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. It was released on May 4, 2004 and was produced by Dave Fortman (

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soundtrack for the movie

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) played on the rest.

Track listing

Personnel

*Cordell Crockett - bass (tracks: 1, 3 to 5, 9, 10) *Nathan Slade - bass, guitar (tracks: 2, 6 to 8, 11) *Chad Kent - drums *Joey Culver - vocals *Greg Leisz - pedal steel guitar on track 5

External links

Atomship official website

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Crash of '47 2004 debut albums Watership Down (band) albums Wind-up Records albums