Songs We Sing

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = Songs We Sing | type = studio | artist = [[Matt Costa]] | cover = Songswesing.jpg | alt = | 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) | venue = | studio = | genre = [[Indie rock]] | length = 37:02 44:54(re-release) | label = [[Venerable Media|Venerable]] [[Brushfire Records|Brushfire]] (re-release) | producer = [[Tom Dumont]] [[Phil Ek]] | prev_title = [[The Elasmosaurus EP]] | prev_year = 2005 | next_title = [[Unfamiliar Faces]] | next_year = 2008 }} {{Music ratings |rev1 = [[Allmusic]] |rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r832751|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]</ref> |rev2 = Music Box |rev2score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>[http://www.musicbox-online.com/reviews-2006/mc-songs.html Music Box review]</ref> }}

''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.

==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=== All songs written by [[Matt Costa]]. {{track listing | title1 = Yellow Taxi | length1 = 3:41 | title2 = Astair | length2 = 2:57 | title3 = Oh Dear | length3 = 2:13 | title4 = Cold December | length4 = 4:19 | title5 = Desire's Only Fling | length5 = 2:54 | title6 = Sweet Rose | length6 = 2:45 | title7 = Songs We Sing | length7 = 3:12 | title8 = Sunshine | length8 = 2:24 | title9 = Whiskey & Wine | length9 = 2:49 | title10 = Shimmering Fields | length10 = 2:19 | title11 = Behind the Moon | length11 = 3:35 | title12 = Wash Away | length12 = 3:54 }}

==2006 Brushfire Records release== ''Songs We Sing'' was re-released in 2006 by [[Brushfire Records]], owned by fellow musician [[Jack Johnson (musician)|Jack Johnson]] and his wife. The album featured new songs and a different tracklist. 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, was previously released on ''[[The Elasmosaurus EP]]''.

===Revised track listing=== All songs written by [[Matt Costa]]. {{track listing | title1 = Cold December | length1 = 4:19 | title2 = Astair | length2 = 2:58 | title3 = Sweet Thursday | length3 = 4:31 | title4 = Sunshine | length4 = 2:36 | title5 = These Arms | length5 = 4:10 | title6 = Ballad of Miss Kate | length6 = 4:30 | title7 = Sweet Rose | length7 = 2:39 | title8 = Songs We Sing | length8 = 3:10 | title9 = Yellow Taxi | length9 = 3:41 | title10 = I Tried | length10 = 2:43 | title11 = Behind the Moon | length11 = 3:35 | title12 = Oh Dear | length12 = 2:12 | title13 = Wash Away | length13 = 3:55 }} {{track listing | headline = European bonus track | title14 = Lullaby | note14 = featuring [[Jack Johnson (musician)|Jack Johnson]] | length14 = 2:38 }} {{track listing | headline = iTunes bonus track | title14 = Gloomy | length14 = 1:32 }}

==Personnel== *Matt Costa – [[Singing|vocals]], [[electric guitar]], [[acoustic guitar]], [[Bass guitar|bass]], [[piano]]

;Additional personnel<ref>CD Liner Notes</ref><ref>[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r832751/credits|pure_url=yes}} Songs We Sing at Allmusic]. Retrieved Sept 22, 2010.</ref> *Andrew Alekel – [[Audio engineering|engineering]], [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]] on tracks 3 and 10 *Brent Arnold – [[cello]] on track 13 *Robert Carranza – [[Record producer|production]] on "Lullaby", [[Audio engineering|engineering]] on "Lullaby", [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]] on "Lullaby" *Dave Collins – [[Audio mastering|mastering]] on all tracks *[[Tom Dumont]] – [[electric guitar]] on track 1, [[Bass guitar|bass]] on track 5, [[Record producer|production]] on all tracks *[[Phil Ek]] – [[Audio engineering|engineering]], [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]] on tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12 and 13 *[[Jack Johnson (musician)|Jack Johnson]] – [[Singing|vocals]] on "Lullaby", [[guitar]] on "Lullaby", [[ukulele]] on "Lullaby", [[Record producer|production]] on "Lullaby" *Jen Kozel – [[violin]] on track 13 *Ted Matson – [[piano]] on tracks 5 and 10, [[Audio engineering|engineering]] *Gabrial McNair – [[harpsichord]] on track 2 *Bob Thompson – [[Bass guitar|bass]] on tracks 1 and 3 *Mitchell Townsend – [[electric guitar]] on tracks 1, 3, 5 and 6, [[Bass guitar|bass]] on tracks 6 and 11, [[lap steel guitar]] on track 9 *Cameron Webb – [[Audio engineering|engineering]] *Adrian Young – [[Drum kit|drums]] on track 11 *Adam Zuckert – [[Drum kit|drums]] on tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 12

==References== {{reflist}}

[[Category:2005 albums]] [[Category:Matt Costa albums]]