''Till the Sun Turns Black'' is singer-songwriter

Ray LaMontagne Raymond Charles Jack LaMontagne (; born June 18, 1973) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. LaMontagne has released eight studio albums: ''Trouble'', ''Till the Sun Turns Black'', '' Gossip in the Grain'', '' God Willin' & the Creek Don ...

's second full-length release, which was released on August 29, 2006. The album was produced by

Ethan Johns Ethan Thomas Robert Johns (born 1969 in Merton, London, England) is an English record producer, engineer, mixer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. Johns has worked with artists including Ryan Adams, Kings of Leon, Paul McCartney, Ray LaMo ...

and recorded at Allaire Studios in

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. The album was a commercial success, becoming a top 40 album, selling 28,000 copies in its first week of release. The album was released in the UK on June 18, 2007, where it peaked at No. 35 on the

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Track listing

All songs written by Ray LaMontagne. # "Be Here Now" – 6:23 # "Empty" – 5:17 # "Barfly" – 3:55 # "Three More Days" – 3:36 # "Can I Stay" – 3:41 # "You Can Bring Me Flowers" – 4:12 # "Gone Away from Me" – 4:27 # "Lesson Learned" – 4:39 # "Truly, Madly, Deeply" – 1:52 # "Till The Sun Turns Black" – 4:28 # "Within You" – 5:43

Singles

* "Can I Stay" (promo only) (August 29, 2006) * "Be Here Now" (June 18, 2007) * "Three More Days" (August 20, 2007) "Be Here Now" was the first British single from the album. It was released on limited edition 7" vinyl (limited to 500 copies only) on June 18, 2007 to coincide with the release of the album there. The B-side is a previously unreleased live version of "Be Here Now." It is also featured in the trailer for the 2006 motion picture ''

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'' and in season 1 finale of ''

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''.

Personnel

*Ray LaMontagne – vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar (6), Spanish guitar (8, 9),

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– drums (3, 4, 6, 11), percussion (2, 10), bass guitar (2, 3, 4, 6, 11), electric guitar (3, 4), ukulele (7, 11), dobro (6), acoustic bass (7), B3 (3), programming (6), piano/synthesizer (1), acoustic guitar/reed organ/harmony vocal (11) *

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–

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on "Three More Days" *

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– background vocals on "Barfly" *Antoine Silverman – violin * Lorenza Ponce – violin *Chris Cardona – violin *David Gold – violin,

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– cello *Dave Eggar – cello *Brad Jones – bowed bass (1, 10, 11)
Peck Allmond – trumpet
(4, 6), euphonium/mellophone (7, 11), flute (6) * Michael Blake –

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(4, 6) *Jack Schatz – euphonium (10) *Vincent Chancey –

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Charts

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Certifications

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2006 albums Ray LaMontagne albums Albums produced by Ethan Johns