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Leslie Spit Treeo – Don't Cry Too Hard

Don't Cry Too Hard was the debut album from The Leslie Spit Treeo, an alternative folk group that began its life busking in Toronto. The band got its big break when they were used in Bruce McDonald's film Roadkill and "The Sound" was included in the soundtrack. In 1991, they won the Juno award for Most Promising Group, toured the US opening for The Alarm, and released three singles, John Prine's "Angel from Montgomery," "Heat" and "UFO (Catch the Highway)."

While many people may not know Don't Cry Too Hard at all, we listened to it so much that it is one of the few that I have on both vinyl and CD. We saw them at the Maryhill Tavern with Rick and Sande, and at a folk festival in Kingston with Frank Huntley.

Hometown: Toronto
Label: Capitol
Release Date: 1990
Producer: Chris Wardman
Style: alternative folk
Mar*Star 125: 28
Mar*Star 150: 58

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ClosedTrack Listing

  1. "Separate" (Laura Hubert, Pat Langner, Jack Nicholsen) – 4:01

  2. "Like Yesterday" (Laura Hubert, Pat Langner, Jack Nicholsen) – 5:15

  3. "Angel from Montgomery" (John Prine) – 3:12

  4. "Moon at Noon" (Laura Hubert, Pat Langner, Jack Nicholsen) – 4:11

  5. "UFO (Catch the Highway)" (Laura Hubert, Pat Langner, Jack Nicholsen) – 4:52

  6. "One Thought Too Long" (Laura Hubert, Pat Langner, Jack Nicholsen) – 1:50

  7. "Real" (Laura Hubert, Pat Langner, Jack Nicholsen) – 4:03

  8. "Heat" (Laura Hubert, Pat Langner, Jack Nicholsen) – 3:26

  9. "Dust" (Laura Hubert, Pat Langner, Jack Nicholsen) – 3:19

  10. "Talkin'" (Laura Hubert, Pat Langner, Jack Nicholsen) – 3:13

  11. "In the Round" (Laura Hubert, Pat Langner, Jack Nicholsen) – 3:12

  12. "The Sound" (Laura Hubert, Pat Langner, Jack Nicholsen) – 2:57

ClosedPersonnel

Leslie Spit Treeo

Supporting Cast