''The Summer of High Hopes'' is the tenth album by

Emm Gryner Emm Gryner (born 8 June 1975 in Sarnia, Ontario) is a Canadian-Filipino singer, songwriter, recording artist, and author. She has released 20 albums as a solo performer, and has collaborated with artists including David Bowie and Chris Hadfie ...

, released in 2006 on

Dead Daisy Records Emm Gryner (born 8 June 1975 in Sarnia, Ontario) is a Canadian-Filipino singer, songwriter, recording artist, and author. She has released 20 albums as a solo performer, and has collaborated with artists including David Bowie and Chris Hadfie ...

. In an interview with ''

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cited Gryner's "Almighty Love" as one of the songs he most wished he had written himself.Collins, Leah (28 June 2007). "Irish luck smiles on Emm Gryner: Canadian singer a big hit on Emerald Isle", ''

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'', p. D4. Copies preordered through Gryner's website were shipped with a bonus disc, ''PVT'', which featured rerecorded versions of songs from her 1998 album ''

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Track listing

# "Girls are Murder" – 4:23 # "Merlot" – 3:30 # "All-Time Low" – 2:56 # "Almighty Love" – 3:53 # "Blackwinged Bird" – 4:21 # "Black-Eyed Blue Sky" – 2:22 # "Queen of the Boys" – 3:33 # "Starcrossed" – 3:56 # "See the Sea" – 2:26 # "Sunshine" – 3:18 # "Sweet Destroyer" – 4:58

References

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