Sun Midnight Sun is the second solo album by American singer and fiddle player Sara Watkins. It was released on May 8, 2012, by Nonesuch Records.[2] It reached No. 11 on the Billboard Folk Chart and No. 16 on the Heatseekers chart.[3]
| Sun Midnight Sun | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 8, 2012 | |||
| Studio | Zeitgeist Studios, Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | Bluegrass, folk | |||
| Label | Nonesuch | |||
| Producer | Blake Mills | |||
| Sara Watkins chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 76/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The Telegraph |  [2] |
| The Wrap | Favorable [3] |
| American Songwriter | [4] |
Track listing
edit- "The Foothills" (Sara Watkins, Blake Mills) – 1:22
- "You and Me" (Sara Watkins) – 3:23
- "You're the One I Love" (feat. Fiona Apple) (Felice and Boudleaux Bryant) - 1:45
- "When It Pleases You" (Dan Wilson) – 6:50
- "Be There" (Watkins, Mills) – 3:50
- "I'm a Memory" (Willie Nelson, arr. Mills) – 3:56
- "Impossible" (Sara Watkins, Sean Watkins, Blake Mills) – 3:54
- "The Ward Accord" (Sara Watkins, Mills) – 3:21
- "Lock & Key" (Sara Watkins, Jenny Mannan, Mills) – 3:39
- "Take Up Your Spade" (Sara Watkins) – 3:26
Chart performance
edit| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Folk[3] | 11 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers[3] | 17 |
Personnel
edit- Sara Watkins – lead vocals, fiddle, guitar
- Sean Watkins – harmony vocals, guitar
- Blake Mills – harmony vocals, other instruments
Production
edit- Blake Mills – producer
- Shawn Everett – recording, mixing, mastering
- Jeri Helden – design
- Aaron Redfield – photography
References
edit- ^ "Sun Midnight Sun by Sara Watkins". Metacritic. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
- ^ "Sun Midnight Sun". Nonesuch Records. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
- ^ a b c "Sara Watkins- Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 6 June 2013.