''The Gambler'' is an EP by the

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artist Mike Doughty. It was released in 2005 on ATO Records, exclusively through the

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. The album contains mostly live performances. Several of the tracks are cover songs (" The Gambler" –

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, "Strange Powers" –

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, and "The King of Carrot Flowers" –

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), and two of the compositions were originally performed with Doughty's previous band Soul Coughing. ("St. Louise Is Listening" and "Janine" can be found on the Soul Coughing albums ''

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'' and '' Ruby Vroom'', respectively.) The EP also includes a

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for the song "Looking at the World from the Bottom of a Well," a track found on Doughty's previously released album ''

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''.

Track listing

#" The Gambler" (studio version) –

cover #"Strange Powers" (live on XM Radio's “The Loft”) –

Cover #"St. Louise Is Listening" (live on

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) #"Busting Up a Starbucks" (live on KEXP) #"The King of Carrot Flowers, Pt. 1" (live on KEXP) –

Cover #"Janine" (live from the street in Seattle) – (Featuring. The Good People of Seattle) *VIDEO: "Looking at the World from the Bottom of a Well"

External links

Links to download EP and cover art
– through Mike Doughty's web site
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2005 EPs Mike Doughty albums ATO Records albums {{2005-rock-album-stub