Sight of Day

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Sight of Day
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Studio album by
Released10 February 2017 (pre-order)
7 April 2017
Recorded2016–2017
Studio Fairview Studios, Hull
Genre Progressive rock
Length73:33(regular edition)
108:47 (limited edition)
Label Mostly Autumn Records
Producer Bryan Josh
Mostly Autumn chronology
Dressed in Voices
(2014)
Sight of Day
(2017)
White Rainbow
(2018)

Sight of Day is the twelfth album by English progressive rock band Mostly Autumn. As with many of the band's previous albums, the recording was funded through a pre-order campaign. Those who pre-ordered the album received a double-disc edition of the album (limited to 2000 copies), which was released on 10 February 2017. [1] [2] [3] A single-disc edition of the album was made available for general release on 7 April. [4]

Contents

Track listing

Sight of Day [5]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sight of Day" Bryan Josh 14:33
2."Once Around the Sun"Josh5:08
3."The Man Without a Name"Olivia Sparnenn-Josh3:50
4."Hammerdown"Josh6:05
5."Changing Lives"Chris Johnson6:17
6."Only the Brave"Josh, Sparnenn-Josh5:35
7."Native Spirit"Josh10:27
8."Tomorrow Dies" Iain Jennings, Josh7:20
9."Raindown"Josh8:01
10."Forever and Beyond"Josh6:17
Total length:73:33
Limited edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."No Sense"Josh5:22
2."Back in Time"Josh, Sparnenn-Josh4:45
3."Heart, Body and Soul"Sparnenn-Josh4:58
4."Moments"Jennings, Josh, Sparnenn-Josh5:37
5."Pushing Down the Floor"Johnson4:20
6."July" (instrumental)Josh6:20
7."In Time"Johnson3:52
Total length:35:14

Personnel

Mostly Autumn

Additional personnel

Production

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