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Dead Relatives
Dead Relatives is the fifth full-length album by Canadian singer-songwriter Emm Gryner, released in 2000 on her independent label Dead Daisy Records.
Track listing.
1. "Parting Song" (4:05)
2. "Mary Jill" (5:39)
3. "Summerlong" (3:33)
4. "Half Sorry" (3:47)
5. "A Little War" (5:03)
6. "Yellow" (5:54)
7. "Daryn Song
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