Siren's Song (album)

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Siren's Song
The Union Siren's Song album cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 3, 2011 [1]
Recorded2011 at Rockfield Studios, Monmouth, Wales; Walton Castle, Clevedon, North Somerset; Tackle Out, London; Air Lyndhurst, London
Genre Rock, hard rock, blues rock
Length47:01
Label Payola Records [1]
Producer Luke Morley, Peter Shoulder
The Union chronology
The Union
(2010)
Siren's Song
(2011)
The World Is Yours
(2013)
Professional ratings
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Siren's Song is the second studio album by The Union, the English rock band formed by ex-Thunder guitarist Luke Morley and Peter Shoulder (formerly of Winterville). It was released on 3 October 2011. [3]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks produced, written and arranged by Luke Morley and Peter Shoulder.

CD
No.TitleLength
1."Siren's Song"4:40
2."Blame It On Tupelo"4:53
3."Orion"3:20
4."Obsession"4:41
5."Make Up Your Mind"4:51
6."The Remedy"3:45
7."Cut The Line"4:50
8."Burning Daylight"4:19
9."Black Gold"4:06
10."Time"4:17
11."If I Could Make You Mine"3:19
Deluxe Edition Bonus Disc
No.TitleLength
1."Save Your Goodbyes (Previously Unreleased)"3:42
2."Dust To Dust (Previously Unreleased)"3:46
3."Down In The Underworld (Previously Unreleased)"4:15
4."If I Could Make You Mine (Acoustic Version)"3:09
5."Make Up Your Mind (Acoustic Version)"4:05
6."Siren's Song (Live In Holland 2011)"4:46
7."Black Monday (Live In Holland 2011)"4:46
8."Saviour (Live In Holland 2011)"4:12

Personnel

Additional musicians

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