L.A. (EP)

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L.A.
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Released2001
Genre Folk rock
Teddy Thompson chronology
Teddy Thompson
(2000)
L.A.
(2001)
Blunderbuss
(2004)

L.A. is an EP by singer-songwriter Teddy Thompson, released in 2001 after his self-titled, debut album. The EP was recorded in November 2001 at Fez, NYC by Ed Haber. [1] "Shine So Bright" and "Sorry to See Me Go" later appeared on Thompson's second full-length album, Separate Ways (2005).

Contents

Track listing

  1. "On My Way"
  2. "Almost Famous"
  3. "Shine So Bright"
  4. "Sorry to See Me Go"
  5. "L.A."

Personnel

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References

  1. "Album Liner Notes: L.A. EP". AlbumLinerNotes.com. Retrieved February 1, 2009.