Songs We Sing
| Songs We Sing | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | July 26, 2005 March 28, 2006 (re-release) | |||
| Recorded | The Lodge (Long Beach, CA, United States) Maple Studios (Santa Ana, CA, United States) Grandmaster Recorders Ltd. (Hollywood, CA, United States) Avast! Recording (Seattle, WA, United States) | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 37:02 44:54(re-release) | |||
| Label | Venerable Brushfire (re-release) | |||
| Producer | Tom Dumont Phil Ek | |||
| Matt Costa chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | [1] |
| Music Box | [2] |
Songs We Sing is an album by singer/songwriter Matt Costa. It was originally released on July 26, 2005, and then re-released with a new track list by Brushfire Records on March 28, 2006.
2005 independent release
Songs We Sing was originally released independently by Venerable Media in 2005 and offered a slightly different track list than the Brushfire Records version. This version of the album is currently unavailable. For a time, it was available at CD Baby, but they have now permanently sold out. Songs from this release that were not re-released on the Brushfire Records version include: "Desire's Only Fling", "Whiskey & Wine", and "Shimmering Fields".
Track listing
All songs written by Matt Costa.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Yellow Taxi" | 3:41 |
| 2. | "Astair" | 2:57 |
| 3. | "Oh Dear" | 2:13 |
| 4. | "Cold December" | 4:19 |
| 5. | "Desire's Only Fling" | 2:54 |
| 6. | "Sweet Rose" | 2:45 |
| 7. | "Songs We Sing" | 3:12 |
| 8. | "Sunshine" | 2:24 |
| 9. | "Whiskey & Wine" | 2:49 |
| 10. | "Shimmering Fields" | 2:19 |
| 11. | "Behind the Moon" | 3:35 |
| 12. | "Wash Away" | 3:54 |
2006 Brushfire Records release
Songs We Sing was re-released in 2006 by Brushfire Records, owned by fellow musician Jack Johnson and his wife. The album featured new songs and a different tracklist. Songs from this release that were not on the 2005 release include; "These Arms", "I Tried", "Ballad of Miss Kate", and "Sweet Thursday".
Some European releases include "Lullaby" as a bonus track. This song, along with the other four mentioned above, was previously released on The Elasmosaurus EP.
Revised track listing
All songs written by Matt Costa.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Cold December" | 4:19 |
| 2. | "Astair" | 2:58 |
| 3. | "Sweet Thursday" | 4:31 |
| 4. | "Sunshine" | 2:36 |
| 5. | "These Arms" | 4:10 |
| 6. | "Ballad of Miss Kate" | 4:30 |
| 7. | "Sweet Rose" | 2:39 |
| 8. | "Songs We Sing" | 3:10 |
| 9. | "Yellow Taxi" | 3:41 |
| 10. | "I Tried" | 2:43 |
| 11. | "Behind the Moon" | 3:35 |
| 12. | "Oh Dear" | 2:12 |
| 13. | "Wash Away" | 3:55 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 14. | "Lullaby" (featuring Jack Johnson) | 2:38 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 14. | "Gloomy" | 1:32 |
Personnel
- Matt Costa – vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bass, piano
- Andrew Alekel – engineering, mixing on tracks 3 and 10
- Brent Arnold – cello on track 13
- Robert Carranza – production on "Lullaby", engineering on "Lullaby", mixing on "Lullaby"
- Dave Collins – mastering on all tracks
- Tom Dumont – electric guitar on track 1, bass on track 5, production on all tracks
- Phil Ek – engineering, mixing on tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12 and 13
- Jack Johnson – vocals on "Lullaby", guitar on "Lullaby", ukulele on "Lullaby", production on "Lullaby"
- Jen Kozel – violin on track 13
- Ted Matson – piano on tracks 5 and 10, engineering
- Gabrial McNair – harpsichord on track 2
- Bob Thompson – bass on tracks 1 and 3
- Mitchell Townsend – electric guitar on tracks 1, 3, 5 and 6, bass on tracks 6 and 11, lap steel guitar on track 9
- Cameron Webb – engineering
- Adrian Young – drums on track 11
- Adam Zuckert – drums on tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 12
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Music Box review
- ^ CD Liner Notes
- ^ Songs We Sing at Allmusic. Retrieved Sept 22, 2010.