Building 55

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Building 55
Kathleen Edwards Building 55.jpg
EP by
Released1999
Genre Alt-country
Label independent
Kathleen Edwards chronology
Building 55
(1999)
Failer
(2002)

Building 55 is an EP released in 1999 by Canadian singer-songwriter Kathleen Edwards. [1] Only 500 copies of the EP were printed, and it became a highly sought-after collector's item after her commercial breakthrough with her full-length debut album Failer . [2]

Edwards has stated that she gave away just as many copies of the album while on tour as she sold.

Track listing

  1. "Injustica" – 5:11
  2. "Nagasaki" – 4:34
  3. "5 Years" – 6:06
  4. "Bigstar" – 4:04
  5. "Wordgamething" – 4:29
  6. "Violin for Mom" – 0:39
  7. "Titled Untitled" – 5:00

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References

  1. Lynn Saxberg, "Envoy's daughter on road as ambassador of music: AlternaFest". Ottawa Citizen , September 4, 1999.
  2. "Brazen barroom balladry ; Kathleen Edwards makes grassroots alt/folk debut". Toronto Star , September 19, 2002.