North by South

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North by South
North By South Claire Lynch Album Cover.png
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 16, 2016
Genre Bluegrass
Length33:44
Label Compass Records
Producer Alison Brown
Claire Lynch chronology
Dear Sister
(2013)
North by South
(2016)

North by South is a 2016 album by American bluegrass musician Claire Lynch. [1] It peaked at number five on the Bluegrass Albums chart, [2] and earned Lynch a Grammy Award nomination for Best Bluegrass Album. [3]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Cold Hearted Wind" Ron Sexsmith 3:13
2."Molly May"Gervais Cormier, J.P. Cormier 4:14
3."Kingdom Come"Christopher Rudolf Luedecke3:11
4."Andrew's Waltz" Willie P. Bennett 3:08
5."Empty Train" David Francey 3:38
6."Gone Again"Cris Cuddy3:06
7."Black Flowers" Lynn Miles 3:04
8."Milo"Claire Lynch3:18
9."It's Worth Believin'" Gordon Lightfoot 3:08
10."All the Diamonds In the World" Bruce Cockburn 3:16
Total length:33:44

Personnel

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References

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