Blue Sky and the Devil

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Blue Sky and the Devil
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 20th, 2005
Genre
Length41:13
Trampled by Turtles chronology
Songs from a Ghost Town
(2004)
Blue Sky and the Devil
(2005)
Trouble
(2007)

Blue Sky and the Devil is the second studio release of Duluth, Minnesota bluegrass group Trampled by Turtles. In 2020, a vinyl edition was released through their record label Banjodad Records. The album was recorded at Dirty Old Town Studios. All song are written by Dave Simonett except for 'Dog On A Leash' and 'Higher Calling' which were both written by Erik Berry.


Personnel:

#TitleTime
1I'm A Target Too3:03
2Nowhere to Hide3:04
3Codeine3:10
4Blue Sky and the Devil4:41
5Dog On A Leash2:43
6The One to Save4:27
7Written on the Wall2:29
8Jars at Home2:10
9Burn for Free3:30
10Silver and Gold2:48
11Dyin'4:14
12Chippin' at my Jones1:46
13Higher Calling3:17

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