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Elizabeth Cook

This Side of the Moon is the third studio album by American singer Elizabeth Cook (pictured), released on May 17, 2005, by Hog Country Production. A country album, This Side of the Moon features lyrics about love and heartbreak. Cook based the album on her poor experience with Warner Bros., the record label which had released her unsuccessful second studio album, Hey Y'all, in 2002, after a delay. Most of the songs on This Side of the Moon were written by Cook and songwriter Hardie McGehee, working for Sis 'N Bro Music. Critics likened Cook's vocals to those of other country artists such as Loretta Lynn and Dolly Parton. This Side of the Moon had a limited release in August 2004 before becoming more widely available the following year. The album received little airplay and, after its release, Cook worked as a waitress to secure steady pay. Critical response at the time was generally positive and, in retrospective articles, reviewers felt This Side of the Moon helped enhance Cook's musical career. (Full article...)

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Collard is a group of loose-leafed cultivars of Brassica oleracea, a plant species comprising many other common vegetables, including cabbage and broccoli. Part of the Acephala group (or the "kale group"), collard is also classified as the variety B. oleracea var. viridis. It is grown as a food crop for its large, dark green, edible leaves, which are cooked and eaten as a vegetable. It has been cultivated as food since classical antiquity. This photograph shows a bundle of collard greens from an organic-food cooperative.

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