You Are My Sunshine (Copeland album)

You Are My Sunshine is Florida-based indie rock band Copeland's fourth full-length album. It was released on October 14, 2008. The album marks Copeland's first release on the record label, Tooth & Nail Records. A vinyl version was released on January 27, 2009, followed by a re-release on August 26, 2014.

You Are My Sunshine
Studio album by Copeland
Released	October 14, 2008
Length	48:08
Label	Tooth & Nail
Producer	Aaron Sprinkle, Aaron Marsh
Copeland chronology
Dressed Up & In Line (2007) You Are My Sunshine (2008) Ixora (2014)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AbsolutePunk.net	(92%)[1]
AllMusic	[2]
Paste	(63/100)[3]

All tracks are written by Aaron Marsh.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Should You Return"	4:06
2.	"The Grey Man"	4:15
3.	"Chin Up"	3:19
4.	"Good Morning Fire Eater"	4:08
5.	"To Be Happy Now"	3:12
6.	"The Day I Lost My Voice (The Suitcase Song)"	4:40
7.	"On the Safest Ledge"	4:19
8.	"Not Allowed"	3:05
9.	"Strange and Unprepared"	2:50
10.	"What Do I Know?"	3:43
11.	"Not So Tough Found Out"	10:29

LP version bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
12.	"What Cannot Be Found (Part 1)"	2:07
13.	"Every Silence"	4:02
14.	"You Are My Sunshine"	3:18

The bonus tracks were also made available on the standalone The Grey Man EP, release in 2009.

Credits

• Aaron Marsh - vocals, guitar, bass, keyboard, piano, producer, horn and strings arrangements
• Bryan Laurenson - guitar
• Jonathan Bucklew - drums, percussion
• Aaron Sprinkle – producer
• Michael Brauer – mixing, at Quad Studio, New York
• Rae Cassidy Klagstad - guest vocals on "Not So Tough Found Out", "On the Safest Ledge", and "The Day I Lost My Voice (The Suitcase Song)"[4]
• Cakeface - programming
• Dan Bachelor - clarinet
• Jacob Kauffmann - bassoon
• Robert Parker - trumpet, flugelhorn
• Chris Carmichael - violin, viola, cello
• Troy Glessner Mastering S.P.E.C.T.R.E. MASTERING

Music videos

• "The Grey Man"
• "Not So Tough Found Out"
• "Strange and Unprepared"
• "Should You Return"
• "Chin Up"
• "Good Morning Fire Eater"
• "Not Allowed"
• "To Be Happy Now"
• "On the Safest Ledge"

References

1. Henderson, Steve (October 7, 2008). "Copeland - You Are My Sunshine - Album review". AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved August 18, 2011.
2. Leahey, Andrew. You Are My Sunshine at AllMusic. Retrieved August 18, 2011.
3. Freedland, Henry (October 22, 2008). "Copeland: You Are My Sunshine: Music : Review". Paste. Retrieved August 18, 2011.
4. Fitzmaurice, Larry (September 24, 2008). "Exclusive Copeland Stream: "On the Safest Ledge"". Spin. Archived from the original on September 25, 2008. Retrieved August 18, 2011.

External links

• You Are My Sunshine at Discogs (list of releases)