Al Basile Down On Providence Plantation CD

Down On Providence Plantation Music

List Price	$15.98 (You save $1.29)
Category	Rock/Pop Albums, Jazz CDs, Blues
Label	Sweetspot
Orig Year	2005
All Time Sales Rank	282308
CD Universe Part number	7001389
Discs	1
Release Date	Jan 17, 2006
Studio/Live	Studio
Mono/Stereo	Stereo
Personnel	Duke Robillard Al Basile - vocals

Al Basile Down On Providence Plantation Songs

	1.	Bite Your Tongue
	2.	What Your Kisses Say?

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