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Forest Of Eden
Compilation album by
Released16 September 2013
Recorded1950s - 60s
Genre Folk
Label Secret Records
Producervarious
Jackson C. Frank chronology
Blues Run The Game
(2003)
Forest Of Eden
(2013)
Fixin' To Die
(2014)
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Forest Of Eden is a 2013 compilation album featuring unreleased and demo versions of songs by American folk singer Jackson C. Frank. It was released as a 10-inch vinyl that was packaged with a CD version of the same content. The title track is previously unreleased while "I Want To Be Alone" and "Here Come The Blues" were demo recordings for his 1965 self-titled album. Also featured are two Elvis Presley covers Frank recorded in the mid-1950s.

Track listing

All songs written by Jackson C. Frank, except where noted

  1. "Forest Of Eden" – 3:08
  2. (Spoken Intro) " Heartbreak Hotel" ( Mae Boren Axton, Thomas Durden) – 2:34
  3. " Santa, Bring My Baby Back to Me / Precious Lord" ( Aaron Schroeder, Claude Demetrius) – 2:43
  4. "I Want To Be Alone" – 2:17
  5. "Here Come The Blues" – 4:20
  6. "You Never Wanted Me" – 4:25

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