''The Grand Theatre, Volume One'' is the title of the eighth

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Hall in Dallas, Texas, simulating the concert experience to test out new material. The songs which the band felt worked were then taken to Treefort Studios in Austin, Texas, for proper recording. Over two dozen songs were recorded during these sessions. The remaining material was released as '' The Grand Theatre, Volume Two'' in 2011.

Track list

All songs written by Rhett Miller, Ken Bethea, Murry Hammond and Philip Peeples, except where noted. # "The Grand Theatre" - 3:15 # "Every Night Is Friday Night (Without You)" - 2:45 # "The Magician" - 3:54 # "You Were Born to Be in Battle" - 3:50 # "The Dance Class" - 3:22 # "Let the Whiskey Take the Reins" - 4:10 # "

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/Rhett Miller) # "A State of Texas" - 2:54 # "You Smoke Too Much" - 3:44 # "Love Is What You Are" - 4:04 # "Please Hold on While the Train is Moving" - 5:26 # "The Beauty Marks" - 3:34

Bonus tracks

*"Marcy Anne" (iTunes bonus track) *"Two Family Trees" (Amazon bonus track)

Personnel

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, guitars *Murry Hammond:

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, guitars, vocals *Ken Bethea:

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s *Philip Peeples:

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, percussion *Rip Rowan: bridge piano on Please Hold On While The Train Is Moving

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Grand Theatre Volume 1, The 2010 albums Old 97's albums New West Records albums