East of the Sun (Tuatara album)

Infobox Album
Name = East of the Sun
Type = Album
Artist = Tuatara


Released = 2007-06-12
Recorded =
Genre = World music
Length =
Label = Fast Horse Recordings
Producer = Barrett Martin
Reviews =
Last album = "The Loading Program"
(2004)

This album = "East of the Sun"
(2007)
Next album = "West of the Moon"
(2007)

"East of the Sun" is the fifth album from collaborative group Tuatara, and part of a double album release with West of the Moon. It is the first Tuatara album with lyrics, sung by a variety of guest vocalists.

Track listing

#Waterhole (Peter Buck, Barrett Martin, and Scott McCaughey) - 3:56 (vocals by McCaughey)
#The Spaniard (Buck, Gary Louris, Martin, and McCaughey) - 4:08 (vocals by Louris)
#Bones, Blood and Skin (Buck, Jessy Greene, Martin, and McCaughey) - 4:43 (vocals by Greene)
#Silo Spring Violets (Coleman Barks, Buck, Martin, and McCaughey) - 3:29 (vocals by Barks)
#Trouble Rides In (Buck, Martin, McCaughey, and Dean Wareham) - 3:26 (vocals by Wareham)
#Missionary Death Song (Buck, Martin, McCaughey) - 2:51 (vocals by McCaughey)
#A Spark in the Wind (Buck, Mark Eitzel, Martin, and McCaughey) - 2:56 (vocals by Eitzel)
#Madrigal (Buck, Louris, Martin, and McCaughey) - 4:14 (vocals by Louris)
#All the Colors in the World (Buck, Martin, McCaughey, Mark Olson) - 4:40 (vocals by Olson and Victoria Williams)
#Orpheus Must Die (Buck, John Wesley Harding, Martin, and McCaughey) - 3:20 (vocals by Harding and Gina Sala)
#Your Ghost Town (Buck, Martin, McCaughey, and Wareham) - 1:12 (vocals by Wareham)
#Thank You Jesus (Barks, Buck, Martin, and McCaughey) - 1:26 (vocals by Barks)
#Rainbow Drops (Buck, Martin, McCaughey, and Victoria Williams) - 2:50 (vocals by Williams)
#Love Is (Buck, Louris, Martin, and McCaughey) - 4:50 (vocals by Louris)
#Oxman Spoonmaker Barks, (Buck, Martin, and McCaughey) - 3:47 (vocals by Barks)

Tuatara members

*Peter Buck - acoustic and electric guitars, banjo, dulcimer
*Dave Carter - trumpet
*Jessy Greene - violin, cello
*Kevin Hudson - electric and upright bass
*Barrett Martin - drums, vibraphone, piano, organ, Arabic drums, percussion, backing vocals
*Scott McCaughey - acoustic and electric guitars, piano, organ, harmonica, backing vocals
*Elizabeth Pupo-Walker - percussion

ee also

*East of the Sun