Two Suns

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All tracks are written by Natasha Khan, except where noted

Two Suns
Bat for Lashes - Two Suns.png
Studio album by
Bat for Lashes
Released3 April 2009 (2009-04-03)
Studio
Genre Art rock [1]
Length45:08
Label
Producer
Bat for Lashes chronology
Fur and Gold
(2006)		Two Suns
(2009)		 The Haunted Man
(2012)
Alternative cover
TwosunsSpeced.jpg
Special edition cover
No.TitleLength
1."Glass"4:32
2."Sleep Alone"4:04
3."Moon and Moon"3:09
4."Daniel"4:11
5."Peace of Mind"3:29
6."Siren Song"4:58
7."Pearl's Dream"4:45
8."Good Love"4:30
9."Two Planets"4:48
10."Travelling Woman"3:48
11."The Big Sleep"2:54
iTunes Store bonus track [29]
No.TitleLength
12."Wilderness"3:59
Special edition bonus tracks [30]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Wilderness" 3:59
13."Sleep Alone" (909s in DarkTimes Mix) 4:32
14."Daniel" (Lo Fi) 4:01
15."A Forest"
3:16
16."Use Somebody" (Lo Fi)
2:29
17."Good Love" (live – Shepherd's Bush Empire, 19 April 2009) 5:20
18."Daniel" (live – Radiohead Tour, Nîmes, 14 June 2008) 4:22
19."Lonely" (live – Koko, 29 October 2007) Tom Waits 3:56
Special edition bonus DVD [30]
No.TitleLength
1."Two + Two (The Making of Two Suns) Documentary"49:06
Japanese edition bonus tracks [31]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Wilderness" 3:59
13."Sleep Alone" (909s in DarkTimes Mix) 4:32
14."Pearl's Dream" (Gang Gang Dance Remix) 8:15
15."Daniel" (Lo Fi) 4:01
16."Use Somebody" (Lo Fi)
  • C. Followill
  • J. Followill
  • M. Followill
  • N. Followill
2:29
17."Good Love" (live – Shepherd's Bush Empire, 19 April 2009) 5:20
18."Daniel" (live – Radiohead Tour, Nîmes, 14 June 2008) 4:22

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Two Suns. [32]

Musicians

  • Natasha Khan – lead vocals (all tracks); backing vocals (tracks 1–8, 10); synths (tracks 1, 2, 4–9, 11); drum programming (tracks 1, 2, 4, 7, 9); guitar (tracks 2, 4, 5); piano (tracks 3, 6, 8, 10, 11); harmonium (track 3); handclaps (tracks 3, 7, 9); percussion (tracks 3, 4, 5, 8, 9); string machine (track 4); drums (tracks 4, 5); bass synth (tracks 4, 6, 8); vibraphone (tracks 6, 9); organ (tracks 8, 10)
  • Ben Christophers – Marxophone, pianochord (track 1); synths (tracks 1, 4); guitar (track 5); phonofiddle (track 6)
  • Caroline Weeks – backing vocals (tracks 1, 3); synths, bells (track 1); flute (tracks 1, 6); handclaps, percussion (track 3)
  • Kath Mann – backing vocals, saw (track 1); violin (track 4); viola (track 6)
  • Alex Thomas – drums (tracks 1, 6, 10); percussion (tracks 1, 4); timpani (track 6)
  • David Kosten – drum programming (tracks 1, 2, 4, 7, 9); synths (tracks 2, 5, 7); percussion (tracks 2, 7, 9); synth drone (track 6); toms, fingers (track 9)
  • Abi Fry – viola (track 1)
  • Adem – sampled wine glasses (track 1)
  • Ira Wolf Tuton – bass (tracks 2, 4, 7)
  • Chris Keating – drum programming (tracks 2, 7)
  • Devin Maxwell – timpani (track 4)
  • Devon Dunaway – backing vocals (track 5)
  • Robert Roseberry Jr. – backing vocals (track 5)
  • Lydia Rhodes – backing vocals (track 5)
  • Marcie Allen – backing vocals (track 5)
  • Rachael Sell – backing vocals (track 8)
  • Brian Hale – guitar (track 8)
  • Louis P. Rogai Jr. – backing vocals (track 10)
  • Tom Asselin – guitar (track 10)
  • Scott Walker – additional vocals (track 11)

Technical

Artwork

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Two Suns
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [8] Gold100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for Two Suns
RegionDateFormatEditionLabelRef.
Australia3 April 2009StandardSpunk [49]
Germany EMI [50]
France6 April 2009 [51]
United Kingdom
  • CD
  • LP
  • digital download
 [52]
United States7 April 2009 Astralwerks [53]
Finland8 April 2009
  • CD
  • digital download
EMI [54]
Italy17 April 2009 [55]
Germany4 September 2009CD+DVDSpecial [56]
United Kingdom7 September 2009
  • Echo
  • Parlophone
 [30]
Finland9 September 2009EMI [57]
France5 October 2009 [58]
United States3 November 2009Astralwerks [59]
Japan6 January 2010
  • CD
  • digital download
Standard P-Vine [31]

Notes

  1. ↑ Tracks 1–7 and 10
  2. ↑ All tracks
  3. ↑ Tracks 1, 2, 4, 7 and 8
  4. ↑ Tracks 1 and 9
  5. ↑ Tracks 2, 4 and 7
  6. ↑ Track 5
  7. ↑ Track 8
  8. ↑ Track 10
  9. ↑ Scott Walker's vocals on track 11

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