What Is Free to a Good Home? explained

What is Free to a Good Home?
Type:	EP
Artist:	Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton
Cover:	What-is-free-to-a-good-home.jpg
Released:	July 24, 2007
Recorded:	2006 at the Studio Plateau in Montreal, Phase One & International Chemical Workers Union in Toronto
Genre:	Indie pop
Length:	17:54
Label:	Last Gang Records
Producer:	Jimmy Shaw & Dave Newfeld for ("Sprig")
Prev Title:	Knives Don't Have Your Back
Prev Year:	2006
Next Title:	Choir of the Mind
Next Year:	2017

What is Free to a Good Home? is the first extended play (EP) by Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton.^[1] The EP consists of five new songs and a remix, including previously unreleased tracks from the sessions of Knives Don't Have Your Back. It was released July 24, 2007 in Canada and the United States on Last Gang Records. The title of the EP comes from a poem by Emily Haines' father, Paul Haines.

Track listing

1. "Rowboat"
2. "The Bank"
3. "Telethon"
4. "Bottom of the World"
5. "Sprig"
6. "Mostly Waving" (todorK remix)

Personnel

• Emily Haines — vocals, piano
• Justin Peroff — drums on "The Bank"
• Jimmy Shaw — trumpet on "Rowboat", "Telethon", "The Bank" and "Mostly Waving"; harmonium on The "Bank"
• Evan Cranley — trombone on "Rowboat", "Telethon", "The Bank" and "Mostly Waving"
• Chris Seligman — French horn on "Rowboat", "Telethon", "The Bank" and "Mostly Waving"
• Lance Barrington — guest vocals on "Mostly Waving"
• David Newfeld — strings, guitar, synth and bass on "Sprig"

Notes and References

1. Web site: What Is Free To A Good Home? - EP by Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton . 2024-02-26 . Genius . en.