Knock on Wood (The Young Gods album)

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Knock on Wood
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Live album by
ReleasedApril 21, 2008
Recorded2006–2007 [1]
Genre Rock
Label Play It Again Sam
The Young Gods chronology
Super Ready/Fragmenté
(2007)
Knock on Wood
(2008)
Everybody Knows
(2010)

Knock On Wood is an acoustic album by The Young Gods. [2] [3]

Contents

CD track listing

  1. Our House
  2. I'm The Drug
  3. Everythere
  4. Gasoline Man
  5. Speak Low (Nash/Weill)
  6. Charlotte
  7. Ghost Rider (Suicide)
  8. Longue Route
  9. She Rains
  10. Freedom (Richie Havens)
  11. Skinflowers

DVD Track listing

Live At Moods

  1. I'm The Drug
  2. Gasoline Man
  3. Speak Low
  4. Ghost Rider
  5. Longue Route
  6. She Rains
  7. Everything In Its Right Place (Radiohead)
  8. If Six Was Nine (Jimi Hendrix)

Take Away Shows

  1. Charlotte
  2. I'm The Drug
  3. Gasoline Man

LP Track listing

1A

  1. Our House (5:38)
  2. Everythere (4:43)
  3. Gasoline Man (5:07)

1B

  1. Speak Low (5:00)
  2. Charlotte (2:07)
  3. Longue Route (4:22)
  4. She Rains (5:28)

2A

  1. Skinflowers (4:20)
  2. I'm The Drug (2:55)
  3. Freedom (4:03)
  4. Stay With Us (4:20)

2B

  1. Ghostrider (12:02)

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Main Performer

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