''Songs We Sing'' is an album by
singer/songwriter
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Matt Costa
Matthew Albert Costa (born June 16, 1982) is an American singer-songwriter from Huntington Beach, California, United States. He has 13 independent releases: 7 self-recorded EPs, 6 complete LPs, 4 of which are released via Brushfire Records. ...
. 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
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 track list.
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, were previously released on ''
The Elasmosaurus EP''.
Revised track listing
Personnel
*Matt Costa –
vocals
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,
electric guitar
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,
acoustic guitar,
bass,
piano
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;Additional personnel
[ Songs We Sing at Allmusic Retrieved Sept 22, 2010.]
*Andrew Alekel –
engineering
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,
mixing on tracks 3 and 10
*Brent Arnold –
cello
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on track 13
*Robert Carranza –
production
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on "Lullaby",
engineering
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on "Lullaby",
mixing on "Lullaby"
*Dave Collins –
mastering on all tracks
*
Tom Dumont
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–
electric guitar
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on track 1,
bass on track 5,
production
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on all tracks
*
Phil Ek
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–
engineering
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,
mixing on tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12 and 13
*
Jack Johnson –
vocals
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on "Lullaby",
guitar
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on "Lullaby",
ukulele
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The tone and volume of the instrumen ...
on "Lullaby",
production
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* Production as a stati ...
on "Lullaby"
*Jen Kozel –
violin
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on track 13
*Ted Matson –
piano
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on tracks 5 and 10,
engineering
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*Gabrial McNair –
harpsichord on track 2
*Bob Thompson –
bass on tracks 1 and 3
*Mitchell Townsend –
electric guitar
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on tracks 1, 3, 5 and 6,
bass on tracks 6 and 11,
lap steel guitar on track 9
*Cameron Webb –
engineering
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*Adrian Young –
drums on track 11
*Adam Zuckert –
drums on tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 12
References
2005 albums
Matt Costa albums
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