Your Song (EP)

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Your Song
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Released6 December 2007 [1]
Genre Pop, soul
Label Sony BMG
Guy Sebastian chronology
The Memphis Album
(2007)
Your Song
(2007)
The Memphis Tour
(2008)

Your Song is a digital extended play by Australian pop singer Guy Sebastian. It features live versions of four songs from his 2007 soul covers album The Memphis Album , and an additional two extra covers. It was released on 6 December 2007 on Sony BMG.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Soul Man" (live) Isaac Hayes, David Porter 3:07
2."Under the Boardwalk" (live)Arthur Resnick, Kenny Young 3:28
3."You'll Never Walk Alone" (live) Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II 4:09
4."Oh Pretty Woman" (live) Roy Orbison, Bill Dees 2:57
5."(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" (live) Steve Cropper, Otis Redding 3:34
6."Hold On, I'm Comin'" (live) Samuel David Moore, David Prater 2:56

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References

  1. Your Song Featuring Guy Sebastian. getmusic.com.au. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012.