07 #"Three White Cars (Morton) – 3:49 #"Hero" (Morton, Greenberg, Rollings) – 4:05 #"Too Much Too Soon" (Morton) – 3:37 #"Close To The Silence" (Morton, Neil Mason) – 3:28 #"All You Ever Wanted" (Morton, Greenberg, Rollings) – 4:12 #"Fruit" (Morton, Greenberg, Rollings) – 3:22 #"Chasing The Sun" (Morton, Mason, Greenberg, Rollings) – 4:07 #"Another Round" (Morton) – 4:23 #"Carry Me High" (Morton) – 3:27 #"To Believe" (Morton) – 12:35 (Contains hidden track called "Space Love")

Credits

*Ben Brown –

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*Neil Mason –

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

*Ben Morton –

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

acoustic guitar An acoustic guitar is a musical instrument in the string family. When a string is plucked its vibration is transmitted from the bridge, resonating throughout the top of the guitar. It is also transmitted to the side and back of the instrument, ...

*James SK Wān – bamboo flute

References

{{Authority control Llama (band) albums 2001 debut albums MCA Records albums Albums produced by Kenny Greenberg