| Viper of Melody | ||||
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| Released | 2009 | |||
| Genre | Country, alt-country | |||
| Length | 37:02 | |||
| Label | Ark21 | |||
| Producer | Lloyd Maines | |||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
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