Through Toledo is the second studio release by San Diego, California

San Diego, California

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-based singer-songwriter

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

Vanguard Records

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 on July 11, 2006. It is generally in the singer-songwriter style, with Laswell writing, producing, mixing, playing all the instruments, and even providing the illustrations for the liner art. The music's generally wistful and melancholy feel comes from his experiences with the breakup of his marriage.

Opening track "Sing, Theresa Says" won a San Diego Music Award for Song of the Year in 2007. The song "High and Low" was featured in a 2007 episode of Smallville

Smallville

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, and "Come Undone" was featured in the promotional trailer for the 2009 film adaptation of Veronika Decides to Die

Veronika Decides to Die (film)

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Track listing

All songs written by Greg Laswell.

1. "Sing, Theresa Says" – 3:59
2. "Amazed" – 4:13
3. "Worthwhile" – 4:48
4. "Do What I Can" – 3:41
5. "High and Low" – 3:58
6. "Same As You" – 4:20
7. "Through Toledo" – 3:53
8. "I'm Hit" – 4:15
9. "Long Way Around" – 3:45
10. "Come Undone" – 5:37
11. "Your Melody" – 2:57

Bonus track (US iTunes)

12. "December" - 3:44