| Songs We Didn't Write | ||||
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| Released | 1998 | |||
| Genre | Christian punk, Christian rock | |||
| Label | Tooth & Nail | |||
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| HM Magazine | link [1] |
Songs We Didn't Write is Ghoti Hook's third CD on Tooth & Nail Records. A cover album, it contains Ghoti Hook versions of songs both from secular and Christian music. [2]
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