Unified Folk Theory

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Unified Folk Theory
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Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 4, 2007
StudioCrooked Creek Studios
Genre Folk rock, singer-songwriter
Length128:31
Label Crooked Creek Records
Producer E Fink
The Giving Tree Band chronology
Unified Folk Theory
(2007)
Bring It Back Home For Christmas
(2008)

Unified Folk Theory is the first studio album released by American folk rock/Americana band The Giving Tree Band, released on December 4, 2007, on Crooked Creek Records. [1] In line with their environmental stewardship, the CD's were manufactured at Earthology Records and the band pledged to plant 10 trees for every 1000 Cd's sold. [2] The album takes its name from the physics concept of the unified field theory. [3]

Contents

Track listing

Disc 1

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."One Life at a Time"Bob Salihar3:24
2."Do It Well"Bob Salihar4:17
3."Sunshine Baby"E Fink4:35
4."West Coast"Bob Salihar2:54
5."Recess"Todd Fink5:50
6."Honey Bee"Bob Salihar3:36
7."Nothing At All"Pat Burke2:19
8."True Love"Bob Salihar4:07
9."How Can You Know"E Fink6:58
10."Room Full of Boxes"Bob Salihar3:47
11."Shadow Puppet"E Fink4:16
12."Alabama Road"Bob Salihar4:15
13."Oh My Mind"Todd Fink3:15
14."Focus On Change"Bob Salihar2:41
15."All My Life"E Fink4:22
16."Crooked Creek Crawl"E Fink & Pat Burke4:21
17."Don't Say Goodbye"Bob Salihar4:01

Disc 2

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Wild Girl"Bob Salihar1:42
2."Complete"Bob Salihar3:41
3."Guardian Angel"Pat Burke2:15
4."Riddle Of Love"Bob Salihar3:53
5."Hit The Road"Bob Salihar2:24
6."Idle Company"E Fink4:23
7."Where Am I?"E Fink5:00
8."That Don't Make It Easier"Bob Salihar3:31
9."Ever Since the Day"Bob Salihar2:59
10."Lonesome Road"E Fink5:01
11."Reflections"E Fink4:35
12."Soul Bird"Todd Fink3:22
13."Wheel Man"E Fink4:48
14."Freedom"Bob Salihar4:11
15."Nada Yajna"Todd Fink3:28
16."Blessed Are the Peacemakers"E Fink & Todd Fink4:53

Personnel

Additional personnel

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