Sky Is Open

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Sky Is Open
Donna De Lory - Sky Is Open.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 19, 2006
Length53:49
Label Self-released
Producer
  • Donna De Lory
  • Mac Quayle
Donna De Lory chronology
The Lover & the Beloved
(2004)
Sky Is Open
(2006)
Sanctuary
(2009)

Sky Is Open is the sixth studio album by the American singer and songwriter Donna de Lory, independently released on July 19, 2006. [1] Three songs on the album originally appeared on her fourth studio album In the Glow (2003): "One Day", "Glow" and "In the Sun".

Track listing

Sky Is Open standard edition [2]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."One Day"Donna De Lory4:33
2."River"
  • De Lory
  • Cameron Stone
  • Paul Gordon
4:34
3."Blue Eyed Angel"De Lory4:51
4."Sky Is Open"
  • De Lory
  • Stone
  • Mark Gorman
7:08
5."Fade in Time"De Lory5:59
6."Maybe"
  • De Lory
  • Stone
4:19
7."Walking Out of Yesterday"
  • De Lory
  • James Harrah
5:13
8."Glow"
  • De Lory
  • Eric Bazilian
6:39
9."Where Are You Now"
  • De Lory
  • Stone
4:23
10."In the Sun"
6:10
Total length:53:49
Sky Is Open digipak bonus track [3]
No.TitleLength
11."Sky Is Open" (music video)5:18
Total length:59:07

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References

  1. "Donna De Lory – Sky Is Open". AllMusic . Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  2. Sky Is Open (liner notes). Donna De Lory. De Lory Productions. 2006. DP006.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. Sky Is Open (liner notes). Donna De Lory (digipak ed.). De Lory Productions. 2006. 714055000624.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)