Sunrise over Sea

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Template:Album infobox Sunrise Over Sea is the fourth album for The John Butler Trio and the fifth featuring John Butler released in March 2004.

Making of Sunrise Over Sea

In late 2003, John Butler entered Woodstock Studios in Melbourne owned by Jo Camilleri, the leader of Jo Jo Zep and the Falcons and the Black Sorrows. He had a new band consisting of percussionist Nicky Bomba and upright-bass player Shannon Birchall. While Birchall will probably be a permanent member of the Trio, Bomba will continue playing in his own reggae band.

John Butler told the Australian edition of Rolling Stone published in April 2004 that he wanted greater freedom to pursue his vision. "Essentially what I learnt out of this process was, more so than ever, I'm the keeper of the music. I have the intuition and the foresight to pick the right players to my music. I've learned it's not always about having the same players for five, six or 10 years, it’s having the right chemistry for these songs at this time. Some of my favourite Jimi Hendrix music is off-the-cuff stuff with Band of Gypsies."

The title "Sunrise Over Sea" is probably a reference to his home in Byron Bay which is one of the most easterly points in Australia and therefore one of the first points to see the sunrise.

Recent editions of the album have included the bonus track Something's Gotta Give, which was released as an EP in 2004. It's a politically charged song that was very successful off the back of the recent LP.

Chart success

The album debuted at number one in the national album charts in March 15, 2004 and achieved gold record status in its first week of release. The Zebra EP was released in December 2003 and made the ARIA singles charts in early 2004. It was number 5 in the Triple J Hottest 100 for 2003 and also had significant airplay on commercial FM radio across Australia.

Track listing

1. "Treat Yo Mama" (4:47)
2. "Peaches and Cream" (6:47)
3. "Company Sin" (4:39)
4. "What You Want" (5:21)
5. "Damned to Hell" (1:49)
6. "Hello" (4:26)
7. "Bound to Ramble" (6:08)
8. "Seeing Angels" (6:14)
9. "There'll Come a Time" (3:36)
10. "Zebra" (3:57)
11. "Mist" (2:25)
12. "Old Man" (5:10)
13. "Sometimes" (10:37)

External links

• the John Butler Trio webpage
• Music Plug site