''Winter Pays For Summer'' is an album released in 2005 by Glen Phillips. The album was Phillips' debut for Lost Highway/

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. It was recorded during 2003 and 2004. It was produced by John Fields at

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and Mansfield Lodge, and features guest appearances by

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, and Jonathan Foreman. The album boasts a well-produced, radio-ready sheen unheard since Phillips' days with

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. It includes the debut single "Thankful", which was Phillips' first radio release for a major label since

's 1997 release '' Coil''. However, the song was pulled from radio following a slow start and "Duck And Cover" was pushed to stations as the album's first single. After being in stores only a few months Lost Highway dropped promotion for the album mid-tour and Glen Phillips asked to be let out of his record deal to create the quiet, and less radio-geared "Mr. Lemons".

Track listing

All songs written by Glen Phillips, except where noted otherwise. # "Duck and Cover" – 3:23 # "Thankful" – 2:59 # "Courage" – 3:30 # "Released" (Phillips, Dan Wilson) – 4:04 # "Cleareyed" (Phillips, Wilson) – 3:59 # "Falling" – 3:15 # "Half-Life" – 4:14 # "True" (Phillips, Wilson) – 3:14 # "Easier" – 3:18 # "Finally Fading" – 3:27 # "Simple" – 4:05 # "Gather" – 3:10 # "Don't Need Anything" – 2:35

References

{{Authority control Glen Phillips albums 2005 albums Albums produced by John Fields (record producer) Lost Highway Records albums