The Sun Sessions

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The Sun Sessions
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 7, 2011
StudioSun Studio
Length17:08
ProducerSierra Swan, Billy Swan
Sierra Swan chronology
Girl Who Cried Wolf
(2009)
The Sun Sessions
(2011)
Good Soldier
(2014)

The Sun Sessions is the second EP from Sierra Swan, following the full-length albums Queen of the Valley (2008) and Girl Who Cried Wolf (2009). It is a cover album that was recorded in just two days at the famed Sun Studio in Memphis, featuring a number of guest musicians. Swan shared the production credit with her father, Billy Swan, in what was their first collaboration on an album.[1] The album was released on Sierra Swan's Bandcamp page on August 7, 2011 in digital download and compact disc formats.

Track listing[edit | edit source]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was in)"Mickey Newbury2:56
2."Since I Met You Baby"Ivory Joe Hunter3:15
3."What Is This Thing Called Love"Cole Porter3:16
4."I'm Beginning to See the Light"Duke Ellington, Don George, Johnny Hodges2:39
5."As Tears Go By"Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Oldham, Andrew Loog3:30
6."Everyday"Buddy Holly, Norman Petty1:32
Total length:17:08

Release history[edit | edit source]

Released Label Catalog ID Format Country External sites
August 7, 2011 Swan World Digital US MusicBrainz [1]
August 7, 2011 Swan World CD US [1]

More releases: MusicBrainz

Personnel[edit | edit source]

  • Sierra Swan – vocals, background vocals, production
  • Billy Swan – background vocals, production
  • Carina Round – background vocals
  • James Lott – guitars, engineering
  • Dave Smith – bass
  • Pete Tully – drums
  • Zac Rae – additional keyboards
  • Dan Burns – mixing
  • Bjorn Thorsrud – mastering
  • Matt Garton – cover art

References[edit | edit source]