Sara Watkins (album)

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Sara Watkins
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 7, 2009 (2009-04-07)
RecordedFebruary 2008–2009
StudioSound Emporium, Nashville, Tennessee; Henson Recording Studios, Los Angeles, California
Genre Bluegrass, folk, country
Label Nonesuch
Producer John Paul Jones
Sara Watkins chronology
Sara Watkins
(2009)
Sun Midnight Sun
(2012)
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Sara Watkins is the debut solo album by Sara Watkins. [2] It was released by Nonesuch Records on April 7, 2009. [3] The album reached No. 13 on the Heatseekers Albums chart at Billboard magazine. [4]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."All This Time" Sara Watkins 3:18
2."Long Hot Summer Days" John Hartford 4:46
3."My Friend"Watkins3:16
4."Freiderick"Watkins3:06
5."Same Mistakes" Jon Brion 3:10
6."Any Old Time" Jimmie Rodgers 3:58
7."Pony" Tom Waits 5:30
8."Lord Won't You Help Me" Norman Blake 3:00
9."Jefferson"Watkins3:01
10."Give Me Jesus"Watkins3:14
11."Bygones"Watkins2:42
12."Too Much" Davíd Garza 3:26
13."Will We Go"Watkins3:28
14."Where Will You Be"Watkins3:42

Personnel

Musicians

Production and design

  • John Paul Jones, production
  • Dave Sinko, recording, mixing
  • Eric Conn, mastering
  • Jeremy Cowart, photography
  • Wendy Stamberger, design

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References

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  3. "Sara Watkins – Nonesuch Records". Nonesuch Records. 2008. Retrieved 2013-08-06.
  4. "Heatseekers Albums: 2009-05-02 - 21". Billboard. 2013-07-18. Retrieved 2013-08-06.