Why You Runnin'

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Why You Runnin'
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ReleasedNovember 2009 (2009-11)
Label Fat Possum
Lissie chronology
Lissie
(2007)
Why You Runnin'
(2009)
Catching a Tiger
(2010)

Why You Runnin' is the debut EP by American singer-songwriter Lissie, released in November 2009 on Fat Possum. [1] [2] It was produced by Bill Reynolds of Band of Horses. One of the songs, "Oh Mississippi" was co-written with Ed Harcourt, whom she met through a mutual friend. [3] The EP was listed amongst Paste magazine's "Eight Most Auspicious Musical Debuts of 2009". [4]

Three of the five tracks were later reissued in her debut full-length album Catching a Tiger .

Track listing

Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Little Lovin'" Elisabeth Maurus, Angelo Petraglia 4:30
2."Wedding Bells" 3:04
3."Oh Mississippi"Maurus, Ed Harcourt 3:22
4."Everywhere I Go"Maurus, Curt Schneider 4:06
5."Here Before" 5:15

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References

  1. Grepperud, Amund (10 February 2010). "Lydverket elsker: Lissie" (in Norwegian). Lydverket. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
  2. Martin, Gavin (2 April 2010). "Lissie Maurus is full of true rebel country spirit". Daily Mirror . Retrieved 28 May 2010.
  3. Petro, Cristopher. "SPOTLIGHT: Lissie Maurus". Performer Magazine . Retrieved 28 May 2010.
  4. Maddux, Rachael (22 December 2009). "The Eight Most Auspicious Musical Debuts of 2009". Paste . Retrieved 29 May 2010.