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Building 55

Building 55 is an EP released in 1999 by Canadian singer-songwriter Kathleen Edwards. Only 500 copies of the EP were printed, and it became a highly sought-after collector's item after her commercial breakthrough with her full-length debut album Failer.

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Building 55
EP by
Kathleen Edwards
Released1999
GenreAlt-country
Labelindependent
Kathleen Edwards chronology
Building 55
(1999) 		Failer
(2002)

Building 55 is an EP released in 1999 by Canadian singer-songwriter Kathleen Edwards.1 Only 500 copies of the EP were printed, and it became a highly sought-after collector's item after her commercial breakthrough with her full-length debut album Failer.2

Edwards has stated that she gave away just as many copies of the album while on tour as she sold.

Track listing

  1. "Injustica" – 5:11
  2. "Nagasaki" – 4:34
  3. "5 Years" – 6:06
  4. "Bigstar" – 4:04
  5. "Wordgamething" – 4:29
  6. "Violin for Mom" – 0:39
  7. "Titled Untitled" – 5:00
References

References

  1. Lynn Saxberg, "Envoy's daughter on road as ambassador of music: AlternaFest". Ottawa Citizen, September 4, 1999.
  2. "Brazen barroom balladry; Kathleen Edwards makes grassroots alt/folk debut". Toronto Star, September 19, 2002.