Sons of the Sun

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Sons of the Sun
Sonsofthesun.jpg
Studio album by
Released1980
Genre Country
Length34:36
Label Warner Bros/Curb
Producer Michael Lloyd, The Bellamy Brothers
The Bellamy Brothers chronology
You Can Get Crazy
(1980)
Sons of the Sun
(1980)
When We Were Boys
(1982)

Sons of the Sun is the sixth studio album by American country music duo The Bellamy Brothers. It was released in 1980 via Warner Bros. and Curb Records. The albums includes the singles "Lovers Live Longer" and "Do You Love as Good as You Look". [1]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Lovers Live Longer"David Bellamy3:16
2."Do You Love as Good as You Look" Jerry Gillespie, Charlie Black, Rory Bourke 2:57
3."It's Hard to Be a Cowboy These Days"D. Bellamy3:41
4."Dancin' Romance"Howard Bellamy3:26
5."Endangered Species"D. Bellamy3:12
6."Givin' into Love Again"H. Bellamy4:19
7."Honey, We Don't Know No One in Nashville"D. Bellamy2:23
8."Spiders and Snakes"D. Bellamy, Jim Stafford 4:02
9."Classic Case of the Blues"D. Bellamy4:57
10."Illusions of Love"H. Bellamy3:23

Personnel

Adapted from liner notes. [2]

Bellamy Brothers & Diamond Back

Guest Musicians

Chart performance

Chart (1980)Peak
position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [3] 18

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References

  1. "The Bellamy Brothers - Sons of the Sun(1980, Vinyl) - Discogs".
  2. Sons of the Sun (CD booklet). The Bellamy Brothers. Warner Brothers Records. 1980. BSK-3491.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. "The Bellamy Brothers Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.