Subway to the Country

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Subway to the Country
David Ackles Subwaytothecountry (cover).jpg
Studio album by
Released1970
Genre Singer-songwriter
Length34:07
Label Elektra
Producer Russ Miller
David Ackles chronology
David Ackles
(1968)
Subway to the Country
(1970)
American Gothic
(1972)
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Subway to the Country is the second album of American singer-songwriter David Ackles.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks composed by David Ackles

  1. "Main Line Saloon"
  2. "That's No Reason to Cry"
  3. "Candy Man"
  4. "Out on the Road"
  5. "Cabin on the Mountain"
  6. "Woman River"
  7. "Inmates of the Institution"
  8. "Subway to the Country"

Personnel

Technical

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References

  1. Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th Concise ed.). United Kingdom: Omnibus Press. p. 35. ISBN   978-1-84609-856-7.