Songs We Sing

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.

Songs We Sing
Studio album by Matt Costa
Released	July 26, 2005 March 28, 2006 (re-release)
Recorded	The Lodge (Long Beach, CA, United States) Maple Studios (Santa Ana, CA, United States) Grandmaster Recorders Ltd. (Hollywood, CA, United States) Avast! Recording (Seattle, WA, United States)
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) Unfamiliar Faces (2008)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Music Box	[2]

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.

Revised 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.