Millport (album)

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Millport
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 10, 2017
Genre Country rock, [1] folk, roots rock, Americana [2]
Length31:42 [3]
Label Anti-
Producer Brett Gurewitz [1]
Greg Graffin chronology
Cold as the Clay
(2006)
Millport
(2017)
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Millport is the third solo album by Bad Religion lead singer Greg Graffin, released on March 10, 2017. [7] [8] [9]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Backroads of My Mind"3:53
2."Too Many Virtues"3:04
3."Lincoln's Funeral Train"3:44
4."Millport"3:20
5."Time of Need"3:33
6."Making Time"3:24
7."Shotgun"2:39
8."Echo on the Hill"2:31
9."Sawmill"2:12
10."Waxwings"3:28
Total length:31:42

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