Chase the Sun (Shannon Lawson album)

Chase the Sun
Studio album by
Shannon Lawson
ReleasedJune 4, 2002 (2002-06-04)
StudioJavelina Recording Studios (Nashville, TN)
GenreCountry
Length43:24
LabelMCA Nashville
ProducerMark Wright
Singles from Chase the Sun
  1. "Goodbye on a Bad Day"
    Released: January 28, 2002
  2. "Dream Your Way to Me"
    Released: July 22, 2002[1]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [2]
Entertainment WeeklyC+ [3]

Chase the Sun is the debut studio album by American country music artist Shannon Lawson. It was released in 2002 (see 2002 in country music) on the MCA Nashville label, and it produced two singles: "Dream Your Way to Me" and "Goodbye on a Bad Day", which respectively reached #45 and #28 on the Billboard country charts, while the album peaked at #35 on the Top Country Albums charts.

History

When Lason was signed to MCA Nashville in 2002, he caught the attention of record producer Mark Wright, who was impressed with the range of material that Lawson had shown on his demo tape. Wright, then, decided to give Lawson "the freedom to experiment" in the studio, and the resulting album featured experimental instrumentation, such as on "This Old Heart", where Chris Thile of Nickel Creek played mandolin. Thile's mandolin was recorded through an amplifier, giving what Wright described as a "real crunchy sound, very different".[4] Other songs on the album were described as "instrumentally driven". Also included was a cover of Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On", done here in a bluegrass style.[4]

After the release of this album, Lawson was dropped from MCA Nashville. In 2004, he signed to Equity Music Group, a label owned by Clint Black. Although Lawson charted two singles on Equity, his second album was never released.

Track listing

Chase the Sun track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."This Old Heart"
3:31
2."Chase the Sun"
  • Lawson
  • Bobby Taylor
2:56
3."Dream Your Way to Me"
3:52
4."Goodbye on a Bad Day"
  • Lawson
  • Mark A. Peters
4:54
5."Bad Bad Bad"
  • Lawson
  • Gray
3:40
6."Superstar"
3:33
7."Where Would I Go"
  • Lawson
  • Steve Mandile
4:27
8."Who's Your Daddy"
  • Lawson
  • Austin Cunningham
3:32
9."Slow Down Sunrise"
  • Lawson
  • Gray
3:12
10."Are You Happy Now"
  • Lawson
  • Gray
4:05
11."Let's Get It On"
4:33
12."(hidden track)" 1:09
Total length:43:24

Personnel

Strings performed by the Nashville String Machine, conducted and arranged by David Campbell.

Charts

Chart (2002) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 35
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers 24

References

  1. ^ "Going for Adds: Country". Radio & Records. No. 1462. July 19, 2002. p. 26.
  2. ^ Deming, Mark. Chase the Sun at AllMusic
  3. ^ Entertainment Weekly review
  4. ^ a b "Shannon Lawson : Biography". CMT.com. Archived from the original on June 19, 2004. Retrieved 2007-08-02.