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label. An expanded 2CD edition was released on December 15, 2017.

Track listing

# "Green Light Girl" # "Problem Child" # "So You Want It to Rain" # "Life" # "Helpless Man" # "Soul Shaker" # "Send Some Love" # "Smokestack" # "Last Night" # "Blame" # "Thin Dream" # "Cry"

Personnel

*Doyle Bramhall II - Guitar, Vocals *Smokestack - Primary artist, Band *

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- Guitars *

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- Percussion, Vocals *

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- Mastering * Mike Scotella - Assistant Engineer * Chris Bruce - Composer *

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- Engineer, Mixing, Producer *Shari Sutcliffe - Production Coordination *

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- Organ, Piano

References

{{Authority control 2001 albums Doyle Bramhall II albums RCA Records albums