Sunrise Sessions

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Sunrise Sessions
Sunrise Sessions cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 19, 2011 (2011-07-19)
Studio
  • The Cannibus Cabin
  • Electric Ghetto
Genre Rap rock
Length1:14:59
Label Suburban Noize Records
Producer
Kottonmouth Kings chronology
Long Live The Kings
(2010)
Sunrise Sessions
(2011)
Mile High
(2012)
Alternative covers
Sunrise Sessions alt cover.jpg
Best Buy edition and vinyl edition cover
Standard edition
No.TitleLength
1."Stonetown"4:37
2."Love Lost"5:34
3."Down 4 Life" (featuring Jahred of (həd) p.e.)4:45
4."Kalifornia"4:52
5."My Garden"4:59
6."Boom Clap Sound"4:58
7."Back Home"5:00
8."She's Dangerous"4:55
9."Ganja Daze"4:55
10."Stay Stoned"3:03
11."Stoned Silly"4:25
12."Closing Time"4:54
13."Cruzin"3:33
14."Great To Be Alive"4:22
15."Be Alright"4:20
16."Said and Done"5:47
Total length:1:14:59
bonus disc (Best Buy edition) [4]
No.TitleLength
1."Back in Cali"4:31
2."Life For Me"5:26
3."Our Time"4:14
4."I Don't Wanna Run"3:38
5."My Vibrations"3:54
bonus disc (Kottonmouth Kings official store) [5]
No.TitleLength
1."Defy Gravity" 
2."Rise Above" 
3."Summertime" 
4."New World Stoners" 
5."Soon Come" 
Bonus tracks [6]
No.TitleLength
17."Stay Stoned (extended mix)" (Digital edition bonus track)10:17
18."Live, Love, Laugh (All I Wanna Do)" (FYE edition bonus track) 
19."Legalize It" (Hastings edition bonus track) 
Limited Edition vinyl [7]
Sunrise Session (Side 1)
No.TitleLength
1."My Garden" 
2."Love Lost" 
3."Kalifornia" 
4."Back Home" 
5."Ganja Daze" 
Sunset Session (Side 2)
No.TitleLength
1."Boom Clap Sound" 
2."Stoned Silly" 
3."Cruzin" 
4."Be Alright" 
5."Closing Time" 

Personnel

Kottonmouth Kings
Additional personnel

Charts

Chart (2011)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [8] 46
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard) [9] 8
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [10] 7

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