Three Flights from Alto Nido is the third studio album by San Diego, California

San Diego, California

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-based singer-songwriter

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 Greg Laswell

Greg Laswell

Greg Laswell is a musician, recording engineer, and producer from San Diego, California. He has released four studio albums: Good Movie in 2003, Through Toledo in 2006, and Three Flights from Alto Nido in 2008, and Take a Bow in 2010, as well as several EPs and special singles...

. It was released through Vanguard Records

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 on July 8, 2008. The song "Comes and Goes (In Waves)" was featured in the promotional trailer and soundtrack for the HBO film Taking Chance

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in early 2009, as well as an episode of True Blood

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in October 2008. "How the Day Sounds" featured in an episode of 90210

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, "Sweet Dream" featured in an episode of Dollhouse

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 and "And Then You" featured in an episode of Grey's Anatomy

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in September 2008.

Track listing

All songs written by Greg Laswell.

1. "It's Been a Year" – 3:12
2. "That It Moves" – 3:54
3. "The One I Love" – 2:35
4. "Comes and Goes (In Waves)" – 4:13
5. "How the Day Sounds" – 4:49
6. "Sweet Dream" – 1:07
7. "Days Go On" – 3:15
8. "I'd Be Lying" – 4:45
9. "Farewell" – 3:56
10. "Not Out" – 3:32
11. "And Then You" – 3:29

Bonus track

12. "That It Moves" (GarageBand
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     Demo) – 3:18

Credits

• All songs written, recorded, and performed by Greg Laswell
• Recorded at Dog's Bark Studio in Santa Ana, California
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  , except "How the Day Sounds" and "Days Go On" recorded in Greg's studio in San Diego
• Greg Laswell – vocals, piano, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, harmonium, bass, melotron, bells, and organ
• Brandon Walters – acoustic guitars, electric guitars, banjo
• Molly Jenson
  Molly Jenson
  Molly Jenson is a singer/songwriter from Southern California. She won the award for "Best Acoustic Act" at the 2007 San Diego Music Awards. In April 2007, Teen Vogue Magazine named her "One of the three best new artists on MySpace". In 2007, she collaborated with Switchfoot lead singer Jon Foreman...
  
  – vocals on "Comes and Goes (In Waves)" and "Farewell"
• Alec Little – upright bass (on "The One I Love"), electric bass (on "That It Moves," "Comes and Goes (In Waves)," and "I'd Be Lying")