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' "Wide Open Road"), four new songs written or co-written by Michael Thomas and a couple of old songs re-recorded, "Nothing Left to Say". The album (released on CD and

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Track listing

# "Where the Highway Meets the Cane" (Mick Thomas) - 3:41 # "In a City, Girl" (Stephen O'Prey, Mick Thomas) - 3:32 # "Grey Skies" (Ian Hearn) - 3:45 # "Rosy and Grey" (

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) - 4:18 # "Nothing Left to Say" (Mick Thomas) - 2:51 # "A Long Time Between Drinks" (Mick Thomas, Mark Wallace) - 3:45 # "If You Gotta Go" (

) - 3:19 # "In Your Memory" (Mick Thomas) - 6:17 # "Untitled Track" - 2:40

Personnel

* Jen Anderson - mandolin, vocals * Michael Barclay - drums, vocals * Stephen O'Prey - bass, vocals * Mick Thomas - guitar, mandolin, vocals * Paul Thomas - guitar, pedal steel, vocals * Mark Wallace - accordion, keyboards, vocals

References

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