Songs We Sing

Songs We Sing
Studio album by Matt Costa
Released	July 26, 2005 March 28, 2006 (re-release)
Recorded	The Lodge (Long Beach, CA, USA) Maple Studios (Santa Ana, CA, USA) Grandmaster Recorders Ltd. (Hollywood, CA, USA) Avast! Recording (Seattle, WA, USA)
Genre	Indie rock
Length	37:02 44:54(re-release)
Label	Venerable Brushfire (re-release)
Producer	Tom Dumont Phil Ek
Matt Costa chronology
The Elasmosaurus EP (2005) Songs We Sing (2005/2006) Unfamiliar Faces (2008)

Professional ratings
Review scores
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

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Yellow Taxi"	Matt Costa	3:41
2.	"Astair"	Matt Costa	2:57
3.	"Oh Dear"	Matt Costa	2:13
4.	"Cold December"	Matt Costa	4:19
5.	"Desire's Only Fling"	Matt Costa	2:54
6.	"Sweet Rose"	Matt Costa	2:45
7.	"Songs We Sing"	Matt Costa	3:12
8.	"Sunshine"	Matt Costa	2:24
9.	"Whiskey & Wine"	Matt Costa	2:49
10.	"Shimmering Fields"	Matt Costa	2:19
11.	"Behind the Moon"	Matt Costa	3:35
12.	"Wash Away"	Matt Costa	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 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.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Cold December"	Matt Costa	4:19
2.	"Astair"	Matt Costa	2:58
3.	"Sweet Thursday"	Matt Costa	4:31
4.	"Sunshine"	Matt Costa	2:36
5.	"These Arms"	Matt Costa	4:10
6.	"Ballad of Miss Kate"	Matt Costa	4:30
7.	"Sweet Rose"	Matt Costa	2:39
8.	"Songs We Sing"	Matt Costa	3:10
9.	"Yellow Taxi"	Matt Costa	3:41
10.	"I Tried"	Matt Costa	2:43
11.	"Behind the Moon"	Matt Costa	3:35
12.	"Oh Dear"	Matt Costa	2:12
13.	"Wash Away"	Matt Costa	3:55

European bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
14.	"Lullaby" (featuring Jack Johnson)	Matt Costa	2:38

iTunes bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
14.	"Gloomy"	Matt Costa	1:32

Personnel

• Matt Costa – vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bass, piano

Additional personnel^[3][4]

• 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

1. Allmusic review
2. Music Box review
3. CD Liner Notes
4. Songs We Sing at Allmusic. Retrieved Sept 22, 2010.