Sound Soldier

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Sound Soldier
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 30, 2007
Recorded2005-2007
Genre
Length40:35
Label EMI
Producer
Skye Sweetnam chronology
Noise from the Basement
(2004)
Sound Soldier
(2007)
Singles from Sound Soldier
  1. "Human"
    Released: September 14, 2007
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [1]

Sound Soldier is the second studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Skye Sweetnam. The album was released in Canada on October 30, 2007, and on February 14, 2008, in Japan with an exclusive song "Girl Like Me". The first single off the album is "Human", produced by the Matrix.

Contents

AllMusic felt that the "uncongealed" album does not hold together as one musical statement. The various song genres are "scattershot", displaying a wide range of influences such as teen pop, industrial metal, techno, pop rock, ska, pop punk and electronic music. [1] This album was never released onto streaming platforms in the United States as the album was exclusive to Canada and Japan. In a recent Youtube live, Skye said that Sound Soldier was released when labels weren’t thinking about streaming services heavily and that’s a part of why it isn’t on worldwide streaming. According to an Interview with Skye and Matt Drake, lead guitarist in her band Sumo Cyco, Sound Soldier didn’t sell as well as the label wanted it to which led to Skye's career with Capitol to remain at a standstill. The commercial sales of this album led to Capitol Records not promoting Skye's career nearly as heavily as they did during her "Noise From The Basement" album rollout. After this standstill Skye went on to legally get out of her contract with Captiol Records because they were holding her career back. After Skye was free from her contract, she went on to form the band "Sumo Cyco" with her longterm guitarist Matt Drake. In another interview, Skye said that she asked Matt what he was doing when she was out of her contract and asked to start the band in which she leads in. This album was a sonic transition for Skye vocally and instrumentally and it was a good way to introduce her new sound in the band "Sumo Cyco" because heavier rock elements were more prevalent in this album.

Track listing

Sound Soldier track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Music Is My Boyfriend" The Matrix 3:27
2."Human"
  • Sweetnam
  • Christy
  • Spock
  • Edwards
The Matrix3:11
3."Boyhunter" (featuring Ak'Sent)
  • Sweetnam
  • Christy
  • Spock
  • Edwards
The Matrix3:19
4."Ghosts" (featuring Tim Armstrong)
  • Sweetnam
  • Armstrong
Armstrong3:13
5."My Favorite Tune"
  • Sweetnam
  • Christy
  • Spock
  • Edwards
The Matrix3:20
6."Scary Love"
  • Sweetnam
  • Christy
  • Spock
  • Edwards
The Matrix3:46
7."(Let's Get Movin') Into Action" (featuring Tim Armstrong)
  • Sweetnam
  • Armstrong
Armstrong3:40
8."Cartoon"
  • Sweetnam
  • Christy
  • Spock
  • Edwards
The Matrix3:20
9."Make-Out Song"
  • Sweetnam
  • Christy
  • Spock
  • Edwards
The Matrix3:03
10."Ultra"
  • Sweetnam
  • Christy
  • Spock
  • Edwards
The Matrix3:13
11."Kiss a Girl"
Soulshock and Karlin 3:31
12."Babydoll Gone Wrong"
  • Sweetnam
  • Christy
  • Spock
  • Edwards
The Matrix3:39
Total length:40:35
Japanese bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Girl Like Me"
  • Martin
  • Dr. Luke
3:09

Charts

Chart performance for Sound Soldier
ChartPeak
position
Japanese International Albums Chart (Oricon)161

Release history

Release history for Sound Soldier
CountryDate
CanadaOctober 30, 2007
JapanFebruary 14, 2008

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