''What is Free to a Good Home?'' is the first

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(EP) by

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& The Soft Skeleton. The EP consists of five new songs and a remix, including previously unreleased tracks from the sessions of ''

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''. It was released July 24, 2007 in Canada and the United States on

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. The title of the EP comes from a poem by Emily Haines' father, Paul Haines.

Track listing

# "Rowboat" # "The Bank" # "Telethon" # "Bottom of the World" # "Sprig" # "Mostly Waving" (todorK remix)

Personnel

* Emily Haines — vocals, piano *

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— drums on "The Bank" * Jimmy Shaw — trumpet on "Rowboat", "Telethon", "The Bank" and "Mostly Waving"; harmonium on The "Bank" *

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— trombone on "Rowboat", "Telethon", "The Bank" and "Mostly Waving" * Chris Seligman — French horn on "Rowboat", "Telethon", "The Bank" and "Mostly Waving" * Lance Barrington — guest vocals on "Mostly Waving" * David Newfeld — strings, guitar, synth and bass on "Sprig" 2007 EPs Emily Haines albums {{2000s-indie-pop-album-stub